Articles about Literary News
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World Book and Copyright Day
Every year on April 23rd, a celebration unfolds across the globe: World Book and Copyright Day.
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A worded world: Celebrating the Oxford English Dictionary's legacy
Imagine a world without the Oxford English Dictionary (OED). It's 2024, and we're celebrating not just a book, but a cultural treasure that has shaped the way we...
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A brief history of the limerick: why the humorous poem is so popular
Often characterised by wit, humour, and rhythmic charm, limericks have tickled our literary taste buds for centuries.
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Dickensian, Byronic, Orwellian and Kafkaesque. The authors whose names have become adjectives
Literature, however you define that term, consists of some of the most impactful writings across human history.
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Take a glance at this year’s Booker Prize nominees
The Booker Prize for Fiction nominations this year featured an eclectic variety of authors and stories, whose tales have intrigued readers and critics the world over.
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A Look ahead to Roald Dahl Day 2019 with the Roald Dahl Museum
As Roald Dahl day draws closer, we look at ways to celebrate the beloved author’s work and life.
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Founder of Big Issue unveils new magazine to combat illiteracy
John Bird, the founder of the well known ‘Big Issue’ magazine is looking to help improve literacy rates through the launch of his new publication the ‘Chapter Catcher’.
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Are people who read happier?
A recent survey launched by Kindle has found that people who read weekly are reported to feel happier than those who read less frequently or who don’t read...
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It's World Book Day - and we're offering you the chance to win a Levo G2 Deluxe Book Stand worth £189.
In what has fast become a national institution, today is the day when multiple Horrid Henry's are to be spotted on urban streets, and the occasional James may...
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Today is National Tell a Fairy Tale Day
On February 26th every year, the art of fairy tale telling is celebrated throughout the UK. Many libraries and schools have fairy tale readings, and there are many...
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Seven-figure advance book deals show the printed word is alive and kicking
As the dust settles on last week’s Frankfurt Book Fair for another year, this one will be notable for the return of the seven-figure advance before the Fair...
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New research shows no evidence for links between dyslexia and vision problems
It has been a widely held belief among eye specialists that the condition sometimes known as “word blindness” is linked to visual deficiencies. In the first study of...
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Could this app allow you to read War and Peace in a day?
A new app called Spritz claims to be able to increase users’ reading speed to as much as 1,000 words a minute.
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Which Country Reads the Most?
According to the NOP World Culture Score Index, readers in India are making the rest of us look bad.
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Wikipedia 1,000-volume print edition planned
It would run to over a million pages, featuring more than four million articles by 20 million volunteers: an "record-breaking" new project to turn Wikipedia into 1,000 books...
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100 Books Everyone Should Read Before They Die
A book editors have just released a list of their 100 Books to Read in a Lifetime.
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Real books should be preserved like papyrus scrolls
In a future electronic world, there will be a ghastly contingency about the written word. Books have a new place as sacred objects, and libraries as museums.
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London book benches: are you sitting comfortably?
New literacy scheme will recreate famous books including Wind in the Willows and 1984, in form of seating. Visitors to London will able to enjoy books in a...
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Passengers Can Now Enjoy Their E-Readers In Flight
Some passengers get stressed out during the takeoff and landing and that’s the time they would love to have distractions
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'Worst shed in Britain' is transformed into a reading refuge for Newport resident
A shed which was once named the worst in Britain has undergone a magical transformation – into the Shed of the Year.
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Books still beat tablets for reading to children
Over half of British households may now have a tablet, but when it comes to bedtime stories parents still prefer the feel of paper.
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Iceland: Where one in 10 people will publish a book
Iceland is experiencing a book boom. This island nation of just over 300,000 people has more writers, more books published and more books read, per head, than anywhere...
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Poll shows ereaders lead to more reading, online sharing
A poll conducted by USA Today and Bookish found that 40% of adults now own an ereader or tablet.
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U.S. considers expanding tablet, e-reader use on flights
The suggestions, contained in a long-awaited report, are a hot-button issue for passengers, many of whom have chafed under strict rules that require portable electronic devices be turned...
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Five Banned Books That You Should Read (That You Probably Haven't)
This week is Banned Books Week, where librarians and other organizations highlight the books that have been subjected to threats of censorship – and actual censorship – in...
