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Salman Rushdie returns to the stage nine months after cheating death in knife attack

The author, who was left blind in one eye after a knife attack last August, surprised guests at the PEN America Literary Gala, and told them: 'It's nice to be back, as opposed to not being back, which was also a possibility'

Daily Mirror

Salman Rushdie makes emotional first in-person public appearance since stabbing

Author gave the event’s final speech as he accepted a special prize, the PEN Centenary Courage Award

The Independent UK

Daisy Jones & the Six is a blueprint for delicious holiday style

From denim shorts to floaty blouses, the breezy 70s-style outfits in this show are perfect for summer

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Salman Rushdie makes first public appearance since attack, praising ‘heroes’ who saved him

A surprise speaker at the Pen America gala, the author said ‘if it had not been for these people, I most certainly would not be standing here’

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Human brain ‘most fertile’ in later years: Ruskin Bond on why writers should not retire

The human brain, unlike the body, keeps "ticking away" and is at its "most fertile" in the later years, says popular author Ruskin Bond as he encourages writers in their 60s or early 70s to take leaf out of the books of legendary writers Agatha Christie and PG Wodehouse and…

The Times of India

Beatrix Potter’s Peter Rabbit story originated in African folktales, expert argues

The unacknowledged debt Potter owed to the Brer Rabbit stories told by enslaved Africans deserves to be recognised, says scholar

The Guardian - UK

Facing cancer? Here's when to consider experimental therapies, and when not to

It can be easy to get your hopes up about exciting new research or alternative approaches to cancer treatment. Here's an insider's guide for figuring out which ones are worth your time.

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Happy-Go-Lucky by David Sedaris review – a natural-born storyteller

The author’s family provides the focus for this funny essay collection told with impeccable comic timing

The Guardian - UK

You could be sitting on a fortune if you find these books in the attic

People may be sitting on a fortune if they have old classics hidden away in their attic after a collection of Jane Austen novels sold in the United States for vast sums

Daily Mirror

International Booker Prize 2023: our experts review the six shortlisted books

From a longlist of 12, six novels have been shortlisted for the 2023 International Booker Prize. Our academics review the finalists ahead of the announcement of the winner on May 23.

The Conversation

Spandau Ballet’s Martin Kemp has written a novel about a 1980s pop star

The musician and former EastEnders star’s debut novel is due out this winter.

The Independent UK

The Imposters by Tom Rachman review – novelists writ large

The story of Dora, an ageing writer, is told in observant fragments that form a ‘punishing self-portrait’

The Guardian - UK

Salman Rushdie accepts PEN America award in first appearance since stabbing

Salman Rushdie made an emotional and unexpected return to public life Thursday night, attending the annual gala of PEN America and giving the event’s final speech as he accepted a special prize, the PEN Centenary Courage Award, just nine months being after being stabbed repeatedly and hospitalized.

France 24

Salman Rushdie makes his first public appearance after a brutal attack in 2022

On August 12, 2022, the news of Booker-winner Salman Rushdie being brutally stabbed during an event at the Chautauqua Institute in New York shocked everyone. The attack was so severe that the author lost vision in one eye. And now, nine months after the brutal attack, Rushdie made his first…

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Martin Kemp to publish his debut novel later this year

The novel tells the story of a fallen 1980s pop star who has lost everything

The Independent UK

Salman Rushdie makes first in-person public appearance since stabbing

Salman Rushdie has made an emotional and unexpected return to public life, attending the annual gala of PEN America and giving the event’s final speech as he accepted a special prize, the PEN Centenary Courage Award

The Hindu

Balli Kaur Jaswal’s latest novel on the power dynamics of Singapore society

Balli Kaur Jaswal’s latest novel ‘Now You See Us’

The Independent UK

Utah kids' book author accused in husband's death changed life insurance policies, prosecutors say

Updated charging documents say a Utah woman who wrote a children’s book about grief after her husband’s death and was later arrested for killing him had made changes to her husband’s life insurance years before when she is accused of fatally poisoning him

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Bleak Expectations at the Criterion Theatre review: mediocre Dickens parody chunters along

To borrow one of the show’s parodic lines: please sir, could we have some less

Wales Online

GCSE students say 100-year 'error' in history exam question put them off

An exam board has apologised after pupils said the hundred-year difference was fundamental to understanding the question

Belfast Live

Harry Potter superfan who has model Hogwarts in her garden admits she's 'not as big a fan' anymore

Megan Mackin was so obsessed with the books as a child, her dad built the impressive structure at their home

Tribune News Service

This week's bestsellers from Publishers Weekly

Here are the bestsellers for the week that ended Saturday, May 13, compiled from data from independent and chain bookstores, book wholesalers and independent distributors nationwide, powered by Circana BookScan © 2023 Circana.

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South Korea has the lowest fertility rate in the world. Are the social issues impacting women to blame?

The South Korean government is offering cash incentives to boost its record low fertility rate. But these experts say it ignores the real issues.

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This week's bestselling books

The latest Nielsen BookScan New Zealand bestseller list, described by Steve Braunias

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Other lives: Writer who chronicled the lives of contemporary lesbians

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