There’s a famous two-decade-old Paris Review interview with Haruki Murakami in which he, one of the world’s most celebrated ...

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Irish writers punch well above their weight when it comes to literary awards. The small country of just 5 million people has had four Nobel literature laureates and six Booker prize winners.  But now, ...

Tom Hanks is a man known to literally every family, who has become famous for his unrivaled acting in now-classic movies like ...

William Shakespeare is undeniably one of the most famous writers in human history. The 39 shows attributed to the “Bard of ...

These famous quotes, spoken by leaders, authors, philosophers, and other influential figures, have endured over time, passing ...

Welsh National Theatre is a new creative force for Welsh culture and Michael Sheen is one of the people behind it ...

I’ve recently heard some sharp comments from friends about male authors publishing books under female names. The pseudonyms are sometimes gender-neutral, but in genres dominated by women, readers ...

If you have always wanted to pick up a book, but don’t know where to start, what better way than to pick up a book by an ...

The full line-up for Harrogate’s Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival 2025 has been unveiled in central London to an ...

As a computer scientist, I would hope that human creativity is more than regurgitating what others have written.

Ekiss is the founder of Poet’s House, a writing studio located at Mariposa House for writers of all stripes. Ekiss recently sat down with The Daily to discuss the House.