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House grieves, honors Lualhati Bautista

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 14 01:03 AM

The House of Representatives grieves the demise of acclaimed Filipino author Lualhati Bautista by paying tribute to her contribution to Philippine literature and cinema. Read more »

Google honors Paz Marquez-Benitez with doodle

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 03 12:02 AM

Google joined the country in celebrating the 129th birthday of Paz Marquez-Benitez with a Google Doodle to honor her pioneering work in literature. Read more »

Sci-fi magazine bans hundreds of AI chatbot authors

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 22 09:19 PM

An American science fiction magazine said it had stopped accepting submissions and banned hundreds of authors after being deluged with stories written by artificial intelligence (AI) chatbots. Read more »

Tanzania bans 'The Diary of a Wimpy Kid', children's books for violating 'cultural norms'

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 15 08:05 AM

The Tanzanian government has banned a popular series of children's books from schools in the conservative East African country, claiming they violate local cultural norms. Read more »

Murakami to publish first new novel in 6 years

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 01 10:42 AM

Celebrated Japanese author Haruki Murakami will release his first new novel in 6 years this April, publisher Shinchosha announced on Wednesday. Read more »

'Lord of the Rings': Putin gifts to allies spark jokes

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 29 08:52 AM

President Vladimir Putin has gifted 8 golden rings to Moscow-allied leaders of post-Soviet countries, sparking a torrent of jokes. Read more »

ABS-CBN scriptwriters bag Palanca literature award

Reiniel Pawid, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 01 06:18 PM

After a two-year hiatus, the Carlos Palanca Memorial Awards for Literature staged its 70th edition in Bonifacio Global City. Read more »

Virgilio Almario leads National Poetry Day celebration

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 03 07:36 PM

National Artist for Literature Virgilio Almario will be leading the celebration of the first National Poetry Day later this month. Read more »

GBL winners list updated amid plagiarism issues

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 25 01:31 PM

The NCLA has released an updated list of winners of the 2022 Gawad Bienvenido Lumbera National Literary Contest amid issues of plagiarized works. Read more »

Why English audiences have the toughest time with Shakespeare

Eric Randolph and Rana Moussaoui, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 11 02:40 PM

All the world's a stage but the irony is the rest of the globe often has an easier time understanding William Shakespeare than English speakers. Read more »

French author Annie Ernaux wins Nobel Literature Prize

Pia Ohlin, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 06 08:16 PM

French author Annie Ernaux, known for her deceptively simple novels drawing on personal experience of class and gender, won the Nobel Literature Prize on Thursday, the jury announced. Read more »

Bestseller or dark horse for 2022 Nobel Literature Prize?

Alma Cohen, Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Oct 04 12:47 PM

The Swedish Academy will announce the 2022 winner of the often-criticized Nobel Literature Prize on Thursday. Read more »

Book 'Chairmom' teaches mothers about work-life balance

Josiah Antonio, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 13 08:50 PM

The second book of advertising veteran Merlee Cruz-Jayme 'Chairmom' aims to teach mothers how to balance their lives as the head of the household while pursuing their career goals. Read more »

Booker Prize 2022: Shortest books make shortlist

Brenda Haas, Deutsche Welle
Posted at Sep 08 08:28 PM

88-year-old Englishman Alan Garner, who wrote "Treacle Walker," is the oldest author to make the shortlist that includes entries from Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka. Read more »

5 Ukrainian authors you should read

Elizabeth Grenier, Deutsche Welle
Updated as of Sep 08 10:28 AM

As the International Literature Festival Berlin starts, it is calling for a worldwide reading of Ukrainian literature. Here is a selection of modern voices. Read more »

Interactive museum sa QC hatid ay aral sa PH mythology

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 25 08:31 PM

Ngayong balik-eskuwela na ang mga bata, mahalagang pag-aralan ang Philippine folklore na tampok sa isang interactive museum. Read more »

Nicholas Evans, author of 'The Horse Whisperer,' dead at 72

Deutsche Welle
Posted at Aug 21 12:04 PM

Nicholas Evans, author of the beloved novel "The Horse Whisperer," passed away suddenly last week, his agent said. Read more »

Novelist Stephen King star witness in anti-trust trial

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 03 02:20 PM

Best-selling author Stephen King is horrified by an upcoming merger of major book publishers. Read more »

Fil-Am recognized for her eco-poetry

Monica Galozo | TFC News Norfolk, Virginia
Posted at Jun 22 08:29 PM

A multi-awarded Filipino poet has been making waves around the world for her eco-poetry. Read more »

Why National Artist Gemino Abad is called ‘Lord Jim’

Susan S. Lara
Updated as of Jun 20 12:18 AM

Despite the alias, this titan of Philippine letters dispels the popular image of professor-poet as isolated and unreachable Read more »