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Acclaimed author John Banville on growing up surrounded by institutional abuse – ‘We shouldn’t move on too quickly’
Born in the mid 1940s, John Banville is one of the Irish literary talents of his generation. In 2005, his novel The Sea won the prestigious Booker Prize. Speaking on Newstalk’s The Hard Shoulder with ...
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The Novelry Offers $100,000 Prize to Break Publishing Barriers
The Novelry, an online creative writing school founded by author Louise Dean, has launched the Next Big Story competition, a ...
The Book Club: a Booker Prize nominee, and a new series from Alexander McCall Smith
Editor’s note: The opinions of the smart, well-read women in my Denver book club mean a lot, and often determine what the ...
John Grisham, Stacey Abrams headline new Talking Volumes series in St. Paul
The series of discussions from MPR and the Star Tribune will feature the ballet superstar, voting rights activist, and ...
Fanny Howe, acclaimed writer of poetry and novels, dies at 84
Honored for her poetry and her fiction, Ms. Howe "was truly one of the great poets of Boston and Cambridge," said poet and ...
From blocking DL to pushing kids, Cowboys rookie Tyler Booker’s competitive fire burns
Competition fuels Booker. It’s one of the reasons the Cowboys fell in love with the draft prospect this offseason.
Edinburgh Book Festival 2025: The 25 past Booker Prize nominees at this year's event - including Ian McEwan and Samantha Harvey
From the legendary Ian McEwan to 2024 winner Samantha Harvey, here are all of the previous Booker Prize winners and nominees at the 2025 Edinburgh International Book Festival.