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New York judge sides with Cuomo in dispute over book deal

A New York judge has ruled in favor of former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and against a state ethics commission that wanted him to give up $5 million he was paid to write a book

The Independent UK

Keller school officials order 41 books — including the Bible and an Anne Frank adaptation — off of library shelves

A new policy scraps community recommendations from last fall that some books that had been questioned should remain on shelves.

The Texas Tribune

Texas school staff told to pull Bible, Anne Frank adaptation from libraries

DALLAS — A day before students return to class, officials from the Keller Independent School District instructed campuses to pull any book that was challenged last year from library shelves.

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Taking responsibility: On Salman Rushdie attack in New York

Iran might not be directly involved in the attack on Rushdie, but it must revoke the fatwa

The Hindu

NZ's best young bookseller, 60

Happy birthday to a Wellington bookseller

Newsroom.co.nz

Penguin cuts off Meal Prep King cook after misogynistic rant

Cookbook fans ‘heartbroken’ after John Clark’s derogatory outburst on social media

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Salman Rushdie: democracy relies on the right to dissent

Editorial: No piece of writing deserves a death sentence or should be met with the threat of assault

The Guardian - UK

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His dark materials: the bush noir that grapples with mental health

A childhood spent ‘on the brink of self-destruction’ in regional NSW was the catalyst for James McKenzie Watson’s prize-winning thriller Denizen

The Guardian - AU

Nicholas Evans obituary

Author of The Horse Whisperer, the 1995 book that was turned into a popular film, starring and directed by Robert Redford

The Guardian - UK

Used Harry Potter book sells for £478 after bidding war

Many of us have old Harry Potter books lying around the house

Liverpool Echo

Operation Condor: why victims of the oppression that swept 1970s South America are still fighting for justice

Between 1976 and 1978, an extrajudicial campaign of violent repression was waged by South American dictatorships against political dissidents and exiles who spoke out against domestic repression and military rule.

The Conversation

‘More zeros than I’ve seen in my life’: the author who got a six-figure deal via ‘BookTok’

After she was dropped by her agent, Alex Aster turned to a books-obsessed corner of TikTok to gauge interest in her YA novel … and now it’s one of the most eagerly anticipated releases of the year

The Guardian - UK

ESPN's Stephen A Smith has memoir coming in January 2023

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The Independent UK

"Classified": Why Publish with a Conservative Press? And a Review and Podcast Update

A reader asked a reasonable question. You claim, he said, that your new book Classified: The Untold Story of Racial Classification in America, is a non-polemical, scholarly look at the modern history of racial classification in the United States. If so, why didn't you publish the book with an academic…

Reason

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Evening Standard

The 7 defining moments of Salman Rushdie’s life

As the author lies in hospital with life-changing injuries, Amy Francombe looks back at his controversial career and how he came to have a fatwa on his head

Wales Online

Top 35 must-see locations for book lovers - with Brontë sisters' home topping list

The literary list features sites made famous by both authors and by their works - from Shakespeare's birthplace, to Sherwood Forest from Robin Hood

Wales Online

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The Friday Book Club is a weekly newsletter giving you the latest book news and reviews

Chicago Tribune

Salman Rushdie and the defense of hate speech

“Professor, why should we allow hate speech?”

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The Guardian - US

The Queen of Technicolor: the famous life and tragic death of Maria Montez

A new book explores the career of the groundbreaking Dominican actor, who is now not well known, and her ability to play a system that made it hard for her

The Guardian - UK

The Draw of the Sea by Wyl Menmuir review – a personal homage to the coast

In his first non-fiction book, the novelist explores tales from his adoptive home of Cornwall and the place the sea plays in our collective consciousness

The Independent UK

Nick Drnaso: ‘Once a book comes back from the printer, it’s dead to me’

In 2018, Nick Drnaso’s ‘Sabrina’ became the first graphic novel to be nominated for the Booker Prize. As his latest work, ‘Acting Class’, is published, he talks to Nick Duerden about his former life working in a button factory, his experiences of abuse, what his stories are really about and…

The Independent UK

Sales of The Satanic Verses surge after Salman Rushdie stabbing

Author’s works are dominating Amazon’s bestseller lists days after his stabbing

Salon

Salman Rushdie and a history of offense

The celebrated author is currently recovering from serious injuries after an attack on his life

Zenger

Second Chance: Chauncey Taylor Won’t Let His Past Derail His Future

NEW ORLEANS — Chauncey Taylor played a part in his life’s destruction. His foundation wasn’t the best, but he had a nurturing mother who tried to raise her son not to become a statistic.

The Independent UK

Nicola Sturgeon and Louise Welsh send message to Rushdie from book festival

All guests at the event have been invited by organisers to begin their sessions with a sentence from one of Salman Rushdie’s works.

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