Now playing Next Culture news Novelist wins top literary prize - then reveals she used ChatGPT Rie Kudan, the 17th winner of Japan's most prestigious literary award, the Akutagawa Prize, has admitted that she used ChatGPT to help write her novel. A deserving winner? 19/01/2024
Now playing Next Culture news BookTok: A reading revolution or "the end of the world"? #BookTok is one of the most popular trends on TikTok, but how is it changing the way people actually read? 18/01/2024
Now playing Next Culture news Jamaican poet Jason Allen-Paisant wins 2023 TS Eliot prize for poetry Jamaican poet Jason Allen-Paisant won the coveted T.S. Eliot Prize for his second collection of poems, ‘Self-Portrait As Othello,’ which reimagines Shakespeare’s hero in a modern landscape. 16/01/2024
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Now playing Next Culture news Who had the biggest impact on Culture in 2023? Here are Euronews Culture's People of the Year 2023 - the figures who impacted, influenced and defined a year in European and Global Culture. 31/12/2023
Now playing Next Culture news 2024 Preview: Next year's most anticipated books From campy horror to heritage cookbooks to a birdwatching guide by a beloved fiction writer, here’s what we’re most looking forward to reading next year. 25/12/2023
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Now playing Next Culture news LOTR fanfiction author loses copyright case to Tolkien estate & Amazon Author Demetrious Polychron accused Amazon and the Tolkien estate of copyright infringement of his Lord of the Rings-inspired book. His lawsuit backfired and now he owes $134,000 (€122,000). 20/12/2023
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Now playing Next Culture news Author who compared Gaza to Nazi ghettos awarded German literary prize Masha Gessen made controversial comments in an article published in the New Yorker, writing that Gaza is "like a Jewish ghetto in an Eastern European country occupied by Nazi Germany." 18/12/2023
Now playing Next Culture news A new Pope & Harry on the throne: Nostradamus' 2024 predictions Here are Nostradamus' 2024 predictions - and we’re not at all doomed and everything's peachy. (Brace yourselves.) 15/12/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Booker Prize 2024: Judges announced for Britain's top literary award As submissions open for next year's Booker Prize, the 2024 judging panel for the leading literary award in the English-speaking world has been announced. 14/12/2023
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Now playing Next Lifestyle ChatGPT turns one: The birthday threatening culture and creativity 2023 has seen some of the biggest breakthroughs in artificial intelligence. The readily available ChatGPT is leading the charge. A year after its launch, what has been its impact on culture and the creative world? And should artists be afraid? 30/11/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Dutch version of controversial royal book pulled over race row 'error' Names have been named in the Dutch version of Omid Scobie's controversial royal book - something which the original English version did not. 29/11/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Royal revelations: Omid Scobie's book ‘Endgame’ courts controversy Family turmoil, broken relationships, and whatever "the Cambridge way" means. Omid Scobie's book "Endgame: Inside the Royal Family and the Monarchy’s Fight for Survival" is out today and already creating a stir. 28/11/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Irish writer Paul Lynch wins Booker Prize with 'Prophet Song' The Booker Prize is one of Britain's most prestigious awards for fiction and Paul Lynch will receive around €50,000 for winning. 27/11/2023
Now playing Next Culture news How is a Peruvian poem denouncing violence against women in Italy? Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women – and a Peruvian poem has become an anthem in Italy. Here’s why. 25/11/2023
Now playing Next Culture news Why should games prioritise mechanics over graphics? Euronews Culture spoke to video game journalist Jordan Minor on his new book and why the industry is prioritising the wrong things. 18/11/2023