Author Malavika Kannan Is Being Hailed As a Voice of Gen Z. These Coming-of-Age Novels Shaped Her She shares the reading list that inspired her must-read collegiate novel, 'Unprecedented Times.' Marie Claire · Aug 18
Actors and musicians urge judge to drop ‘terror link’ in Palestine Action case ACTORS including Steve Coogan, Miriam Margolyes, and Zawe Ashton have signed a letter urging a senior judge not to sentence Palestine Action… The National (Scotland) · Jun 9
I Want You to Be Happy is the excruciating millennial novel everyone will be reading this summer BOOKS: Abandon your Monzo pots, ye who enter here! Jem Calder’s debut novel, about a millennial copywriter and a wannabe Gen Z poet, captures modern life at its most expensive, overwhelming and bleak – but the book is ultimately hopeful, he tells Jessie Thompson The Independent UK · May 24
Sally Rooney to publish book in Hebrew in deal with BDS-backed Israeli firm SALLY Rooney will release her latest novel in Hebrew after partnering with a small publisher backed by the Israeli boycott movement. The National (Scotland) · May 19
Sally Rooney to publish Hebrew translation of novel with BDS-compliant publisher Irish novelist will publish Intermezzo through November Books after rejecting translation offer from publisher with ties to Israeli military The Guardian - US · May 19
What Am I, a Deer? by Polly Barton review – shyness, obsession and the joy of karaoke The feverish interiority of a young woman abroad is captured with offbeat wit and disarming candour in the first novel from the translator of Butter The Guardian - UK · May 6
Famous names among 130 people defying Palestine Action ban ahead of crunch court hearing High-profile figures have backed grassroots campaigners in defying the ban Evening Standard · Apr 25
Greta Thunberg, Sally Rooney and Brian Eno defy Palestine Action ban in letter to judges Exclusive: Scholars, writers and artists risk arrest with message of support for proscribed group before next week’s appeal hearing The Guardian - UK · Apr 24
The novel that changed my mind – ten experts share a perspective‑shifting read Our beliefs aren’t fixed. They’re shaped, stretched and sometimes overturned by the ideas we encounter as we move through life. For many of us, novels are the moments where that shift happens. The Conversation · Mar 4
‘Immensely heartened’: Sally Rooney hails Palestine Action high court ruling as victory for UK civil liberties Exclusive: Irish author, who feared her books being withdrawn from UK, says proscription had been ‘extreme assault’ on rights and freedoms The Guardian - UK · Feb 21
Palestine Action co-founder wins High Court challenge but group remains banned Huda Ammori, Palestine Action’s co-founder, took legal action against the Home Office over the ban, which came into force last July. Evening Standard · Feb 13
Actor Éanna Hardwicke is stepping where many would fear to tread — into the boots of Roy Keane The Irish actor has played villains, starred in Normal People and loves stepping onto a stage. He chats to Vicky Jessop about his flourishing career Evening Standard · Jan 23
Thursday briefing: Thirty years of the Women’s prize for fiction – have male novelists been edged out? In today’s newsletter: As the literary award marks its 30th anniversary, the debate about whether it is relevant when women dominate bestsellers list has resurfaced The Guardian - UK · Jan 1
Sally Rooney warns that no new books will be published in UK as long as Palestine Action is banned Sally Rooney highlighted that it may become much more difficult for her to release new work, as well as continue selling existing books, in the UK, due to her continued support of the banned Palestine Action group. Euronews · Nov 28, 2025
The Guardian - AU · Nov 27, 2025 Morning Mail: Australians’ diet ‘to worsen’, Hong Kong fire death toll rises, the shocking legacy of face transplants Experts say federal food council will increase the influence of big producers
The Guardian - UK · Nov 27, 2025 Sally Rooney says she will be unable to publish books in UK while Palestine Action banned Author tells high court her public support for group means her books could disappear from UK stores altogether
Evening Standard · Nov 27, 2025 Rooney books may be pulled from UK sale due to Palestine Action ban, court told The Normal People author has given her support to the banned group, the High Court heard.
The Independent UK · Nov 27, 2025 Normal People author Sally Rooney claims she can’t publish new work in UK due to Palestine Action support The author has condemned the government’s decision to proscribe Palestine Action
The Independent UK · Nov 25, 2025 Men aren’t vanishing from fiction. The truth is more complicated IN FOCUS: As debates over the ‘disappearing’ young male novelist rumble on, some authors and critics push back against claims that fiction has closed its doors to men. Hannah Ewens learns that the real problem is less about publishing and more about a wider societal issue
The Guardian - UK · Nov 18, 2025 Sally Rooney says UK prisoners linked to Palestine Action face ‘shocking mistreatment’ Exclusive: author urges ministers to engage with those on hunger strike, who want better conditions, bail and lifting of ban
The Guardian - UK · Nov 14, 2025 The Guardian view on the Booker prize winner: putting masculinity back at the centre of literary fiction Editorial: David Szalay’s Flesh breaks from a decade of female-centred interiors and reopens a genre many thought closed to men
Marie Claire · Oct 9, 2025 What Books to Read, Based on Your Favorite Taylor Swift Era The "English Teacher" of pop loves a good literary reference.
The Guardian - AU · Sep 18, 2025 Morning Mail: single-parent poverty crisis, Trump rejoices at Kimmel suspension, Gout Gout bows out The Hilda survey shows almost one-third of single-parent households were in poverty; teenager’s Tokyo adventure ends with semi-final exit
The Independent UK · Sep 18, 2025 Why Sally Rooney could could face arrest if she enters the UK IN FULL
The Independent UK · Sep 18, 2025 Sally Rooney ‘can no longer safely enter UK’ due to support for Palestine Action The ‘Normal People’ author says she has been told she risks arrest if she sets foot on British soil