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What We're Reading – February 2020

February is LGBT+ history month. Our Literature team share what they've been reading

A brief (and inadequate) introduction to the writing and writers of Shetland

Writer and ex-islander Malachy Tallack takes us on a short tour of Shetlandic literature.

What We're Reading – December 2019

Books we've enjoyed reading this December.

Olga Tokarczuk - Nobel Prize Winner

Following Olga Tokarczuk's Nobel Prize win, one of her translators tells us how the British Council's Cultural programme at the London Book Fair provided a new platform for Polish literature.

Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year - meet the shortlist

Announcing the Sunday Times PFD Young Writer of the Year Award shortlist

The British Council is partnering with the Sunday Times PFD Young Writer of the Year Award for the third year.

What We're Reading – October 2019

The clocks have gone back and the nights are closing in. The Literature team recommend some of the books they've been enjoying lately to fill those darker evenings.

Connections Through Culture

Mobility Grants for Arts Opportunities in the UK and Southeast Asia: Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam

International Literature Showcase: writers of colour

Good writing knows no borders: Jackie Kay discussed her selection of ten compelling writers of colour based in the UK today

Festival of Italian Literature in London

We spoke to one of the festival's organisers, Giorgia Tolfo, about this year's programme highlights.