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Did you know that English used to be viewed as a language for everyday people? For a long time, scholars preferred to write in Latin or French. English literature is an incredible collection of ...

Books that convey nonfiction topics through poems and images help students learn to process information, a skill they can ...

Dubai’s vibrant literary scene was abuzz recently as Shashi Tharoor, Indian politician, author and former diplomat, delivered ...

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A new encyclopedia covering a millennium of women’s writing from across the globe challenges assumptions that medieval literature was dominated by men and could transform how we understand the past, ...

The Neubauer Collegium for Culture and Society has announced 10 new research collaborations for 2026–2027. The projects range broadly in scope and methodology, though all adopt a multi-disciplinary, ...

At the 2026 Tremont Writers Conference, participating writers will receive the inspiration and encouragement they need to ...

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Sankar Death: Iconic Bengali litterateur Mani Sankar Mukherjee, known to millions simply as Sankar, has died, leaving behind ...

The Cheshire-based author follows her Booker Prize-longlisted debut with a deeply affecting novel about a woman on a mission ...

Karen Sipes, center, and co-teacher Hannah Davis, back left, go over a script with, from left, June Bell, Kaydence Simmons, Matthieu Atkinson, Aria Cook and Laynie Dailey during a rehearsal for ...