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She said it best when she said nothing at all.

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This brilliant short-story collection confronts the knotty truths of Northern Ireland’s bloody past

Author wants to take arts to ‘middle of wonderful nowhere’ in far south-west, often missed by people heading for coast

The Prince and Princess of Wales are said to have made a sweet pact

The writer, known by readers as Alisa Danshoch, is survived by her husband, son, and grandchildren

African stories and languages could unlock billions for the continent’s publishing industry if governments back local writers, a Unesco report has found. Africa’s book market, now worth $7 billion, could reach $18bn with more homegrown books in local languages.

The global bestselling novelist talks to Zoe West about her new and best-known books, and about getting more personal in her writing.

Mavis Gallant is back in fashion. Of course, for those paying attention, the late Canadian writer never went out of fashion in the first place. Be that as it may, she’s back, in the form of this Pushkin Press Classics edition of her short stories, complete with an introduction from…