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Palestinian writer's debut wins Dylan Thomas prize

Yasmin Zaher wins the £20,000 Swansea University Dylan Thomas prize for her debut novel The Coin.

A woman with braided hair holds a book in her hand and smiles at the camera. She sits on a yellow armchair with a cushion. To the right is a glass table with a lamp on it, and a magazine called Life propped up against the lamp.

Author wins inaugural climate fiction prize

Author Abi Daré has been awarded the £10,000 prize for her second novel, And So I Roar.

The sculpture of JRR Tolkien carved from oak stands in a warehouse. He is depicted in his army uniform and is holding a notebook

Tolkien statues for village that inspired his work

The sculptures in a churchyard in Roos recognise the landscape that helped to inspire Middle-earth.

Hull & East Yorkshire

Person sitting on the floor holding up an open book covering their face while surrounded by shelves of books and books piled up on the carpet in front of them

Book of the year finalists show 'incredible talent'

It's "an exciting time to be a Welsh writer sending words from Wales to the world", a judge says.

A painting of a woman with curly brown hair and grey eyes. She is sitting down with one arm resting on a table beside her. She is wearing a cream high-necked dress with a ruffled neck, and a pale pink headband.

Festival event to mark Austen's 250th birthday

The Stratford Literary Festival is due to hold a special event in honour of the novelist on Sunday

Coventry & Warwickshire

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Charles Dickens Museum celebrates its 100th year

Visitors on the 9 June can hear talks and readings from the author's living descendants.

Salman Rushdi pictured at National Book Awards November 2024. He wears a black suit and black bow tie. He is bald and wears square glasses with one black lens and smiles at the camera.

Sir Salman Rushdie to give first UK talk since stabbing

The author will discuss his first work following a stabbing that left him blind in one eye in 2022.

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Literature festival returns for 32nd year in a row

The festival was started in 1994 by organiser Matt Holland, who still runs it to this day.

Dawn Crowle and Rhiannon Jones. Dawn has long blonde hair and is wearing black with a cream knitted vest. Rhiannon has long dark hair and is wearing blue jeans and a striped jumper. They are stood side by side, holding a large copy of the Sophie's Superpower book cover. It is white with an illustrated superhero wearing an orange suit with a purple cape.

Mum writes book to help dyslexic daughter

Sophie's Superpower mirrors Dawn Crowle's daughter's experience living with the condition.