The phenomena that has blighted the live literature world over the last ten years could be classed as a ‘stooshie’ – or ‘a big commotion’, in Scots. Indeed it feels rare for any books-based event or ...

The 172nd Akutagawa literary prize was awarded Wednesday to authors Jose Ando and Yui Suzuki, while Shin Iyohara took home the Naoki Prize. The Akutagawa Prize, given to up-and-coming writers for ...

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The inscription "Big Brother is watching you" is a quote from George Orwell's novel Nineteen Eighty-Four A new £2 coin will commemorate the life and work of writer George Orwell. It will be ...

Everyone can see the birds and the explorers who didn't check the weather app before they left, but only those with 20/20 vision and a high IQ can spot the hidden umbrella in seven seconds.

Start planning and bookmarking your 2025 calendar with these literary festivals nationwide. Please note this list will be updated throughout the year as more festivals finalise their dates and program ...

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is a sociologist living in South Bend, Indiana. She is the co-author of Religious Parenting: Transmitting Faith and Values in Contemporary America (2020).

T here’s a conservative turn happening in literary studies, although it hasn’t received much public attention. Those involved certainly haven’t banded together under a banner. In literature ...

The left is losing its grip on the literary realm. By Ella Dorn It’s a Friday in early January and someone on 4chan has invented a new philosophical doctrine: “esoteric Kantianism”. “You must not take ...

Drama. Author Juliet Ashton receives a letter from a Guernsey farmer inviting her to attend his literary society. What Juliet discovers on the island leads to her staying much longer than planned.

No recent book about white Africans has sold as well as Alexandra Fuller's debut, Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight. Fuller drew on rich raw material in that story (her own upbringing in a farming ...