Tens of thousands of protesters draw the Red Line for Gaza in Brussels
More about this topic
‘So it’s you. Here you are.’ Salman Rushdie on his reaction to attack
Salman Rushdie’s memoir “Knife,” about the attack that almost claimed his life, comes out on Tuesday. He described feeling death had finally come for him: “So it’s you. Here you are.”
Beloved British author Lynne Reid Banks dies aged 94
Beloved British author of children's book "The Indian in the Cupboard", Lynne Reid Banks has died.
Sally Rooney's new novel 'Intermezzo' is coming out in September
Sally Rooney returns with ‘Intermezzo’ a story of brothers and lovers, of familial and romantic intimacies, of relationships that don’t quite fit the conventional structures, according to her publisher.
Culture Re-View: Celebrating the best letters you've never read
28 November: Happy Letter Writing Day!
ADVERTISEMENT
A.S. Byatt: Author of award-winning novel ‘Possession’ dies aged 87
"She died peacefully at home surrounded by close family. A girl from Sheffield with a strong European sensibility, Antonia had a remarkable mind which produced a unique creative vision."
Salman Rushdie receives first-ever Lifetime Disturbing the Peace Award
Author Salman Rushdie: First, the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade. Now, the first-ever Lifetime Disturbing the Peace Award.
Renowned French film critic and historian Michel Ciment dies aged 85
Leading French film critic, writer and radio producer Michel Ciment has died aged 85. He was a regular columnist on the acclaimed cultural programme "Le Masque et la Plume".
AI’s threat to authors a hot topic at the Frankfurt Book Fair
Authors such as Salman Rushdie grappled with the potential threat to human writing posed by artificial intelligence (AI).
Salman Rushdie honoured with Peace Prize of the German Book Trade
Rushdie was honoured "for his resolve, his positive attitude to life and for the fact that he enriches the world with his pleasure in narrating.”
Wes Anderson + Roald Dahl = A match made in (Netflix) heaven
Ready yourselves for a very Wes Anderson autumn.
Pulitzer winner among authors suing ChatGPT over copyright claims
OpenAI has previously argued that copyrighted material scraped from the Internet to train its AI chatbot ChatGPT is fair use of content.
The best books of 2023... So far
How many have you read?
'A list to bring wonder': 2023 Booker Prize longlist announced
The 13 books on the list cover a wide range of themes, including moving personal dramas and tragi-comic family sagas, as well as the effects of climate change and the oppression of minorities.
Salman Rushdie awarded Peace Prize of the German Book Trade
Writer Salman Rushdie was awarded the Peace Prize of the German Book Trade on Monday and will accept the award in Frankfurt in October.
Cormac McCarthy, prize winning author of 'The Road' dies at 89
The celebrated American author Cormac McCarthy has died at his home in New Mexico. He was best known for the Pulitzer Prize winning post-apocalyptic novel, 'The Road' and 'No Country for Old Men'.
Salman Rushdie speaks out in first TV interview since attack
"Writers can outlast the thing that opposes them," said Salman Rushdie in his first television interview after the attack he suffered in August last year, which left him blind in one eye and also paralysed one of his hands.
Celebrated novelist Martin Amis dies aged 73
Amis’ works were rebellious, witty and daring and made him one of the most prominent writers of his generation.
Author Eva Baltasar talks lesbian love between a rock and a hard place
Eva Baltasar is a celebrated writer and poet in Spain, but next week could see her profile raised even higher if she wins the International Booker Prize, one of the literary world's most sought after awards.
Journalism summit celebrates life of investigative reporting hero
An event celebrating the best in investigative journalism is taking place today, in honour of the life of Sir Harry Evans, a journalist famous for uncovering the thalidomide scandal with the Sunday Times.
Death by cocktail: Bereavement author charged with husband’s murder
Utah author Kouri Richins, who wrote a children’s book on grieving after her husband’s sudden death, has been charged with his murder…