US writer James Patterson retains his position as the most borrowed author from UK libraries.
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A bronze sculpture of a young ballet dancer by the French master Edgar Degas sells for a record £13.3m ($19.2m) at auction, in London.
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Wendy Cope, a favourite to succeed Andrew Motion as Poet Laureate, calls for the post to be abolished.
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A Turner landscape fetches £9.1m ($12.9m) in an auction at Sotheby’s in New York.
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Irish author Sebastian Barry wins the Costa Book of the Year Award for his novel The Secret Scripture.
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A new stage show in Dublin takes a look at David and Victoria Beckham’s relationship with a Shakespearian twist.
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Poet Jen Hadfield is named winner of the prestigious TS Eliot poetry prize with her second collection, Nigh-No-Place.
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Rowan Atkinson makes his stage return as Fagin
Author Sebastian Barry and 91-year-old Diana Athill are among five authors shortlisted for the Costa Book of the Year.
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Morris dancing could be “extinct” within 20 years because young people are too embarrassed to take part, a UK Morris association warns.
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