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The bitter drink of truth according to the prescription of Natalia Meshchaninova
ST. PETERSBURG. Session Publishing House has released a storybook by director and playwright Natalya Meshchaninova.
Gothic interior and rare tomes in the Book chapel
ST. PETERSBURG. An unusual library with rare books has opened in Pochtamtsky Lane.
Britain’s two best humorous books according to the jury Wodehouse prize
LONDON. Woodhouse Prize winners include a writer from Ireland and the daughter of Lord Rothschild.
The girl who broke the records of Joan Rowling herself
The first book of 24-year-old YouTube star, video blogger Zoe Sagg, “Girl Online”, sold over 80,000 copies in the first week and was recognized as the best-selling book of the year, thus defeating the personal record of famous writer Joan Rowling.
Balmont’s birthday in Choi will be celebrated with a poetry contest
SHUYA. In honor of the 148th birthday of the famous Silver Age poet Konstantin Balmont, a festival-competition for poets and readers will be held on June 14 in his hometown of Shuya, Ivanovo Region.
Writer Venedikt Erofeev’s birthday is marked with flowers at the memorial plaque
Today’s birthday of the Russian writer Venedikt Erofeev is not a round date, but in the early morning two burgundy cloves appeared at the memorial plaque located on the facade of the old building of the Vladimir Pedagogical Institute, where he studied for some time.
Children’s books with a psychotherapeutic effect
MOSCOW. Scooter Publishing House has released new books by Anne Fine, David Almond, Benjamin Ali, Daria Wardenburg.
Joan Rowling is preparing to release a new detective
A new exciting story from a series of books about detective Carmoran Strike will soon appear on the shelves of bookstores.
George Orwell: An Essay
“All the serious writings that I have written since 1936 are directly or indirectly directed against totalitarianism and for democratic socialism, as I understand it.” So said George Orwell in one of his most famous essays, "Why I Write", which describes his own path to writing - one of the most prolific of the twentieth century, as it turns out.
Diaries of the poet, artist and free man Pavel Zaltsman
MOSCOW. The diaries of Pavel Zaltsman are published.
Before the publication of long lists of famous literary awards, very few remained
MOSCOW. Literary awards began the long-distance race.
The long-awaited meeting of Goncharov’s novel with an English reader. It remains to translate "Cliff"
LONDON. Goncharov’s Ordinary Story has been translated into English.
The long-awaited translation into Russian of the autobiography of Alexander Granakh
ST. PETERSBURG. The autobiography of Alexander Granakh was first published in Russian.
Evgeny Yevtushenko at the Polytechnic Museum will read a new poem
MOSCOW. The audience, which will fill the hall of the Large audience of the Polytechnic Museum on December 27, will meet with Evgeny Yevtushenko.
The only detective A.P. Chekhov presented at an exhibition in Abakan
ABAKAN. A book-illustrated exhibition dedicated to the 155th anniversary of Anton Pavlovich Chekhov opened the other day in the National Library named after N.G. Domozhakova.