Journalist and historian Geert Mak was born in 1946. His father served as a Protestant clergyman in the Dutch province…

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A. L. Kennedy was born in Dundee in 1965. She is the author of 17 books: 6 literary novels, 1…
Misha Glenny is an award-winning writer and broadcaster whose specialist areas include Cyber Security, Global Organised Crime, the Balkans, Russia,…
Noémi Szécsi‘s first novel, The Finno-Ugrian Vampire (2002), was so popular it was reprinted in 2003 and again in 2011.…
Award-winning, bestselling novelist Gianrico Carofiglio was born in Bari in 1961 and worked for many years as a prosecutor specializing in organized…
Modern Poetry in Translation is celebrating its 50th anniversary. Founded by Ted Hughes and Daniel Weissbort, the magazine has played…
15 – 24 April: Waterstones Piccadilly, 203-206 Piccadilly, London W1J9HD 27 & 28 April: Waterstones Trafalgar Square, The Grand Building,…
The Hay Festival programme for 2016 has arrived, 26 May to 5 June! Check out all the wonderful events and…
Lina Wolff’s English language debut Bret Easton Ellis and the Other Dogs really took readers by storm when we published…
31 May, 6:30 pm-7:30 pm Cambridge Union Chamber £6.00 / £12.00 English PEN in partnership with Cambridge Literary Festival and Fitzcarraldo…
Cambridge Literary Festival 10 April, 11:30 am-12:30 pm Cambridge Union Library £6.00 / £10.00 More information here. The work of…
A cultural feast of writers and films in London marking 25 years since the Restoration of Georgia’s Independence. Twenty-five years…