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This article contains information about the literary events and publications of 2015.

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Events

Anniversaries

New books

The date in brackets after a title refers to U.S. publication unless otherwise stated.

Fiction

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Poetry

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Non-fiction

Films

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  44. ↑ "James Salter, America's 'most underrated underrated author', dies at 90". Telegraph.co.uk. 20 June 2015.
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  48. ↑ "Playwright Brian Friel dies aged 86". RTÉ News. 2 October 2015. Retrieved 2 October 2015.
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