Speaking of the conscious effort it takes to nurture literary talent, Joyce Carol Oates accepts the Jerusalem Prize on the opening of the 2019 Jerusalem International Book Forum.
Led by Nikla Shukla's contemporary story of young people trying to work out corruption in an inner city housing scam, the CrimeFest awards are announced in Bristol.
The second 'Bibliotopia' weekend at Switzerland's Jan Michalski Foundation features 14 authors and music in a consideration of freedom of expression and writers' roles in society.
