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  • 02/12/2025 - 07:00 h Manga Barcelona returns with a record-breaking edition and major guests

    The event, held from 5 to 8 December at Fira de Barcelona Gran Via, expands to 92,000 m².

  • 22/11/2025 - 07:00 h Creative Europe launches a new call to translate and circulate European literature

    The programme will fund projects that promote linguistic diversity, strengthen the role of translators and expand access to works of fiction across the continent.

  • 18/11/2025 - 07:00 h From the blank page to the bookshelf

    A series of talks at the Esquerra de l’Eixample – Agustí Centelles Library shows us 'How the agents of the book world work'.

  • 12/11/2025 - 07:00 h The 2nd International Congress on Catalan Literature of Postmodernity brings together key figures in literary thought

    A space for dialogue between research, criticism, and theory featuring names such as Andreas Huyssen, Maria Dasca, Jordi Julià and Bran Nicol.

  • 06/11/2025 - 07:00 h UNESCO Cities of Literature are proud to welcome ten new cities to the Network!

    The 53 designated Creative Cities of Literature from 39 countries across the globe are delighted to welcome ten additional Cities of Literature to their literary family.

  • 03/11/2025 - 07:00 h Dublin to host the grand final of Slamovision 2025, the world slam poetry championship

    Poets from 17 UNESCO Cities of Literature will compete in a night celebrating words, identity, and the creative power of language.

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Collection of local and international articles on literature

 

Literature, democracy and bridges between Japan and the Nordics | Nordic Co-operation | 30/08/2025

The Nordic Literature Days at EXPO 2025 in Japan provided readers with an opportunity to meet authors showcasing their work to the big Japanese market.

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‘Literature can be a form of resistance’: Lea Ypi talks to Elif Shafak about writing in the age of demagogues | The Guardian | 30/08/2025

The Albanian author of Free and the Turkish novelist discuss the rise of populism, censorship – and how today’s conflicts all come from the unresolved trauma of the past.

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Jaume Clotet: "We have a legendary map as rich as any other country in the world." | Diari Ara | 27/08/2025

The writer returns to bookstores with 'The Apostle's Skull,' a historical thriller about a lost Bible.

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How to Think About the Future, With a Little Help From Science Fiction | Lit Hub | 26/08/2025

Nick Foster Explores the Relationship Between Sci-Fi and Our Conception of the Future.

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To get people reading, Denmark to end book tax | The Economic Times | 20/08/2025

Worried by a "reading crisis", Denmark's government will eliminate its sales tax on books, looking to get more citizens buying them, the culture minister said Wednesday.

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Author Rie Qudan: Why I used ChatGPT to write my prize-winning novel | The Guardian | 18/08/2025

Sympathy Tower Tokyo attracted controversy for being partly written using AI. Does its author think the technology could write a better novel than a human?

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