Literature

Posted at 19:51 4 Jan
Robert Maxwell biography among Costa book winners
John Preston charts the rise and fall of the notorious media mogul who was found dead at sea in 1991.
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Posted at 13:58 29 Dec 2021
Author of The Greedy Barbarian detained - lawyer
Prize-winning Ugandan novelist Kakwenza Rukirabashaija called the president's son "obese" on Twitter.
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Posted at 0:04 28 Dec 2021
Books 2022: A pick of what's coming up
By Rebecca Thomas
Arts and entertainment reporter
Love reading? We're here with a taste of new titles you might want on your wishlist.
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Posted at 0:00 26 Dec 2021
Richard Osman, writer and broadcaster
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Video caption: Richard Osman, broadcaster, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
Richard Osman, broadcaster and writer, shares the eight tracks, book and luxury item he would want with him if cast away on a desert island. With Lauren Laverne.
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Posted at 20:20 23 Dec 2021
US literary icon Joan Didion dies at 87
She was known for chronicling US culture and was a screenwriter for the 1976 film A Star is Born.
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Posted at 12:09 16 Dec 2021
Bronte and Austen treasures saved by national libraries charity
A collection of British literary treasures has been saved from sale abroad after £15m was reaised.
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Posted at 9:59 11 Dec 2021
The Welsh crime writer who inspired Hitchcock
By Neil Prior
BBC News
Ethel Lina White helped launch Alfred Hitchcock's Hollywood career when he put her work on screen.
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Posted at 7:12 5 Dec 2021
Exhibition to showcase beloved children's book
The exhibition is due to open at Leicestershire's Charnwood Museum.
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Posted at 6:12 29 Nov 2021
How the town of books fought to save its library
By Tyler Edwards
BBC News
Closure would have been "a disgrace to civilisation", says best-selling author Philip Pullman.
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Posted at 0:00 28 Nov 2021
Neil Gaiman, writer
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Video caption: Neil Gaiman, writer, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.
Neil Gaiman, writer, shares the eight tracks, book and luxury item he would take with him if cast away to a desert island. With Lauren Laverne.
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Posted at 14:57 20 Nov 2021
Old and rare books among 400,000 destroyed in fire
A book signed by Queen Victoria was among "irreplaceable" items lost in the blaze.
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Posted at 14:41 17 Nov 2021
Frankenstein
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Video caption: Robert Symes investigates the background to Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein. (1986)
First transmitted in 1986, Robert Symes investigates the background to Mary Shelley's novel Frankenstein.
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Posted at 14:29 17 Nov 2021
The Bronte Business
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Video caption: Joan Bakewell visits Haworth in Yorkshire, home of the Brontes. (1977)
First transmitted in 1977, Joan Bakewell visits Haworth in Yorkshire, home of the Brontes.
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Posted at 2:07 17 Nov 2021
Zadie Smith on why her first play may be her last
By Rebecca Jones
Arts correspondent, BBC News
The award-winning novelist has written her first play based on Chaucer's The Wife of Bath's Tale.
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Posted at 11:09 12 Nov 2021
World Book Day 2021 Live Lesson
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Video caption: Ben Shires and Mr Smith are joined by authors giving helpful tips and advice.
Ben Shires and Mr Smith from Bitesize are joined by many different authors providing helpful tips and advice as we learn about story themes.
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