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Scottish author Iain Banks has been diagnosed with terminal cancer and has less than a year to live.

British author Sir Terry Pratchett almost died in the back seat of a New York taxi after collapsing from a heart condition earlier this month.

Author Hilary Mantel has won the prestigious Man Booker Prize for fiction for a second time.

Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling's debut adult novel is packed with foul language and graphic descriptions of sex, drug-taking and self-harm.

Author J.K. Rowling has given Harry Potter fans a glimmer of hope after hinting she is keen to pen a "director's cut" version of some of her best-selling books.

Christian Grey may have taken the world by storm in novel Fifty Shades of Grey, but a Belfast woman has found success with her spoof - Fifty Shades of Red, White and Blue.

A rare collection of letters from renowned writer CS Lewis that explore his creationist views has been unveiled at Queen's University.

Celebrated US playwright and author Gore Vidal has died aged 86.