Heaven Looks Like Us: Palestinian Voices in Verse
A landmark anthology of Palestinian poetry is being published by Chicago-based indie house...
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Salma El-Wardany Joins 2026 Women’s Prize Jury
Salma El-Wardany has been announced as one of the five judges for the 2026 Women’s Prize for...
A Global Call from Stephen Graham on Fatherhood
Stephen Graham, the Emmy-winning actor best known for Netflix hit Adolescence, has launched a new...
Sharjah’s 4th Thriller Festival Returns at SIBF
Returning to the Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) with its signature blend of suspense,...
Poirot and Marple Enter Children’s Books
Agatha Christie’s iconic detectives, Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple, have joined the whimsical...
London’s Oldest Islamic Bookshop at Risk of Closure
London’s oldest independent Islamic bookshop is at risk of closing within a year owing to...
PRH Stands Firm Against Trump’s Second Lawsuit
Penguin Random House has stood fast against President Trump’s refiling of the $15 billion...
Blue Plaque Tribute to Thomas the Tank Engine Author
Eighty years since the first of a beloved fleet of trains was introduced to the world, a national...
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Children Join Jury for New Booker Award
The Booker prize foundation has launched a major new literary award, the Children’s Booker prize,...
SIBF 2025 Reveals exclusive Pre-Booked Global Workshops
The Sharjah International Book Fair (SIBF) 2025, recognised as the world’s largest book fair, will...
Remembering Baek Se Hee
Baek Se-hee, the South Korean author of the bestselling memoir I Want to Die but I Want To Eat...
SBA names Mohamed Selmawi cultural personality of the year
The Sharjah Book Authority (SBA) has named Egyptian writer and playwright Mohamed Selmawi as the...
Faber Reveals 25 Unpublished Poems by Seamus Heaney
A new book of Seamus Heaney’s work “represents the full arc of his writing life in one...
International Award for Arabic Children’s Literature: 407 submissions from 22 countries. Who made it to the shortlist?
The International Award for Arabic Children’s Literature (IAACL), presented by e& and...
Frankfurt Book Fair 2025 Highlights Global Innovation
The Frankfurt Book Fair 2025, the world’s oldest and largest gathering dedicated to the publishing...
“Master of the Apocalypse” wins the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature
The Swedish Academy has announced Hungarian novelist László Krasznahorkai as the winner of the...
T.S. Eliot Prize Shortlist Announced for 2026
Ten poets, including Tom Paulin and Sarah Howe, appear on the shortlist for the £25,000 award,...
National Book Award 2025: Finalists Tell Their Stories
Bryan Washington, Rabih Alameddine and Karen Russell are among the finalists for this year’s...