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A judge has ruled that a commission created last year to enforce ethics rules for New York state’s employees and elected officials is unconstitutional because it is too independent

Errol Morris’s gentle interview allows the mesmeric writer to hold forth on how his relationship with dodgy dad Ronnie informed his life as a spy and novelist

Satish Chapparike's novel Ghandruk is multi-dimensional, exploring themes such as love, longing, infidelity, LGBTQ, geo-politics, corporate culture and family values. At a meet-the-author event, Chapparike discussed the dangers of the global military industrial complex and how it supports unending rule of despots. He argued that religion should preach equality, love…

Former ‘Pointless’ star Osman has since responded to ‘Vicar of Dibley’ actor’s claim

The poet has teamed up with Frantic Assembly to bring the novella, about a man who turns into an insect, to the stage. He explains why this story of family meltdown is all about modern life

Set in the England of the 1950s and 60s, this short but brilliant novel about life and thwarted love is nothing short of magical

Bettina Love believes decades of victimization, brutalization and belittlement of Black students by the US education system should be rectified with $2tn in reparations

The capital of New Zealand writing is set to be Rotorua, as host of the 2023 Māori Writers Festival

Few films have broken out like Cord Jefferson's “American Fiction” has at the Toronto International Film Festival."