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‘Peaky Blinders’ Producer Options P.D. James’ Cordelia Gray Novels & Plots Expansion Of Female Detective’s Universe
Peaky Blinders producer Caryn Mandabach Productions (CMP) has optioned P.D. James‘ Cordelia Gray novels and given itself room to expand the female detective’s universe. CMP is forging TV versions of An Unsuitable Job for a Woman and The Skull Beneath the Skin, which were penned in 1972 and 1982 respectively by the celebrated British scribe.…
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Award-winning author Manjeet Mann inspires Devon students with her books
Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival brings Manjeet Mann to four Devon schools, where she shares her personal story and explores the themes of exclusion and refugees in her books Run, Rebel and The Crossing Students at four Devon schools welcomed award-winning author Manjeet Mann thanks to Budleigh Salterton Literary Festival. The Costa award-winning author visited St…
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‘Lost diamonds’: Rare Russian books stolen from European libraries
Warsaw (AFP) – A spate of thefts of rare Russian classics worth millions of euros from libraries across Eastern Europe has left a trail that points all the way to auctions in Russia. Advertising Read more Shelves of 19th century Russian literature have been ransacked over the past two years in Poland and the Baltic…
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‘Lost Diamonds’: Rare Russian Books Stolen From European Libraries
A spate of thefts of rare Russian classics worth millions of euros from libraries across Eastern Europe has left a trail that points all the way to auctions in Russia. Shelves of 19th century Russian literature have been ransacked over the past two years in Poland and the Baltic states, with originals replaced by fakes.…
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10 Imaginary Places in Literature That Became Iconic Over The Years
10 Imaginary Places in Literature That Became Iconic Over The Years (Picture Credit – Freepik) Imagination has always been the key to unlocking new worlds within the pages of literature. From the whimsical to the mysterious, authors have woven intricate imaginary places that have captured readers’ hearts and minds. These literary landscapes have transcended the…
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Winners Unveiled for the 6th Blancpain-Imaginist Literary Prize
Celebrating Literary Excellence: Young Author Yang Zhihan Triumphs with Her Masterpiece BEIJING, Nov. 23, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — On October 24, 2023, the award ceremony for the 6th Blancpain-Imaginist Literary Prize was held in Beijing. Yang Zhihan won first prize for her work Yituan Jianbing (literally, “a block of solid ice”). The prize, co-sponsored by Swiss luxury watch brand…
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Writers task govt to promote reading as a life skill
The executive director of Femrite, an association for Uganda women writers, Ms Hilda Twongyeirwe, has asked the government to consider including reading in the syllabus for both primary and secondary schools if Uganda is to improve its reading culture. Speaking to journalists at a three-day international literature conference at Kyambogo University in Kampala yesterday, Ms…
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Thai Authors Poised For Breakthrough, Hollywood Boost
Pim Wangtechawat’s debut novel “The Moon Represents My Heart” has catapulted her into the small but growing group of Thai authors published internationally Lillian SUWANRUMPHA With a spate of critically lauded novels — one of them picked up by Netflix — a new wave of young Thai authors looks poised to break through on the…
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A festival to promote green literature
The 3rd edition of India’s first Green Literature Festival (GLF), a forum for all forms of eco-literature, will be held at the Century Club, Cubbon Park, this weekend. The festival, which will host more than 20 authors, over a dozen stalls on sustainable products and several workshops, hopes to drive “more informed and deeper conversations…
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Renowned artist Giridhar Khasnis ventures into Kannada literature with debut collection ‘Ellindalo Haari Bandu’
Famed artist, art critic, photographer and writer Giridhar Khasnis debuts in Kannada literature with Ellindalo Haari Bandu (which in English translates to came flying from somewhere), his inaugural collection of 85 short tales, micro stories, and prose poems. Ranging from micro stories spanning a few lines to the longest ones extending to two pages, the…