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Neel reflects on his Writer's Residency in Belgium
In his final blog Neel Mukherjee looks back on his residency at Passa Porta in Belgium and tells us what he's learnt.
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What Would Dickens Write Today?
AS Byatt, Claire Tomalin, David Nicholls, Toby Litt, Philip Hensher, Louise Doughty, John Burnside and Denise Mina discuss Dickens' legacy.
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Dickens in New York - 170 Years On
British Council New York to partner with The Bronx Museum to celebrate Charles Dickens
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Richard T Kelly Becomes Boz in Argentina Dickens Project
Read more from Richard T Kelly's Dickensian project in Buenos Aires in his Boz Blog.
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Costa Book Awards: Shortlist announced!
The Costa Book Awards shortlist has been announced, and there are prizes in four categories: Novel, First Novel, Biography and Poetry. See below for details...
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Inventing memories in Russia with British writers
British writer Sam Leith and Russian publisher Shashi Martynova head to Moscow next week to discuss memories and invention in a discussion with British writer and playwright Damien Barr at the Non/Fiction Book Fair.
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Tales of Two Cities: the Shoreditch House Literary Salon goes to Moscow
Damian’s Barr’s highly successful Shoreditch House Literary Salon will be taking place overseas for the first time in Moscow next week. The theme will be ‘Tales of the City: Real and Imagined’.
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Digital Publishing Trends up for discussion at the Non/Fiction Book Fair
Dan Franklin leads a discussion on the UK digital market and the future of the book in Moscow.
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Neel Mukherjee - The next installment from Belgium
Neel Mukherjee is currently undertaking a writer's residency at the International House of Literature in Brussels 'Passa Porta'.
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Neel's six week programme is part of an exchange with the Flemish writer Rachida Lamrabet and the Free Word Centre in London. Here he writes his third blog... -
Hay Dhaka puts the spotlight on Bangladesh
The first ever Hay Festival in Bangladesh has taken place in the capital city of Dhaka. Eminent writers and thinkers converged at the British Council premises there to celebrate writing and language.
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