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Wes Streeting asks US expert Jonathan Haidt to address officials on social media ban for under-16s

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Palestinian writer threatens legal action against Australian politician for linking her to ‘Bondi atrocity’

The Palestinian-Australian author accused the premier of suggesting she was an ‘extreme terrorist sympathiser’

The Independent UK

Craig Silvey’s books pulled from WA and Victoria curriculums after child exploitation material charges

Sydney stage adaptation and new book put on hold after Runt and Jasper Jones author arrested

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Randa Abdel-Fattah threatens defamation action against South Australian premier Peter Malinauskas

Prominent Palestinian author’s removal from Adelaide writers’ week lineup led to unprecedented turmoil culminating in cancellation of festival

The Guardian - AU

Nero book awards: Benjamin Wood and Sarah Perry among prize winners

Wood wins the award for fiction for his ‘utterly immersive’ novel Seascraper while Perry picks up the nonfiction prize for her memoir Death of an Ordinary Man

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Sarah Ferguson Is "Seriously Worried" About "Maintaining Her Lifestyle" After Invites and Freebies "Have Stopped"

A source says that "lavish" gifts and free hotels have come to an end for the former duchess.

Marie Claire

Premier's compassion defence over writer's legal threat

A state premier facing a defamation threat has defended comments he made about an author who was controversially dumped from a leading writers' festival.

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The Winds of Winter Author George RR Martin Reveals Intense Moment an Editor Threatened to Drop Him

George RR Martin reveals the moment a publisher threatened to 'drop' him over delays.

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Candace Owens Slams Cardi B as a 'Victim' of Feminism in Heated New Book Chapter

Candace Owens slams Cardi B as a 'victim' of feminism in her new 2025 book, Make Him a Sandwich. Revisit the 2021 Grammys feud and the 'WAP' controversy.

International Business Times UK

Spanish author lambasts linguistic academy over social media influence

Arturo Pérez-Reverte says ‘an illiterate pundit, YouTuber or influencer’ has more impact than a literary prize winner

The Guardian - UK

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms showrunner says Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin has shared outlines for up to 12 novellas to inspire future seasons, "taking Dunk and Egg all the way through their life"

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms has enough material to continue for up to 12 seasons

Total Film

It Ends With Us author Colleen Hoover shares cancer diagnosis

The novelist told fans in a post on social media that she is undergoing radiotherapy

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - AU

An Australian writers’ festival cut a Palestinian author in the wake of a terror attack. Then it fell apart

Randa Abdel-Fattah, who is Palestinian Australian, has faced criticism for controversial comments on Israel, including alleging Zionists had ‘no claim or right to cultural safety’

The Independent UK

Adelaide Writers Week canceled as 180 speakers withdraw after the exclusion of a Palestinian writer

Organizers of Australia’s largest free literary festival have canceled the weeklong event after most writers withdrew over the removal of an Australian Palestinian writer

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Adelaide writers’ week cancelled; Rudd calls time as US ambassador a year early; and DiCaprio’s viral moment

The writers’ week director Louise Adler also quit in protest of the decision to disinvite Randa Abdel-Fattah

The Guardian - UK

The pulmonaut: how James Nestor turned breathing into a 3m copy bestseller

It is the most essential thing we do - yet many of us arguably breathe badly. The author of Breath explains how that can be changed

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The Guardian - AU

Heated Rivalry books sell out amid Australian fans’ infatuation with gay ice hockey TV show

Wild success of television series drives huge demand for Game Changers books, with Australian booksellers reporting significant customer orders

The Guardian - AU

Adelaide writers’ week 2026 cancelled as board apologises to Randa Abdel-Fattah for ‘how decision was represented’

Almost all remaining festival board members have resigned after backlash to decision to disinvite the Palestinian Australian author

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Festival canned after author's dumping sparks backlash

A leading writers' festival has collapsed under the weight of backlash over the dumping of a Palestinian-Australian novelist from its program.

The Guardian - AU

Louise Adler resigns as director of Adelaide writers’ week

Exclusive: Writing for Guardian Australia, Adler says she ‘cannot be party to silencing writers’ after Adelaide festival board cancelled Randa Abdel-Fattah’s invitation to appear

Marie Claire

Princess Kate's "Diary Is Already Filling Up" With 2026 Events, But Her "Old Pace" Is Still a Thing of the Past, Says Royal Expert

"The days of just powering through are done."

Marie Claire

Ex-Prince Andrew "Knows Where the Bodies Are Buried" and Is Allegedly Considering One "Potential Financial Lifeline," Royal Sources Claim

He might "expose private conversations and long-held secrets."

Evening Standard

Hamnet writer hails creative ‘family’ after Golden Globes success

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