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Die-hard fans of Haruki Murakami, the Japanese author perennially pegged as a contender for the Nobel literature prize, will flock to bookstores Thursday night...
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Abdo Shehu sits in an office in Kurdish-majority Qamishli in northeast Syria, surrounded by copies of the first Western novel available in the city...
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Up to now he has always been the simpleminded second fiddle to Asterix. But Obelix, the Gallic hero’s sturdy sidekick, is finally to get...
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The first reprint of Adolf Hitler’s “Mein Kampf” in Germany since World War II has proved a surprise bestseller, heading for its sixth print...
World
Ukraine on Friday banned Russian books glorifying the Kremlin and its leaders or espousing what it views as “totalitarian views” in a move certain...
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“So many people immediately look (scroll down) at the end of our newsletter to see what Andy has to say,” said shop manager Jude...
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She tackled the gruelling 2,000-kilometre (1,200-mile) migrant trail in a wheelchair, translating along the way for other refugees using English she learned from a...
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The British Library is the national library of the U.K. It is also, in terms of the size of its collection, the largest library...
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The game is relatively simple. Books are hidden and clues are given about where to find them. Once a person finds a book, he...
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Hong Kong’s feisty publishing industry vowed to take on China by selling books critical of Beijing, despite the disappearances of five city booksellers, as...