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Round-Up: Man Booker Prize, Bob Dylan Breaks Nobel Silence, and Stephen King’s New Picture Book

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From the Man Booker Prize winner to Stephen King’s new picture book, here are last week’s biggest literary headlines: Paul Beatty won the Man Booker Prize for his novel The Sellout following a unanimous decision by the judges. Beatty is the first American to win the prize, which was expanded

Round-Up: Frankfurt Book Fair, Bob Dylan, and HENRY VI

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From the rise in attendance at the Frankfurt Book Fair to the research that names Christopher Marlowe as a co-author of Henry VI, here are last week's biggest literary headlines.

Round-Up: The Nobel Prize in Literature, Elton John’s Autobiography, and the Frankfurt Book Fair 2016

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From Bob Dylan's Nobel Prize to the beginning of the Frankfurt Book Fair 2016, here are last week's biggest literary headlines.

Round-Up: London’s Young People Laureate, The National Book Foundation’s 5 Under 35, and the Identity of Elena Ferrante

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From London’s first Young People’s Laureate to the author Elena Ferrante’s alleged true identity, here are last week’s biggest literary headlines: London’s first “Young People’s Laureate” is Caleb Femi, who is a 26-year-old teacher and poet. He will work with Spread the Word to engage young people with poetry and the

Round-Up: National Book Foundation Lifetime Achievement Awards, Banned Books Weeks, and CURSED CHILD Sales

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From the lifetime achievement awards of the National Book Foundation to Harry Potter and the Cursed Child sales, these are last week's biggest literary headlines.

Round-Up: Man Booker Prize 2016, the Passing of Edward Albee, and the World Book Capital 2018

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From the Man Booker Prize 2016 Shortlist to the World Book Capital 2018, here are last week's biggest literary headlines.