More than 150 writers and cultural figures have signed an open letter in support of Sally Rooney, including Nobel laureates Anne Carson and Annie Ernaux.
EntertainmentSally Rooney's books can no longer be sold in the UK. But the Irish author's support for the activist group Palestine Action is not a problem, according to her Swedish publisher.
EntertainmentIrish author Sally Rooney’s books can no longer be sold in the UK, her London publisher says, because of her support for Palestine Action, which is classified as a terrorist group.
EntertainmentMichel Houellebecq brings a band with him when he guest stars at the literature festival at the Danish Louisiana. The scandal-ridden French author comes to the museum in Humlebaek with a new concert format.
MusicThe Nobel Prize winner Han Kang's works are given packages under many Christmas trees. But also historical feel-good, economic non-fiction and English romance are popular literary gifts this year.
EntertainmentThe Swedish author Stieg Larsson's bestseller "Men Who Hate Women" has been banned in parts of Florida, reports Expo. The book has appeared on this year's list of book titles that are now prohibited in education and school libraries.
EntertainmentRock icons Ozzy Osbourne and Gene Simmons, Nobel laureates Herta Müller and Elfriede Jelinek and over a thousand other artists, writers and publishers have signed an open letter in protest against cultural boycotts.
EntertainmentMore than 1,000 literarily active individuals, including international authors such as Sally Rooney, and Nobel laureates like Abdulrazak Gurnah and Annie Ernaux, are participating in a boycott against Israeli cultural institutions, reports the newspaper Haaretz.
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