Luke Kennard’s “Notes on the Sonnets”, a collection of prose poems responding to Shakespeare’s sonnets, won the Forward prize for best collection, beating other nominees in a competition judged by poet Shivanee Ramlochan.
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Abdulrazak Gurnah Awarded Nobel Prize
Abdulrazak Gurnah has been awarded The Nobel prize in literature for his “uncompromising and compassionate penetration of the effects of colonialism and the fate of the refugee in the gulf between cultures and continents.”
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Stratford expert turns down Boris Johnson’s plea for help with Shakespeare book
A leading Shakespearean expert in Stratford-upon-Avon has turned down a request to help Boris Johnson write his book on the Bard. The prime minister allegedly was working on The Riddle of Genius instead of attending Cobra (Civil Contingencies Committee) meetings. Mr Johnson’s literary agent allegedly asked a Shakespeare expert to semi-dictate the content of the…
Stephen King’s print-only book is now a pirated ebook
Stephen King’s latest novel, Joyland, was supposed to be published in a print-only edition by Hard Case Crime. The move was roundly applauded because it demonstrated some real faith in traditional print publishing. It was also a savvy business decision driving sales sky-high.
Shakespeare’s Curtain Theatre unearthed in London
The Museum of London said Wednesday that an archaeological dig had uncovered part of the gravel yard and gallery walls of the 435-year-old Curtain Theatre in Shoreditch. The site is situated behind a pub on a site marked for redevelopment just east of London’s business district. The remains are of a polygonal structure, typical of…