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OPINION - From Hillary Clinton to Elton John and Arsène Wenger — the Hay Festival's idiosyncrasies have made it special

This week I step down from the Hay Festival, where for the past decade or so I’ve been a trustee, vice-president and chairman (or, alternatively, chief cook and bottle washer). I’ll be staying on in an advisory (and probably quite annoying) capacity, but operationally I’m done. Ten years is long…

Evening Standard

OPINION - Salman Rushdie is right — the Royal Society of Literature is in a terrible tangle

Sir Salman Rushdie has intervened in the kerfuffle about the Royal Society of Literature under the presidency of Bernardine Evaristo, author of Girl, Woman, Other. Irked by questions from some members about whether the organisation is doing its job, especially protecting the interests of writers, she declared in the Guardian…

Evening Standard

‘Radical moves’ at Royal Society of Literature prompt rebellion

Senior members of august institution fear being sidelined under new president Bernardine Evaristo

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Trial of Salman Rushdie’s attacker postponed because of author’s memoir

Rushdie’s book about the incident will be published in April, but the delay ‘will not change the ultimate outcome’ of the trial says district attorney

The Guardian - UK

The best non-fiction books to read in 2024

From candid memoirs to provocative essay collections, 2024’s forthcoming non-fiction is enticing. Jessie Thompson shares our guide to what you need on your reading pile

The Independent UK

Trial postponed for man charged with 2022 stabbing of author Salman Rushdie

The New Jersey man charged with stabbing author Salman Rushdie is allowed to seek material related to Rushdie’s upcoming memoir about the 2022 attack before standing trial

The Independent UK

Trial of Salman Rushdie’s alleged attacker faces potential delay over author’s memoir

Salman Rushdie was stabbed around 12 times at the Chautauqua Institution after a man rushed on stage

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Salman Rushdie memoir about stabbing could delay accused attacker’s trial

Judge says Hadi Matar, who pleaded not guilty to attempted murder charge after Rushdie was stabbed on stage in 2022, is entitled to see manuscript for trial preparation

The Guardian - UK

Trial of man charged with stabbing Salman Rushdie may be delayed until author's memoir is published

Salman Rushdie’s plans to publish a book about a 2022 attempt on his life may delay the trial of his alleged attacker, which is scheduled to begin next week

The Independent UK

Nonfiction to look out for in 2024

From Salman Rushdie’s account of the attempt on his life to Sathnam Sanghera’s thoughts on imperialism via the story of the Tory party’s decline, here are the big hitters coming your way next year

The Guardian - UK

Hanif Kureishi says ‘world seems much darker’ on anniversary of Boxing Day accident

Kureishi, 69, lost the use of his hands and legs after a devastating accident in Rome last year

The Independent UK

The seven best books of 2023 reviewed by our experts

We have covered a lot of new releases this year but these seven really impressed our experts. There’s a feminist retelling of a classic, a twist on the murder mystery from the greatest voice in horror and a giggle-inducing ride through the Middle Ages – not mention one of the…

The Conversation

Killing Eve ended with Villanelle’s death. This is why I’m bringing her back to life

When my transgressive heroine came to a sticky end on screen, many Killing Eve fans felt cheated. Now they can pick up her story again – this time for free

The Guardian - UK

2023 in books: Protests, bannings and the rise of AI helped shape the story of publishing

The publishing world made plenty of news in 2023, but not only because of the books themselves

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Salman Rushdie makes surprise public appearance for first-ever ‘Lifetime Disturbing the Peace Award’

‘I don’t feel at all mysterious. But it made life a little simple,’ Rushdie says about his mystery appearance

The Independent UK

Salman Rushdie receives first-ever Lifetime Disturbing the Peace Award

The latest honor for Salman Rushdie was a prize kept secret until minutes before he rose from his seat to accept it

The Guardian - US

Salman Rushdie receives award in rare appearance at New York event

Author, who was stabbed at a literary event last year, gets lifetime disturbing the peace award and standing ovation

Reason

Salman Rushdie: 'Literature Is Powerful, Writers Are Fragile'

"If we can't trust ourselves as a culture to accommodate ideas we don't like," the novelist said at the Library of Congress, "then our ideas lose their value as well, because they become authoritarian."

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The Guardian - UK

Days of The Jackal: how Andrew Wylie turned serious literature into big business

The long read: Andrew Wylie is agent to an extraordinary number of the planet’s biggest authors. His knack for making highbrow writers very rich helped to define a literary era – but is his reign now coming to an end?

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Families flee past tanks as Israel begins to storm Gaza City

Civilians given four-hour window to leave encircled capital but fears many are still trapped. Plus, Salman Rushdie on peace, Barbie and what freedom cost him

The Independent UK

Christopher Eccleston defends playing Fagin in Oliver Twist series as non-Jewish actor

‘Doctor Who’ star plays Dickens’s villain in CBBC spin-off show

The Guardian - UK

Salman Rushdie expected to testify at stabbing trial in January

Alleged attacker Hadi Matar pleaded not guilty to attempted murder, following incident in Chautauqua, New York, that left Rushdie blind in one eye

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Salman Rushdie: allow writers to create characters outside of their own experience

Booker prize-winning author said that if ‘only women can write about women and straight people about straight people’ then it signals the ‘death of art’

The Independent UK

Author Salman Rushdie calls for defense of freedom of expression as he receives German prize

Author Salman Rushdie called for the unconditional defense of freedom of expression as he received a prestigious German prize

The Independent UK

Machine Gun Kelly jumps to defend himself after fan rushes at him on stage

Rapper was invited to talk about ‘business in the digital age’ at the magazine’s annual event

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