Sir Salman Rushdie ‘pleased’ with attacker’s maximum sentence
Author Sir Salman Rushdie says he hopes the man who stabbed him "reflects upon his deeds" in jail.
Bookshop owner: ‘I feel like we’re bringing people together’
Vicki Shenkin Kerr says her independent bookshop is becoming a community space for events.
Booker Prize: David Szalay’s Flesh wins 2025 fiction award
Booker judges describe British-Hungarian author David Szalay's Flesh as "a very special book".
Having my novel published at 22 is insane, says Norfolk author
Grace Murray says she feels "lucky and grateful" to have taken part in the WriteNow scheme.
‘A wicked wife’: The truth about Tudor England’s ‘most hated woman’
Was 16th-Century aristocrat Jane Boleyn a treacherous, "sex-mad" spy – or was she a convenient scapegoat? A new historical thriller, Boleyn Traitor, explores her...
Judging Booker Prize is agony, says Sarah Jessica Parker
The Sex and the City star is one of the judges for this year's award and has revealed its shortlist.
Heated Rivalry author: I thought ice-hockey romance was too steamy for TV
Rachel Reid thought her books, about an illicit relationship between two star hockey players, were "unadaptable".
Crime author Denise Mina says book festival is like the ‘spine’ of her career
Crime writer Denise Mina has been a stalwart of Aye Write since it started in 2005, only missing three.
Julian Barnes: Author discusses his ‘final’ novel Departure(s), living with cancer, and the future of fiction
The award-winning author discusses his "final" novel, living with cancer, and the future of fiction.