Books

'Hell and back': mass rape survivor Gisele Pelicot recounts her ordeal in memoir

At Damascus book fair, Islamist titles and Kurdish culture echo big shifts

Washington Post publisher Will Lewis announces departure, following mass layoffs

History’s best-selling books: What the world’s most read titles reveal about humanity

Top Australia arts festival apologises for barring Palestinian writer

Top Australian writers' festival cancelled after Palestinian author barred

Erich von Daeniken, Swiss author who popularised ancient‑alien theories, dies at 90

Notable deaths of 2025

Sophie Kinsella, author of Shopaholic book series, dies aged 55

Sally Rooney says UK ban on Palestine Action could force her books off shelves

Factbox-Juan Carlos memoir chronicles chequered life of former Spanish king

Spain's exiled former king feels abandoned by son, according to memoir

Hungarian 'Master of the apocalypse' Krasznahorkai wins 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature