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10 of the world’s best book towns Book towns started with Hay-on-Wye; now there are communities around the world that celebrate the written word. In this extract from a new book, the author picks 10 to leaf through – and visit

Eyes turns (Middle) East | The Man Booker Prizes Thanks in part to the success of Ahmed Saadawi's Frankenstein in Baghdad, the International Prize for Arabic Fiction has become one to watch. Saadawi's tale of murder and monsters in US-occupied Iraq won the award in 2014 and (part of the prize is funding for an English translation) it has now been....