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Before he was stabbed, the author said ‘a lot of people today live with similar threats’ to those made against him

Rushdie’s alleged attacker, Hadi Matar, was due in court to face attempted murder and assault charges.

The award-winning Zambia-born writer on her reading habits, being emboldened by Toni Morrison, and her belief that books aren’t about self-improvement, but engagement

New York police officials said in an update Saturday that the suspect, 24-year-old Hadi Matar, had been arrested on attempted murder and assault charges.

The prolific children's author may have captured the hearts of generations of children - but 'by today’s definition she was both racist and sexist' and publishers have made edits to her classic books

Salman Rushdie remained hospitalized Saturday after suffering serious injuries in a stabbing attack, which was met with shock and outrage from much of the world, along with tributes and praise for the award-winning author who for more than 30 years has faced death threats for his novel “The Satanic Verses.”

Response to Rowling’s message of support had read: ‘You are next’

“This is the very early stage of what will invariably be a protracted legal process,” DA says

Raymond Briggs is the latest in a long line of writers revealed to have had little interest in children

The Harry Potter author shared screenshots of the potential threat to Twitter.

Majority of public figures have chosen not to comment on attempt on Indian-born writer’s life