The Second Western Military Court in Moscow has sentenced writer Boris Akunin (real name: Grigory Chkhartishvili) in absentia to 14 years in a high-security penal colony, a fine of 400,000 rubles, and a four-year ban on administering online content follow

Ukrainian writer and human rights advocate Victoria Amelina has been posthumously awarded the prestigious Orwell Prize in the Political Writing category for her book "Looking at Women Looking at War."

From March 11-13, London hosted one of the publishing world’s most prestigious events – the London Book Fair.