Rushdie: 'I was lied to over assassination plot'

Salman Rushdie has expressed his "outrage" following a report in The Hindu that... Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'

[ The Bookseller | 2012-01-23 00:00:00 UTC ]

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Booker Prize longlist includes Margaret Atwood, Salman Rushdie, Valeria Luiselli

The Booker Prize Foundation revealed the longlist for its literary award Tuesday, with Margaret Atwood, Salman Rushdie, Valeria Luiselli and Jeanette Winterson among the nominees. Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2019-07-24 19:43:58 UTC ]
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Story not over for gifted editor and publisher Elisabeth Calder

The first book she published was Salman Rushdie's first novel Grimus, now Elisabeth Calder will be honoured for her work. Continue reading at Stuff

[ Stuff | 2019-04-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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What will you be reading next year? London book fair's star attractions

Salman Rushdie’s take on Don Quixote, Elton John’s memoirs and a study of criminals in Broadmoor – a selection of the biggest and most interesting books announced at the fairQuichotte by Salman Rushdie (August 2019)Inspired by Don Quixote, this novel following the adventures of an ageing... Continue reading at The Guardian

[ The Guardian | 2019-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Download: Friday’s Frankfurt Book Fair 2017 Show Daily

Dan Brown, Salman Rushdie, Mathias Énard: VIP writers and publishers made steady appearances at the Frankfurt Book Fair 2017 amid discussions of books and world affairs. The post Download: Friday’s Frankfurt Book Fair 2017 Show Daily appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2017-10-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rushdie, Hollinghurst, Waters headline Cheltenham Literature Festival

Roddy Doyle, Ian Rankin and Salman Rushdie are some of the authors revealed on the line-up at the Times and the Sunday Times Cheltenham Literature Festival. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Meet the Editor: Erroll McDonald

McDonald talks about his 40 years at Random House, where he's edited Toni Morrison, Salman Rushdie, Nicolas Sarkozy, and others. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2017-07-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Manuscripts by Jacobson, Horowitz and Crace in LBF briefcases

Manuscripts from Howard Jacobson, Salman Rushdie, Anthony Horowitz and Chimamanda Adichie are among those agents are taking to London Book Fair (LBF). Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2017-03-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rushdie bringing out novel on contemporary America

Salman Rushdie is publishing a new novel, The Golden House, with Vintage imprint Jonathan Cape in September. Continue reading at The Bookseller

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Rushdie urges Chinese authorities to release jailed writers

Salman Rushdie has put his name to an open letter, alongside J M Coetzee, Margaret Atwood and Neil Gaiman, calling on Chinese president Xi Jinping to reverse his state crackdown on dissidents. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-12-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rushdie and Greer to speak at Hay Festival

Simon Schama, Germaine Greer, Salman Rushdie and Caitlin Moran are just some of the writers and thinkers lined up to take part in this year’s Hay Festival, which takes place 25th May – 5th June. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Iranian media reportedly renew fatwa on Rushdie

Forty state-run Iranian media outlets have renewed the fatwa on Salman Rushdie, the Independent has reported, quoting Iranian news service the Fars News Agency. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2016-02-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Download: Wednesday’s Frankfurt Book Fair 2015 Show Daily

Read about Salman Rushdie, Iranian publishers, The Markets conference, the Rights Directors Meeting and more in our Frankfurt Book Fair show daily for Wednesday. The post Download: Wednesday’s Frankfurt Book Fair 2015 Show Daily appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2015-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Iran threatens boycott of FBF over Rushdie speech

Iran has threatened to boycott 2015's Frankfurt Book Fair taking place next week (14th-18th October), due to organisers’ selection of Salman Rushdie as a keynote speaker. Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rushdie to discuss freedom of expression at FBF

Salman Rushdie will discuss the significance of freedom of expression for authors and the book industry in his keynote address at the Frankfurt Book Fair this year. A spokesperson for the Frankfurt Book Fair said: “The publication of polemic literature and its consequences affect not just... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-09-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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This Week's Bestsellers: September 21, 2015

The first cookbook from the independent Paula Deen Ventures debuts at #8 on PW’s hardcover nonfiction list. Plus, the latest James Bond outing, Salman Rushdie’s new novel, and much more. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-09-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Atwood, Rushdie and Tóibín condemn Bangladesh blogger murders

More than 150 writers from around the world, including Margaret Atwood, Karl Ove Knausgaard, Yann Martel, Salman Rushdie and Colm Tóibín, have condemned the murders of three secular bloggers in Bangladesh this year.  The group, which also includes publishers and lawyers, has joined PEN... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-05-23 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Rushdie novel coming this autumn

A new novel by Salman Rushdie being published this autumn will blend “history, mythology, and a timeless love story to bring alive a world - our world – that has been plunged into an age of unreason”. Jonathan Cape will publish Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights in September, seven... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2015-01-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New Salman Rushdie Novel Coming in September

Random House has acquired 'Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights,' a new novel by Salman Rushdie, set to pub in September. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2015-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Rushdie awarded 2014 PEN/ Pinter Prize

Salman Rushdie has been awarded the 2014 PEN/Pinter Prize.   The award will be presented... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2014-06-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Salman Rushdie: The trouble with first person

Bestselling author Salman Rushdie shares his thoughts on writing, living in hiding, and the subjectivity of freedom. Continue reading at The Christian Science Monitor

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