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'Don’t Steal This Book': Authors protest AI at London Book Fair with ‘empty’ bookThousands of authors feature in a new “empty” book titled “Don’t Steal This Book” – a protest over AI firms using creative professionals’ work wi […]

Fri, 16 May 2025 21:46:06 +0100

Rushdie attacker sentenced to 25 years in prison, BBC A New Jersey man who stabbed and partially blinded novelist Sir Salman Rushdie on a New York lecture stage was sentenced to 25 years in prison on […]

Wed, 22 Jan 2025 15:15:38 +0000

Joseph Kugelmass: We Can’t Save Neil Gaiman; And he doesn’t deserve it. Neil Gaiman has now been accused on record, by multiple women, of serious acts of sexual misconduct. Instead of creating the right conditions for a […]

Sun, 15 Oct 2023 07:00:00 +0100

Defunded theatre has lost its way, says writer Roger WilliamsWales’ national theatre has not produced enough engaging work and lost a meaningful connection with artists, a writer has said. National Theatre […]

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The Society of Authors demands transparency on publishers’ streaming deals with SpotifyThe Society of Authors was deeply concerned last week to learn from press reports that ‘all major book publishers’ have agreed new limited str […]

Wed, 11 Oct 2023 15:20:43 +0100

Author and playwright David Benedictus dies aged 85Author and playwright David Benedictus has died suddenly at the age of 85, his family has said. The writer was best known for novels including […]

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