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Joanne Harris sees off vote to oust her from Society of Authors role

Novelist said ‘rationality has prevailed’ after resolution to unseat her as chair was comprehensively defeated

The Guardian - UK

Who are the beneficiaries of 'free speech'?

How is it that a man who has banned 83 million people from Twitter can freely use the platform to post his messages denigrating women and supporting the brutal attack on the writer Salman Rushdie? I'm referring to the leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, whose…

Bangkok Post

US sanctions Iran-based group that put bounty on Salman Rushdie

Treasury Department accuses the 15 Khordad Foundation of inciting violence by offering a bounty of more than $3m.

Al Jazeera

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US sanctions Iranian group that put up bounty on Sir Salman Rushdie

The U.S. is imposing financial penalties on an Iranian-based organization that raised money to target Sir Salman Rushdie, who was violently attacked in August at a literary event in New York.

Evening Standard

US Sanctions Iranian Group that Put Bounty on Rushdie’s Life

The US is imposing financial penalties on an Iranian-based organization that raised money to target British-American author Salman Rushdie, who was violently attacked in August at a literary event. The Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned the 15 Khordad Foundation, which issued a multimillion-dollar bounty for the killing of…

Asharq Al-Awsat

US sanctions Iranian foundation that funded bounty on Salman Rushdie

‘The United States condemns such incitement and the attack on Rushdie in the strongest terms as a blatant assault on freedom of speech and an act of terrorism’

The Independent UK

US sanctions Iranian group that put bounty on Rushdie's life

The U.S. is imposing financial penalties on an Iranian-based organization that put a bounty on the head of British-American author Salman Rushdie, who was violently attacked in August at a literary event

The Independent UK

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U.S. imposes sanctions on Iran-based foundation over Salman Rushdie bounty

The United States on Friday imposed sanctions on an Iranian foundation it accused of issuing a multi-million dollar bounty for the killing of novelist Salman Rushdie, who was attacked at an event in August.

Reuters

George Orwell’s classic works to be published on Substack

Down and Out in Paris and London will start the project and be delivered to subscribers in ‘coffee break’ segments

The Guardian - UK

Salman Rushdie has lost sight in one eye and the use of one hand, his agent says

Literary agent Andrew Wylie told newspaper El Pais that Rushdie suffered three serious wounds to his neck and 15 more wounds to his chest and torso after a stabbing attack in August.

WEKU

Monday briefing: How former PM’s decision became inevitable

In today’s newsletter: The reasons for the former prime minister’s dramatic exit from the race to succeed Liz Truss last night

The Guardian - UK

The Loop: Boris Johnson pulls out of UK leadership race, Pelosi says Trump won't show at hearing, and Russia's defence chief in 'dirty bomb' warning — as it happened

The news Australia is searching for, and all the news that happened while you snoozed: This is The Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning's stories as they happen.

ABC News

Salman Rushdie lost sight in one eye and use of hand after ‘brutal’ stabbing, says agent

Novelist was stabbed around 12 times on stage at Chautauqua Institution two months ago

The Independent UK

Report: Salman Rushdie Lives, but Loses Use of Eye and Hand

Salman Rushdie’s agent says the author has lost sight in one eye and the use of a hand as he recovers from an attack from a man who rushed the stage at an August literary event in western New York, according to a published report. Literary agent Andrew Wylie told…

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Daily Mirror

Salman Rushdie has lost sight in one eye and use of one hand after stabbing attack

The 75-year-old author, whose novel The Satanic Verses prompted calls for his death, was knifed in the neck and torso more than dozen times two months ago

Reuters

Salman Rushdie lost sight in one eye following attack, agent says

Salman Rushdie lost sight in one eye and the use of one hand following an attack on stage at a literary event in western New York in August, his agent said.

Evening Standard

Salman Rushdie has lost sight in one eye and use of hand after stabbing, says agent

Sir Salman was stabbed around 12 times on stage as he was due to deliver a lecture in New York in August

The Guardian - UK

Salman Rushdie has lost sight in one eye and use of one hand, says agent

Full extent of injuries from ‘brutal attack’ on Satanic Verses author in New York state in August revealed

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I self-censored work after Salman Rushdie attack, says Booker winner

Booker Prize winner Shehan Karunatilaka says he considers whether causing offence will “cost you more than you anticipated”

The Independent UK

Booker Prize winner: Attack on Salman Rushdie caused me to self-censor

Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka won the prize just over two months after Sir Salman was stabbed in New York.

Evening Standard

Nigella Lawson on the strangest dish she served to Salman Rushdie

She led tributes to Rushdie, who was hospitalised in August

The Guardian - UK

British Library to host Salman Rushdie celebration event

Writers including Hanif Kureishi, Monica Ali and Nigella Lawson will gather in London to share readings and reflections two months after the author was attacked on stage

Al Jazeera

French author Annie Ernaux wins 2022 Nobel Prize in literature

Ernaux is known for her novels drawing on personal experience of class and gender.

Reuters

France's Ernaux, who long scrutinised self, wins Nobel literature prize

French author Annie Ernaux won the 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday for "the courage and clinical acuity" in her largely autobiographical books examining personal memory and social inequality.

Bangkok Post

Annie Ernaux of France wins Nobel Literature prize

STOCKHOLM: French author Annie Ernaux has won the 2022 Nobel Prize in Literature “for the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory”, the Swedish Academy said on Thursday.

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