
Tom Robbins, whose novels read like a hit of literary LSD, filled with fantastical characters, manic metaphors and counterculture whimsy, has died aged 92. Read moreUS prisons ban reading materials at alarming... Read more »

Northern Irish poet Michael Longley, whom Seamus Heaney described as “a custodian of griefs and wonders”, has died aged 85, his publisher has confirmed. The writer, who won the TS Eliot prize... Read more »

Nikki Giovanni, the award-winning US poet who emerged as one of the leading voices of the 1960s Black Arts movement, has died aged 81. Read moreUS prisons ban reading materials at alarming... Read more »

Sandra Gilbert, the American poet and literary critic who co-authored the landmark second wave feminist text The Madwoman in the Attic, has died aged 87. Read moreUS prisons ban reading materials at... Read more »

Arthur Frommer, whose Europe on 5 Dollars a Day guidebooks revolutionized leisure travel by convincing average Americans to take budget vacations abroad, has died. He was 95. Read moreUS prisons ban reading... Read more »

Maggie Smith, the prolific, multi-award-winning actor described by peers as being “one of a kind” and possessed of a “sharp eye, sharp wit and formidable talent”, has died aged 89. Read moreUS... Read more »

Book News: Len Riggio, trailblazing bookselling giant, dies at 83 Read moreUS prisons ban reading materials at alarming pace Read moreThe Best Novels for Book Clubs in 2024 Read moreBookBrowse Membership Ezines:... Read more »

Book News: Irish author Edna O’Brien dies aged 93 Read moreUS prisons ban reading materials at alarming pace Read moreThe Best Novels for Book Clubs in 2024 Read moreBookBrowse Membership Ezines: Current... Read more »

The Irish writer Edna OâBrien, who explored the complications and contradictions of womenâs lives in a literary career lasting more than half a century, has died aged 93 after a long illness,... Read more »