1+ week, 2+ day ago (262+ words) The Chess revival's book writer Danny Strong shares how he began his deep dive into Chess, what it looked like to rewrite the book and more." What went in to making the book to Chess 'work'? The Chess revival's book writer Danny Strong shares how he began his deep dive into Chess, and what it looked like to rewrite the book that famously never quite found its footing." Directed by"Michael Mayer, the new production features a book by"Danny Strong"and music by"Benny Andersson, Bj'rn Ulvaeus, and"Tim Rice. The show's passion, politics, and power in a high-stakes international competition where love and loyalty are on the line. The production stars Tony Award winner"Aaron Tveit"(Moulin Rouge!), Emmy Award nominee"Lea Michele"(Funny Girl), and"Nicholas Christopher"(Sweeney Todd), in a seductive showdown of love, loyalty, and…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago (246+ words) The Chess revival's book writer Danny Strong shares how he began his deep dive into Chess, what it looked like to rewrite the book and more." What went in to making the book to Chess 'work'? The Chess revival's book writer Danny Strong shares how he began his deep dive into Chess, and what it looked like to rewrite the book that famously never quite found its footing." Directed by"Michael Mayer, the new production features a book by"Danny Strong"and music by"Benny Andersson, Bj'rn Ulvaeus, and"Tim Rice. The show's passion, politics, and power in a high-stakes international competition where love and loyalty are on the line. The production stars Tony Award winner"Aaron Tveit"(Moulin Rouge!), Emmy Award nominee"Lea Michele"(Funny Girl), and"Nicholas Christopher"(Sweeney Todd), in a seductive showdown of love, loyalty, and…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago (876+ words) The Canadian author received the $100,000 award at a downtown Toronto event hosted by Rick Mercer." Souvankham Thammavongsa accepts her second Giller Prize for her novel "Pick a Colour." Souvankham Thammavongsa has won the 2025 Giller Prize for her novel "Pick a Colour, an intimate story that follows a boxer-turned-manicurist over the course of a single summer day at her nail salon." The Laotian-Canadian writer claimed the $100,000 prize for literary fiction on Monday night, at a gala ceremony hosted at the Park Hyatt Toronto."This is"Thammavongsa's second Giller and comes after she previously won the prize in 2020 for the novel "How to Pronounce Knife. She joins a small group of writers who have won the Giller twice, including Alice Munro and"Esi Edugyan. "Pick a Colour tells the story of Ning, a retired boxer who's known to the clients at her…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago (280+ words) ORLANDO, Fla. " I first read "Water for Elephants," the 2006 critically-acclaimed bestselling novel, this summer. " I had just finished "Four Winds" by Kristin Hannah and was looking for another highly recommended historical novel based in the Depression-era. "When I spotted this book sitting on my parents" shelf during our annual summer trip to Idaho, my husband reminded me that the musical was coming to the Dr. Phillips Center, and I just knew I had to open it up. " I overheard many people in the packed Walt Disney Theater expressing the same sentiment. While some people said they felt the show was a little slow at times, they were extremely impressed with "Silver Star" the horse, "Rosie" the elephant, the giraffe, orangutan and all the circus performances. Whether its a movie or a musical adaptation, it"s tough to compete with the…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago (400+ words) The author has won the experimental literary fiction prize for his "dizzying, encyclopaedic" fifth book, We Live Here Now CD Rose has won the 2025 Goldsmiths prize for his novel We Live Here Now, praised by judges as "hilarious and deeply haunting. The "10,000 award, now in its 13th year, honours "mould-breaking fiction. The winner was announced at a ceremony in central London on Wednesday evening. Born in Manchester and now based in Hebden Bridge, Rose is the author of four previous books. We Live Here Now is his first to be shortlisted for the Goldsmiths prize. Through a series of short stories, the novel looks at the after-effects of the disappearances of visitors to an art installation. Amy Sackville, judging chair and senior lecturer in creative writing at Goldsmiths, University of London, described the winning title as "a book about what art…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago (83+ words) In the first round of voting, the prize was awarded to Laurent Mauvignier, receiving votes from six jury members," Claudel stated during the traditional ceremony at Paris's Drouant restaurant broadcast by... French writer Laurent Mauvignier has been awarded France's prestigious Goncourt Prize for his novel La maison vide" (The Empty House"), Goncourt Academy President Philippe Claudel announced French writer Laurent Mauvignier has been awarded France's prestigious Goncourt Prize for his novel La maison vide" (The Empty House"), Goncourt Academy President Philippe Claudel announced....

