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At a rally outside the New York Public Library, writers including Paul Auster and Gay Talese read passages from Salman Rushdie's work. His assailant has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder charges after being accused of stabbing Rushdie during a litera

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Paul Auster, Aasif Mandvi and others support Salman Rushdie with public readings

2:10pm August 19, 2022

by Elizabeth Blair

Writers Jeffrey Eugenides, Roya Hakakian, Kiran Desai, Tina Brown, Gay Talese and others gave live readings from the author's work as he recovered from a brutal attack.

Anne Frank's Diary: The Graphic Adaptation is one of more than 40 books being challenged in the Keller Independent School District.

The Bible is among dozens of books removed from this Texas school district

10:26pm August 18, 2022

by Wynne Davis

The books under review were previously challenged and placed back on shelves, but now the Keller Independent School District wants them to undergo another review with new criteria.

Defense attorney Nathaniel Barone (left) and Hadi Matar, who was charged with stabbing author Salman Rushdie, listen during an arraignment Thursday in the Chautauqua County Courthouse in Mayville, N.Y.

A judge denies bail for the man accused of trying to kill Salman Rushdie

4:51pm August 18, 2022

by The Associated Press

The Chautauqua County district attorney said that Hadi Matar stabbed the author a dozen times in the neck, stomach, chest, hand and right eye, before he could be stopped by shocked bystanders.

'The Butler' author Wil Haygood wins prestigious book award

1:57am August 17, 2022

by The Associated Press

The Dayton Literary Peace Prize was inspired by the 1995 Dayton Peace Accords that ended the war in Bosnia, and celebrates the power of literature to foster peace, social justice and understanding.

Novelist Salman Rushdie is on a ventilator after being stabbed at a speaking event

11:11am August 13, 2022

by Mandalit del Barco

Novelist Salman Rushdie suffered damage to his liver, nerves and an eye when he was attacked at a speaking event in western New York state Friday, according to his agent. He is on a ventilator.

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Mary Rodgers and Jesse Green, co-authors of Shy: The Alarmingly Outspoken Memoirs of Mary Rodgers

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Published 8 years after her death, Mary Rodgers' memoir is a true tell-all book

4:26pm August 11, 2022

by Jeff Lunden

Rodgers, the daughter of theatrical legend Richard Rogers, was a songwriter, children's book author and philanthropist. Her memoir, Shy: The Alarmingly Outspoken Memoirs of Mary Rodgers, is out now.

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Stephen King is set to testify for the government in books merger trial

5:33am August 02, 2022

by The Associated Press

The author of Carrie, The Shining and many other favorites, King has willingly — even eagerly — placed himself in opposition to Simon & Schuster, his longtime publisher.

Many of Megan Miranda's thrillers make nature — the deep woods or a steep trail — a central and often menacing character.

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How do you write a captivating thriller? This author found clues in the woods

8:34am July 31, 2022

by Elissa Nadworny

Megan Miranda's latest summer thriller, The Last to Vanish, is set in a small hiking town in North Carolina, where 7 people have disappeared in the woods. Were they all accidents or was it something more sinister?

Ottessa Moshfegh's new book, Lapvona, is her most gruesome and graphic work to date.

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Ottessa Moshfegh's year of death and internet clout

5:00am July 21, 2022

by Andrew Limbong

The My Year of Rest and Relaxation author on feeling used, becoming an internet symbol for detachment, and how her new book has lightened her load of dead bodies.

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Ada Limón named new U.S. poet laureate

10:45am July 12, 2022

by Meghan Collins Sullivan

Ada Limón was named as the nation's 24th poet laureate by the Library of Congress. She will take over from Joy Harjo, who has held the position since 2019.