G-riots Arts is proud to kick off its new monthly lit and poetry reading and performance series, PopUp Poetry, showcasing the work of Welsh-English spoken word artist Huw Parsons on Friday, May 23rd, 2014 at 4 pm at Tomatitos Tapas Bar 38 Lion Stree…
A first edition of Charles Dickens' 'A Christmas Carol' is among a treasure trove of books being auctioned in Edinburgh this week.…
'Chick-lit' author Jenny Colgan has won the romantic novel of the year award with her 2012 book 'Welcome to Rosie Hopkins' Sweetshop of Dreams'.…
'Ketchup Clouds' by Annabel Pitcher has won the Waterstones' Children's Book Prize.…
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Two huge interlocked tree houses are being planned by Harry Potter author JK Rowling for her garden in Edinburgh.
British author Jon McGregor has won the 100,000 euro (£81,000) International Impac Dublin Literary Award for his third novel 'Even the Dogs'.
Fantasy author Sir Terry Pratchett has been awarded the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse prize for the novel that judges called a comic masterpiece.
Mobile network company Orange have announced it will not be renewing its sponsorship of the book awards after 17 years of it bearing the Orange name.
British author, poet and playwright Michael Morpurgo will be among the guests at London Literature Festival 2012.
Cooking with Poo wins oddest book title of the year prize following a public vote.
David Walliams' best-selling children's novel 'Mr Stink' is to be adapted into a comedy drama for BBC One, it has been announced.
Harry Potter creator JK Rowling welcomes a new chapter in her writing career with her first novel specifically for grown-ups.
After 150 years, the first ever detective novel, The Notting Hill Mystery by Charles Felix, is back in print.
Scottish poet John Burnside's Black Cat Bone has been named winner of the £15,000 TS Eliot Prize for Poetry, beating others in the strong shortlist.
A special series of stamps have been released by the Royal Mail to celebrate Roald Dahl's children's classics.
John Kinsella has become the second poet to withdraw from the ˜TS Eliot Prize' in protest over its sponsorship by investment firm, Aurum Funds.
Catherine Hall's The Proof of Love has been announced as the winner of the Green Carnation Prize.
Oscar Wilde's grandson Merlin Holland and actor Rupert Everett attend the unveiling of Wilde's refurbished tomb with a new barrier to prevent damage from thousands of adoring fan's lipstick kisses.
A new biography on the American author Kurt Vonnegut, loved by his worldwide fans for his Midwestern wisdom and warm humour, has shocked the public by portraying him as a bitter and angry person.
US publishing giants are moving into self-publishing, allowing a 'direct path' into print for new authors.
Inheritance by Christopher Paolini sells over 76,000 copies in Britain within the first week of publication.
Amazon's new Kindle lending library a breach of contract, according to US authors and publishers, with the Authors Guild saying the online retailer is using 'brute economic power' to get what they want.
Previously unseen poems written early in Siegfried Sassoon's deployment reveal a very different viewpoint than that he known for in his famous poetry on the futility of war.
Andy Mulligan's imaginative children's novel, Return to Ribblestrop, has been awarded the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize.
While their bookshelves may be heaving with classical literature, a poll of British readers has found that a third of ebook readers prefer low-brow ebooks and the secrecy that comes with them.
British novelist Jackie Collins has picked up the 'Outstanding Achievement Prize' at the Galaxy National Book Awards this week.
Late Poet Laureate Ted Hughes is to be honoured in Westmister Abbey next month with the placing of a memorial stone in Poet's Corner.
Leicester-born author Julian Barnes has finally been awarded the Man Booker Prize for his novel 'The Sense of an Ending' after three previous nominations.
After penning an expose about the Naples Mafia, the Italian author in hiding, Roberto Saviano, has won the Pen/Pinter International writer of courage award.
Six hardbacks written by comedic celebrities and Jamie Oliver published last Thursday sold over 10,000 in their first three days, boosting book sales for the first time in 9 months.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's previously unpublished first novel is set to hit shops one hundred years from when it was penned after getting lost in the post.
HarperCollins are to publish The Grand Tour, which comprises a series of letters and photographs, telling of Agatha Christie's round-the-world adventure.
Set for publication next autumn, the lost novel by author James M Cain 'The Cocktail Waitress' has been discovered and dubbed the 'Holy Grail' for crime fans by publishers Hard Case Crime.
Roald Dahl's family have launched an appeal to save the small 1950s hut, where the late author penned his best work. However, it has created anger among fans who believe the family can easily afford the renovation themselves.
Surprisingly, two debut novelists have been announced as hopefuls, while the former Booker Prize winner Alan Hollinghurst's widely-tipped and highly-praised novel did not make the short list.
After 10 years of the 3-for-2 book offer, Waterstone's will be dropping the deal this month due to poor sales.
James Patterson is the world's highest-earning author after earning over £50m in the past year, according to Forbes magazine.
As the Mr Men series of books turns 40, the son of author Roger Hargreaves has revealed that a simple breakfast chat gave rise to the idea of the bestselling childrens books.
Australian publishers are to print paperback books that are designed to be waterproof, using the same clear wax sealant as banknotes.
Marvel Comics have revealed their new half-black, half-Latino Spider-Man who will replace Peter Parker.
Rumours of a fourth novel from Swedish author Stieg Larsson, writer of the Millennium trilogy, have been dismissed by his partner as untrue.
Arguments and committee member departures have caused Arts Council England to postpone funding of £78,500 to the Poetry Society.
American academic-come-author, Sue Fondrie, receives bad writing award for appalling metaphors of wind turbines and maimed sparrows.
A new book to be published by Jarvis Cocker will contain unreleased lyrics.
Andrea Levy was won the Walter Scott Literary Prize at the Borders Book Festival in Montrose.
Young author Tea Obreht has won this year's Orange Prize for Fiction for her debut novel, The Tiger's Wife.
Despite the recession, ticket sales for the literary event of the year Hay Festival have increased with an anticipated 230,000 to be sold.
This summer sees the return of the massively popular Hay on Wye literary festival, a celebration of all things literary.
JK Rowling reveals her favourite Harry Potter character and which character she'd most like to have dinner with.
Today Google displays 16 doodles of characters from the iconic and much-loved Mr Men books to celebrate author's birthday.
Greg Mortenson's Three Cups of Tea is being 'reviewed' by the book's publisher following claims part of the memoir was fabricated.
This year's Orange Prize for Fiction short list has been announced, with three first-time novelists making the cut.
American author Anthony Doerr has been awarded the Sunday Times Short Story prize for his 'outstanding work of fiction'.
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