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Salman Rushdie says AI won’t threaten authors until it can make people laugh

Author tells Hay festival AI has no sense of humour but when it writes a funny book ‘we’re screwed’

The Guardian - UK

Sir Salman Rushdie ‘pleased’ by maximum sentence for attacker

The 77-year-old Booker Prize-winning author gave evidence during the trial around the 2022 attack in New York.

Evening Standard

Attacker who stabbed author Salman Rushdie sentenced to 25 years in prison

Lawyers for New Jersey man Hadi Matar said they planned to appeal the sentence, which was the maximum possible.

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Salman Rushdie Assailant Sentenced To 25 Years In Prison

An American-Lebanese man was sentenced to 25 years in prison on Friday for trying to kill novelist Salman Rushdie in a 2022 knife attack at a New York cultural center.

International Business Times

Man who stabbed Salman Rushdie sentenced to 25 years in prison

Hadi Matar was convicted of attempted murder for 2022 attack that left writer blind in his right eye

The Guardian - US

Salman Rushdie attacker sentenced to 25 years for frenzied stabbing at lecture that left author blind in one eye

A New York jury deliberated for less than two hours before convicting Hadi Matar of trying to kill the celebrated author

The Independent UK

Man who stabbed Salman Rushdie to be sentenced in New York

A jury found Hadi Matar guilty of attempted murder and assault in February

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Salman Rushdie Attacker Faces Sentencing

An American-Lebanese man will be sentenced on Friday for trying to kill novelist Salman Rushdie in a 2022 knife attack at a New York cultural center.

International Business Times

Man who stabbed author Salman Rushdie faces sentencing in New York

The New Jersey man convicted of stabbing author Salman Rushdie on a New York lecture stage in 2022 is scheduled to be sentenced

The Independent UK

Salman Rushdie pulls out as commencement speaker at California college over protest threats

Celebrated British-Indian author Salman Rushdie will no longer deliver the commencement address at Claremont McKenna College.

The Independent UK

Author Salman Rushdie joins Hay Festival line-up

The Indian-born British author will speak at the literary and arts festival in June to discuss his recent books, Knife and Victory City.

Evening Standard

Sentencing of attacker who stabbed Salman Rushdie adjourned

Hadi Matar, found guilty of attempted murder in 2022 attack that partially blinded author, to be sentenced 16 May

The Guardian - US

Knife by Salman Rushdie audiobook review – 27 seconds that changed everything

The author recalls the attack that almost killed him in an honest, terrifying and life-affirming memoir

The Guardian - UK

Robert Caro, Salman Rushdie and Sandra Cisneros honored by Authors Guild

Robert Caro, Salman Rushdie and Sandra Cisneros were honored Monday night at an Authors Guild dinner gala that celebrated the written word and its vital role in the preservation of democracy

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The week in TV: This City Is Ours; Love and Loss: The Pandemic 5 Years On; The Studio; The Change – review

Sean Bean plays a scouse drug lord in a superior gangland drama. Elsewhere, a poignant portrait of Covid’s aftermath, Seth Rogen’s Hollywood satire, and the return of Bridget Christie’s out-there menopause comedy

Euronews

Salman Rushdie announces first fiction work since near-fatal stabbing

'The Eleventh Hour', which comprises a trio of novellas and two stories, marks the author's return to fiction after an onstage assassination attempt in 2022 blinded him in one eye.

Evening Standard

Salman Rushdie to publish new fiction book later this year

The Eleventh Hour will be the Booker Prize winner’s first book since 2023’s Victory City.

The Independent UK

Salman Rushdie to tackle mortality in first fiction book written since knife attack

Book will mark author’s first fiction work after being stabbed on stage in 2022 – and will ‘explore themes and places that have been much on my mind’

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Salman Rushdie to publish new collection of stories, The Eleventh Hour

The first fiction the author has written since he was attacked in 2022 comprises three novellas and two shorter works set across India, England and the US

The Independent UK

Salman Rushdie's first book of fiction since his stabbing will be published in November

Salman Rushdie has a collection of novellas and short stories coming out this fall

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: Bridget Christie’s superb menopause comedy is back

The Change is funnier than ever, as Linda continues her journey of self-discovery. Plus: the gripping finale of Sky’s Mussolini drama. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

What Is Free Speech? The History of a Dangerous Idea by Fara Dabhoiwala review – a flawed polemic

In attempting to contextualise the murky evolution of freedom of expression, the British historian has instead given encouragement to authoritarians of all stripes

The Guardian - UK

Salman Rushdie out, Dan Brown in: why it’s time to detoxify our middle-class bookshelves

Drop the pretence: instead of parading a love of highbrow literature, just enjoy the books you want to read

International Business Times

Man Found Guilty Of Trying To Kill Salman Rushdie

An American-Lebanese man was found guilty by a jury Friday of attempting to kill novelist Salman Rushdie when storming a stage and repeatedly plunging a knife into the "Satanic Verses" author.

Evening Standard

Man found guilty of attempted murder of novelist Salman Rushdie

Rushdie was stabbed with a knife multiple times in the head and neck

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