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Why Cher has waited until now to write her memoir

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Inside the abandoned city of ancient libraries

The African town of Chinguetti is home to a large collection of forgotten ancient books.

How paper is making a comeback

How paper is making a comeback

As the world goes digital, paper might seem increasingly obsolete – but it is anything but.

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In the digital age, the beautiful and ancient art of hand-binding books is under threat.

Elizabeth Day: 'I felt so understood in the pages'

Elizabeth Day: 'I felt so understood in the pages'

When Elizabeth Day had a miscarriage, it was the words in a book from 1936 that helped her through it.

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How reading can help us cope with death

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Michael Rosen: How poetry helped me to grieve

Michael Rosen: 'How poetry helped me to grieve'

When author Michael Rosen lost his son, he found inspiration to write again in a poem by Raymond Carver.

The fiction that helped Laura Freeman recover from anorexia

How a love of reading helped one woman recover from anorexia.

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Is this Italy’s smallest library?

One retired teacher is spreading the joy of books using his tiny mobile library.

The man who lives in a library with no rules

Nanie Guanlao turned his home into a library for his community in Manila.

The ancient books under lock and key

The ancient library where the books are under lock and key

Step inside the world’s largest surviving chained library.

Biblioburro: The amazing donkey libraries of Colombia

Biblioburro: The amazing donkey libraries of Colombia

One man and his loyal donkeys spreading the joy of books in Colombia.

The curious history of animal diplomacy

The 2,000-year-old history of animal gift giving

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Hew Locke on why art is important in a fractious world

The renowned British sculptor challenges viewers to pause, reflect, and question his art.

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Bosnia's 'war secret' that stopped Sarajevo from falling

BBC Travel presenter Rajan Datar explores a secret tunnel that protected citizens during the siege of Sarajevo.

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Nothing brings more freedom than filmmaking, Jia Zhang-Ke

Renowned Chinese filmmaker Jia Zhang-Ke reflects on how he sees cinema as a space for freedom and rebellion.

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How Anthony Mackie found out he was Captain America

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The former couple faces a lawsuit from a woman who worked for the couple in New Zealand.

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The items that vanished from the National Library of Scotland in the 1960s included poems and songs.

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Bill Gates: We've given away $100bn, but my children won't be poor when I'm gone

The Microsoft co-founder says he enjoys giving away his fortune and it won't leave his kids poor.

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