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Romanian police find 'irreplaceable' books worth over $3.2m stolen in 2017

Burglars cut holes in the roof and abseiled down into the building to avoid motion detectors, loaded the books into 16 large bags and clambered back up the ropes to make their getaway through the roof, police said.

19 Sep 2020

JK Rowling says killer in new Strike novel is based on real-life murderers

Character of Dennis Creed sparked uproar due to an early review that noted his habit of cross-dressing, amid a row surrounding Rowling’s views on transgender people.

20 Sep 2020

Kamala Harris stars in new comic book birthday gift

A day after her birthday, Kamala Harris is getting her own comic book, chronicling her path from childhood to her historic nomination as U.S. vice president.

19 Sep 2020

New picture book series celebrates kitties and unicorns

The best-selling team behind the "Princess in Black” children's series is looking to an even younger audience for its latest project.

17 Sep 2020

Popular mental health writer Matt Haig broaches suicide in 'The Midnight Library'

The novel examines in whimsical fashion how different would things turn out had we been given the chance to lead alternative lives.

15 Sep 2020

Margaret Atwood honored with Dayton Literary Peace Prize

Margaret Atwood's sweeping body of work is being recognized with a lifetime achievement award that celebrates literature’s power to foster peace, justice and understanding.

14 Sep 2020

Here come the girls? UK club that welcomed Charles Dickens faces lawsuit over ban on women members

"This is a really influential club ... It's excluding women from those connections and all those invisible relationships that propagate power," says entrepreneur Emily Bendell.

09 Sep 2020

There's a new cookbook inspired by hit TV show 'Friends'

Enjoy scrumptious creations that your beloved television characters relished, with the help of these recipe books inspired by three iconic shows; 'Friends,' 'Downton Abbey' and 'Game of Thrones.'

08 Sep 2020

Bollywood not completely black: Chetan Bhagat

Bestselling author Chetan Bhagat insists that Bollywood's portrayal in the media post the Sushant Singh Rajput tragedy has been disappointing and far-fetched. Stressing that the industry may have its problems, but to paint everybody as evil and a drug addict is "absolute nonsense".

05 Sep 2020