7+ hour, 11+ min ago  (573+ words) Can a global pop star make people read more books? That's the bet the Southbank Centre is making for 2026, handing the opening weekend of its London Literature Festival to Dua Lipa. The festival, which runs from October 21 to November 1, lands…...

10+ hour, 41+ min ago  (492+ words) BABELL promises to transform Porto into a true "book city" with the presence of international and national literary giants from June 24 to 29. Who said books only look good on a bookshelf? In Porto, the power of words will "fly" from…...

1+ day, 23+ hour ago  (240+ words) Glamour South Africa Book Tok, a vibrant corner of Tik Tok dedicated to book lovers, has become a global phenomenon, and South Africa is turning its own powerful page in this story. On this digital platform, creators share book reviews,…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago  (297+ words) From April 10 to 19, the Literatura em Viagem festival promises a world of endless stories featuring major national and international writers. If you're a book lover anda fan of a world of endless stories, you don't have to wait until summer…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago  (323+ words) Nairobi will host Africa Forward Fest 2026 from'May 7'to 10 at Alliance Fran'aise Nairobi. The festival will feature publishers, writers, educators, performers, and readers from Africa and beyond. Organised by Alliance Fran'aise Nairobi in collaboration with e Kitabu, the festival puts Nairobi…...

5+ day, 18+ hour ago  (616+ words) Capitalfm. co. ke Book Bunk and Hay Festival Global are proud to announce the return of Nairobi Litfest alongside the launch of the literature festival's 2026 programme. The festival will take place from 8 " 10 May across three historic public libraries: Mc Millan…...

6+ day, 11+ hour ago  (425+ words) Growing up in the late 80s through the 90s, one never ran out of teenage to young adult literature books to read. Besides the foreign classic novels like Enid Blyton's "Famous Five' series, Charles Dickens "Oliver Twist' that one reads at home,…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (81+ words) Books Along the Teche is hosting it's 10th Annual Festival from Friday, April 10th to Sunday the 12th with beloved storyteller, Rick Bragg, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author of twelve books, including the bestsellers Ava's Man and All Over but the Shoutin…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (241+ words) The Okefenokee Heritage Center (OHC) of Waycross has already set the date for their next "We Love Literacy" book festival. Based upon feedback from local authors, vendors and festival goers, the second OHC book festival will take place Saturday, March…...

1+ week, 15+ hour ago  (119+ words) SMH. com. au April 2, 2026 " 12: 00pm Two hefty blokes were outside a venue at the recent Clunes Booktown Festival. "Whats this one about?" one asked. Hear Me Roar: Fearless Female Characters in Crime, said the volunteer. Coming in? "Nah," said the bloke,…...