Literature

Short History Of... J.R.R. Tolkien. Audio, 46 minutes
J.R.R. Tolkien, author of The Lord of the Rings. What is his own remarkable story?
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BBC Sounds
Available for over a year
The power of Benjamin Zephaniah's words. Video, 00:01:43
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UK
Posted
7 December 2023
How the #BookTok trend 'literally changed my life'
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England
Posted
3 December 2023
Cambridge author writes new Hercule Poirot novel
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Cambridgeshire
Posted
1 December 2023
Arena. Being Kae Tempest. Video, 58 minutes
A look at Kae Tempest's creative process throughout a period of profound artistic change.
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BBC Two
Available for over a year
Find out about the Booker Prize winner and nominees
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Entertainment & Arts
Posted
28 November 2023
Arts & Ideas. Sam Selvon and The Lonely Londoners. Audio, 45 minutes
Selvon's evocative 1956 novel discussed at the British Library by Shahidha Bari & guests.
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BBC Radio 4
Available for over a year
Teen turns to supernatural writing after mum dies
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Wales
Posted
18 November 2023
WW1 novel on mother's terror as sons left for war
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Somerset
Posted
18 November 2023
Author and critic AS Byatt dies aged 87
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Entertainment & Arts
Posted
17 November 2023
Society launched for Irish 'forgotten superstar'
Posted
28 October 2023
Hunt for book where friend took aim at Dickens
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London
Posted
28 October 2023
Beatrix Potter trail opens in city centre
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Gloucestershire
Posted
21 October 2023
Could you get through 180 books in a year?
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Northern Ireland
Posted
16 October 2023
Louise Glück, poet and Nobel laureate, dies at 80
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US & Canada
Posted
14 October 2023
Shirley Ballas 'cannot wait' for literature festival
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Gloucestershire
Posted
6 October 2023
Norway's Jon Fosse wins Nobel Literature Prize
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Entertainment & Arts
Posted
5 October 2023
The Chinese author who returned to writing at 30
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China
Posted
5 October 2023
Married couple win top African writing prize
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Africa
Posted
4 October 2023
'Larger than life' famed Syrian writer mourned
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Middle East
Posted
3 October 2023
The Food Chain. Bonnie Garmus: My life in five dishes. Audio, 30 minutes
The author of Lessons in Chemistry on what inspired the food in her novel
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BBC World Service
Available for over a year
The town with a brighter future thanks to books
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South Scotland
Posted
23 September 2023
Booker short list made up of first-time nominees
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Entertainment & Arts
Posted
21 September 2023