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87 days ago

Salman Rushdie set to testify in trial of man accused of trying to murder him

Author, 77, to take stand in trial of Hadi Matar, 27, after prosecution alleges suspect came close to killing him

Salman Rushdie is expected to take the stand in the trial of the man accused of attemp…

88 days ago

Tom Robbins, comic novelist of US counterculture, dies aged 92

Author of books including Even Cowgirls Get the Blues and Another Roadside Attraction, was known for his outlandish tales of sex, drugs and mysticism

Tom Robbins, whose novels read like a hit of liter…

3 months ago

Neil Gaiman: accuser files civil lawsuit alleging rape, sexual assault and human trafficking

Author’s former nanny accuses him of sexual assault and his estranged wife Amanda Palmer of ‘procuring’ her to be abused

A woman from New Zealand has filed a civil lawsuit against bestselling British …

Children facing a ‘happiness recession’ says laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce

Author will highlight the ‘enormous disadvantage’ handed to children without access to books, and call on government to improve early-years literacy

Children’s laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce is calling…

4 months ago

How Red Army tried to identify Hitler's body in his bunker by checking his SOCKS: Author reveals how Soviets bungled discovery of Fuhrers' corpse and sparked wild theories he escaped Berlin

For 79 years, the details surrounding Adolf Hitler's death have been the subject of intense speculation. Could a darned sock hold the key? A new book would suggest not.

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