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Paula Klein Wins IV Premio Lumen for El amor inventado

An examination of journalistic fabrication that secured Klein the €30,000 Premio Lumen.

Erri De Luca Removed From Salerno Letteratura Opening Speech

Oprah Picks Douglas Stuart’s ‘John of John’ for Her Book Club

Boualem Sansal Enters Belgium’s Royal Academy, Plans to Leave France

Grasset Crisis Deepens as Up to 170 Authors Quit Over Bolloré’s Influence

Boualem Sansal Plans Legal Action Against Algerian President Tebboune

ARD Backs ‘Druckfrisch’ Against Sexism Allegations

Samanta Schweblin Wins Inaugural €1 Million Aena Prize for ‘El buen mal’

Gandia Declares Three Days of Mourning for Valencian Writer Josep Piera

Catalan Writer and Art Critic Antoni Marí Dies

Bahia Book Biennial 2026 Unveils Seven-Day Program, Announces 15,000 Book Vouchers

Michel Houellebecq Marks 70th Birthday With Poetry and a New Album

Leipzig Book Fair Prize Unveils 2026 Shortlists Across Fiction, Nonfiction and Translation

Newcastle Writers Festival Confirms Randa Abdel‑Fattah as NSW Premier Calls Invitation 'Crazy'

Premier’s Letter Urging Removal of Randa Abdel‑Fattah Published as Second Defamation Notice Lands

ACLU Sues Utah Over Statewide School Book Bans After List Grows to 22 Titles

Argentine Miniseries 'El tiempo de las moscas' Debuts on Netflix as Local Reports Cite No. 1 Spot

Nobel Week Opens in Stockholm and Oslo as Machado Plans to Accept Peace Prize in Person

Algeria Pardons Boualem Sansal and Transfers Him to Germany for Treatment

Spirit Media Unveils Five-Film Slate, Sets Manoj Bajpayee for Hindi ‘Last Man in Tower’ Debut