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Handing over the power of the pen
Playwrights are doing less writing and more listening as they rework true-life stories from gay parenting to race riots.
Pulitzer Prize winners announced for 2013
The winners of the prestigious Pulitzer Prize for 2013 were announced yesterday, with the awards to be officially given in…
Do you have to make it before you turn 30?
A 30th birthday is a target many people set themselves for making it in an arts career. But is it…
Memo Justin Bieber: You owe Anne Frank a song
Justin Bieber upset many people with a flippant comment at the Anne Frank House but he was much less offensive…
Charlotte Brontë manuscript sold for over $130,000
The manuscript of I’ve Been Wandering in the Greenwoods by Charlotte Brontë was sold on the 10 April for more…
Ireland's Central Bank mints Ulysses mistake
James Joyce has done so much for Ireland, you’d think they’d be able to lift a line from his modernist…
New York’s Met lauds $1bn Cubist gift
A gift of $1 billion worth of Cubist works from cosmetics tycoon and philanthropist Leonard Lauder looks set to transform…
Reviewer versus reviewed
Comedian and some time reviewer Xavier Toby gets a taste of his own medicine when his comedy shows are reviewed…
Van Gogh Sketchbooks to be published for first time
More than 100 years after Van Gogh's death, audiences will have the first chance to view his original sketches and…
Barnes & Noble battle Amazon for self-publishing spoils
Barnes & Noble have put their dukes up against Amazon by launching NOOK Press, their own self-publishing service.