Literary News

• Queen Camilla 'loves romance novels and has covered every surface of her sitting room with books'
  
  Vicki Perrin - who is the director of the Queen's Royal Reading Room charity - spoke to OK! ahead of Camilla's literary festival at Hampton Court Palace later this month.
  Daily Mail.  Tuesday, 6 Jun 2023.
• Stormzy at Hay literary festival: 'Black people are not monolithic'
  
  The star headlines a different kind of festival, and says he wants to publish more diverse voices.
  BBC News.  Sunday, 4 Jun 2023.
• How the frazzled fortysomething woman became this summer's literary sensation
  
  A raft of novels featuring midlife heroines are filling the shelves - some of them even (gasp) divorced - as publishers increasingly recognise that falling in love isn't just for those starting out in life.
  Daily Mail.  Monday, 29 May 2023.
• Mogadishu Book Fair Drives Literary Revival
  
  The Mogadishu Book Fair, an annual literary event that was launched in 2015, took place last week after a three-year break because of the COVID pandemic. ...
  Voice of America.  Sunday, 28 May 2023.
• A Great Gatsby Getaway In Antibes
  
  Literary legacy at a luxury hotel on the French Riviera.
  Forbes.  Wednesday, 24 May 2023.
• How R. F. Kuang turned every recent book scandal into the satirical thriller 'Yellowface'
  
  In 'Yellowface,' R. F. Kuang has traded in fantasy fiction for a wild satire on literary scandals over appropriation and plagiarism. How and why she did it.
  Los Angeles Times.  Monday, 15 May 2023.
• Sharing Literary Stories With Yu & Me Bookstore Owner Lucy Yu
  
  Lucy Yu is the owner of Yu & Me books in Chinatown, New York and has been at the forefront of promoting Asian and Asian American immigrant stories and create a place where undiscovered stories are promoted and encouraged.
  Forbes.  Wednesday, 10 May 2023.
• Photos: Book lovers celebrate all things literary at Los Angeles Times Festival of Books
  
  Billing itself as the biggest literary event in the country, the 43rd Los Angeles Times Festival of Books took over the USC campus this weekend, featuring more than 500 writers, experts and storytellers.
  Los Angeles Times.  Sunday, 23 Apr 2023.
• Haruki Murakami: Readers drawn to enigmatic appeal of Japanese author
  
  Mr Murakami is one of Japan's most loved literary exports, but his work is not without criticism.
  BBC News.  Friday, 21 Apr 2023.
• Chicago area high school students can win up to $500 in writing competition
  
  The Chicago Literary Hall of Fame announced the launch of an exciting new award.
  ABC News.  Sunday, 12 Mar 2023.
• Salman Rushdie says he feels 'lucky' and 'grateful' in first interview since brutal attack
  
  Sir Salman Rushdie says he feels "lucky" and "grateful" in his first interview since being stabbed multiple times during a literary event in New York last summer.
  Sky News.  Monday, 6 Feb 2023.
• Victor Navasky, journalist who led The Nation magazine, dies at 90
  
  Navasky left an indelible mark on liberalism as a familiar name and face in the literary and political scene.
  CBS News.  Tuesday, 24 Jan 2023.
• Salman Rushdie: A life spent fighting free speech - attacked at a bastion of free speech
  
  The audience had come to hear a literary icon discuss freedom of expression and America's record as an asylum, and place of safety, for writers the world over. 
  Sky News.  Friday, 12 Aug 2022.

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