The book will not follow a chronological format and instead tell the actress' story through objects.

Scottish novelist and screenwriter Peter May, best known for his Lewis Trilogy of crime thrillers set in the Hebrides, has died, his French publishing house has told AFP.

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A new film adaptation of the English novelist's Sense and Sensibility adds to a long line of Austen's timeless stories for the screen. But these are their common mistakes.

This year's shortlist is made up of former Booker winners and debut authors, with tales spanning a wide range of genres, from historical fiction to campus novel to dystopian fiction.

Tsundoku's real 1879 origin, the science of why unread books still shape a mind, and why a home library means you never run out of wonder.

Graham also appeared on multiple 'Star Trek' shows and played the title character in 'CHUD II: Bud the CHUD.'

Duncan Sheik, the singer best known for his debut smash, "Barely Breathing" and for his Tony-winning work writing Broadway scores has died at 56.

Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, published when Dillard was 28, skyrocketed her to become one of the most prominent nonfiction writers of her generation

The US artist, whose swirly, colorful, instantly recognizable designs became hugely commercially successful, died on Monday

The visionary costume and fashion designer was known as the "Sultan of Sequins" for his eye-catching celebrity looks.

Jane Austen's House is trialling a new project offering limited opportunities for visitors to sit and write in Jane Austen's bedroom.Successful applicants for this brief 'Writer in Residence' scheme a...

A picture book introducing people and objects from the Star Trek universe, one for each letter of the alphabet.

The activist’s memoir, due to be published this month, now stands as a posthumous testament to her remarkable life

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On Sunday, the 2026 Hugo Awards were presented at LAcon V, the 84th World Science Fiction Convention. The awards were voted on by members of the 2025 and 2026 World Science Fiction Conventions; the ce...

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Tim Curry, the English actor who became a massively popular cult figure thanks to his performances in “The Rocky Horror Picture Show,” “Clue” and the TV miniseries “It,” has died at the age of 80.

Dolly Parton has died at the age of 80. The country music legend was known for songs including “Jolene,” “I Will Always Love You” and “9 to 5.” She also starred in movies like ‘Steel Magnolias’ and ‘T...

Discover 10 unforgettable opening lines that prove a single sentence can hook readers, shape a story, and become part of literary history.

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Musician’s projects included Madonna’s Ray of Light, Blur’s 13 and All Saints’ chart-topping singles Pure Shores and Black Coffee

Glen Hansard, the Irish singer who won an Oscar for the musical movie Once and the led the bands The Frames and The Swell Season, died on Wednesday. He died following a motorcycle crash in Dublin.

The 2026 list includes new works from household names Douglas Stuart, Marlon James and Elizabeth Strout as well as a few debut authors.

William Weaver could add an extension onto his Tuscan villa, which he called the 'Eco Chamber.' The Biblioteca Eco, or Eco Library, whose ribbon-cutting earlier this month you can see in the Italian n...

Caro Claire Burke's Yesteryear is the book of the season – and quite likely the year, too. Here's why the satirical novel about tradwives and womanhood has everybody talking.

The number of books you have, and the way you shelve them, invites judgment.

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"Tell us, Goddess, daughter of Zeus, start in your own place: when all the rest at Troy had fled from that steep doom and gone back home, away from war and the salt sea, only this man longed for hi...

The history-making Dublin native also appeared in ‘The Field,’ ‘Home Alone 2: Lost in New York’ and ‘So I Married an Axe Murderer.’