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Spellow Community Hub and Library in Walton, Liverpool, has been closed since August.

The seminal novel follows seven generations of the Buendía family in an isolated town

EXCLUSIVE The Jodie Whittaker animated series returns for a Christmas special along with a charity single performed by singer Paloma Faith

I've long opposed Holocaust denial bans, partly because of the slippery slope / censorship envy problem: Unsurprisingly, such bans tend… The post French Court Finds Writer "Guilty of Denying the 1994 Rwandan Genocide" appeared first on Reason.com.

Writers have been coming out against companies that fund awards, with serious implications for the books industry

The Victorians are often credited with the invention of Christmas as we know it. That’s because the culture of Christmas was transformed during this period and expanded into a major holiday. It’s when several familiar Christmas staples emerged, such as decorated trees, cards and crackers.

Many of us assume that everything a musician sings emerges from some autobiographical impulse. Pop music lyrics in particular are often read literally by fans as transparent disclosures about the singer’s life.

An anti-insurance industry book that multiple reports believe to be linked to the killing of the UnitedHealthcare CEO has sold out of physical copies on Amazon.

The cryptic message found on the bullet casings at the scene of the Midtown murder could refer to the ‘the three D’s of insurance’ — deny, delay, and defend — which is also the title of a book critical of the insurance industry

Jay Feinman’s book that exposes ways insurance companies avoid paying claims hit No 2 on Amazon’s nonfiction list

In the early 1950s, William Burroughs – drug addict, homosexual and pioneering writer of what would come to be called the Beat generation – found himself in Mexico City. On the run after accidentally shooting his wife, Joan, during a drunken game of William Tell, Burroughs relished the freedom granted…