3+ week, 4+ day ago (163+ words) The prize was awarded for his novel "La maison vide" ["The empty house" - TASS] - Russian Politics & Diplomacy Russian Politics & DiplomacyInto section "- Business & Economy Business & EconomyInto section " - Military & Defense Military & DefenseInto section " - Science & Space Science & SpaceInto section " - Society & Culture Society & CultureInto section " French writer Laurent Mauvignier awarded Goncourt Prize PARIS, November 4. /TASS/. French writer Laurent Mauvignier has been awarded France"s top literary honor, the Goncourt Prize, the President of the Goncourt Academy, Philippe Claudel, announced during a ceremony broadcast by the BFMTV channel. "In the first round of voting, the prize was awarded to Laurent Mauvignier for his novel "La maison vide" ["The empty house" - TASS], receiving votes from six jury members," Claudel stated. Mauvignier"s main competitor, Belgian writer Caroline Lamarche, received votes from four jury members for her novel "Le Bel Obscur" ("The Beautiful Obscurity"). The voting took…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago (227+ words) French writer Laurent Mauvignier has won the Goncourt for a family saga titled 'The Empty House' French writer Laurent Mauvignier on Tuesday won France's top literary award, the Goncourt, for a750-page family saga spanning more than a century. The jury only needed one round of voting to select the 58-year-old author for "La Maison Vide" ("The Empty House"), an opus inspired by stories about his father's family that he heard while growing up. "I'm overjoyed," Mauvignier said as he received the prize. It's "a huge reward because it's a book that comes from (my) childhood and spans several generations." Mauvignier had been vying for the Goncourt against fellow French writer and scriptwriter Emmanuel Carrere, Mauritian-French writer Nathacha Appanah, and Belgian author Caroline Lamarche. The prestigious Goncourt prize usually sparks book sales in the hundreds of thousands for the winning author....

4+ week, 1+ day ago (448+ words) Aberystwyth has been named Wales' first City of Literature by the United Nation's organisation, Unesco. The town will join over 50 cities worldwide including Barcelona, Dublin and Seattle that have been recognised for their contribution to literature. While Aberystwyth is not a city, the town and its wider county of Ceredigion have been chosen due to its "rich literary scene, universities and national literary institutions" as well as its "thriving bilingual cultural scene". First Minister Eluned Morgan described the announcement as "testament to the vibrancy of the literary scene, in both Welsh and English, throughout the county". The City of Literature designation also makes Aberystwyth the first Unesco Creative City in Wales. To be approved as a City of Literature, a place must meet a number of criteria set by Unesco including the quality, quantity and diversity of publishing in the…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago (448+ words) Aberystwyth has been named Wales' first City of Literature by the United Nation's organisation, Unesco. The town will join over 50 cities worldwide including Barcelona, Dublin and Seattle that have been recognised for their contribution to literature. While Aberystwyth is not a city, the town and its wider county of Ceredigion have been chosen due to its "rich literary scene, universities and national literary institutions" as well as its "thriving bilingual cultural scene". First Minister Eluned Morgan described the announcement as "testament to the vibrancy of the literary scene, in both Welsh and English, throughout the county". The City of Literature designation also makes Aberystwyth the first Unesco Creative City in Wales. To be approved as a City of Literature, a place must meet a number of criteria set by Unesco including the quality, quantity and diversity of publishing in the…...