Omar Musa wins Miles Franklin literary award for ‘tour de force’ novel Fierceland

The novelist, poet and rapper won $60,000 for his novel about two siblings who reckon with the legacy of their late father, a palm oil baron in Malaysian Borneo

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Beloved author Benjamin Alire Sáenz, first Latino PEN/Faulkner winner, dies at 71

Sáenz, born in New Mexico, was an ordained Catholic priest who came out as gay in his 50s. He wrote the acclaimed novel “Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe.”

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Dublin Seeking Next Poet Laureate

Applications are open to become the city's next Poet Laureate, an advocate for the literary arts in Dublin.

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How the 'night library' has become a literary salon in Guadalajara

Guadalajara is a different after dark, as evidenced by its night libraries, where poets and writers meet in uniquely creative atmospheres.

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Getting Lost in a Novel Is Actually One of the Best Things You Can Do for Your Brain

Reading novels affects the brain in impressive ways. Mental health experts explain how deep reading fiction can strengthen focus in ways scrolling can’t.

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The Hottest Thing in New Orleans Right Now? Its Literary Scene

New Orleans's thriving festival scene and neighborhood bookstores dispel any notion of this being a city of just writerly ghosts.

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Nearly 10 Years Later, Bob Dylan Is Still The Only Musician To Win Literature’s Biggest Prize

One musician. One Nobel. No one else has done it before or since. How did a songwriter end up in literature's most exclusive club—and why does it still matter?

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College English instructor turns passion for literature into a traveling bookstore

ROCK SPRINGS -- Step inside The Wandering Shelf and the bustling outdoor noise of the Rock Springs Main Street Market fades into the warm, dim hum of a quiet library

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From author to anime hero: the unlikely revival of a Japanese literary star

More than seven decades after they were first released, the dark novels of Osamu Dazai have become a publishing sensation, as a new generation of readers engage with his bleakness, humour and brillian...

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The 10 best places to visit in England for literature lovers

From the Brontë sisters' windswept Yorkshire moors to Lavenham's crooked medieval lanes, where J.K. Rowling's Godric's Hollow came to life

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This literary giant’s Portland home just became a national historic landmark

The 1908 Queen Anne house in Northwest Portland preserves the second-floor writing room where Ursula K. Le Guin produced her final manuscripts on an Underwood typewriter.

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The rise of the ‘hot literati’: how reading became sexy

Celebrities are hosting literary clubs and designers are launching products emblazoned with the classics – but does reading’s trendy turn have a darker side?

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Classroom library competitions

Competitive classroom libraries for National Year of Reading 2026 - a six-week school plan for budgets, book choice, borrowing and routines.

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This Week in Literary History: O. Henry is Released from Prison

This first appeared in Lit Hub’s Literary History newsletter—sign up here. Famously, O. Henry (the pen name of William Sydney Porter), author of “The Gift of the Magi,” and one of the most celebrat…

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Food delivery rider wins China's top literary prize

Wang Jibing is among blue-collar Chinese workers gaining wider attention for their literary works.

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Women's novels that made history: 11 literary works that defied censorship and changed the face of world literature

London - For many women novels, writing was not just a means of expression, but rather a real battle against social restrictions,

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Want to be a better reader? Here’s how to practise active reading

Most people absorb social media content without questioning it. Switching to active reading is one of the most practical defences against misinformation.

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Big Sur home listed at $2M, offers rare piece of California literary history

The 2.61-acre property was once owned by Laurence Ferlinghetti — the poet, painter and founder of City Lights Bookstore in San Francisco.

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What’s the most beautiful word in English? Poets have picked it

A poll of Americans reveals which words make the most music. Plus: take our quiz on lost lexicon, from disembosom to snollygoster

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Does it matter what children read, as long as they are reading?

Reading rarely starts with abstract arguments about its value – it often begins with subjects that already matter.

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From a Medieval Latrine in Germany, Archaeologists Extracted a Pristine Leather Notebook That Preserved Latin Cursive for Centuries

The writing in the booklet suggests it belonged to an upper-class merchant, who may have had a mishap while using the toilet 800 years ago

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Treasure hunt and music at Victor Hugo's literary house for Heritage Days

Victor Hugo's literary house, in Bièvres, Essonne, will open its doors free to the public on September 19 and 20, 2026, for Heritage Days.

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The 100 best novels of all time

The top 100 novels of all time published in English, as voted for by authors, critics and academics worldwide. How many have you read?

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Who’s in, who’s out, and how many have you read? The story behind our 100 best novels list

Jane Eyre or Wuthering Heights. Ulysses or Catch-22 … Find out which title came top, as chosen by authors, critics and academics worldwide

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