Yes, Tonight ‘Josephine’ — Sundance Leaves Utah on Many High Notes
From the searing power of Beth de Araújo’s drama to delirious comedies, midnight madness, and urgent documentaries, an era ended with emotion, invention, and unease.
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Salman Rushdie
A Dozen Books You Need to Know About for November 2025
In November’s big holiday bonanza: Atwood, Obama, Rushdie, and McCartney lead the charge
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The Cancellation of Salman Rushdie
A California college invited the ‘Satanic Verses’ author to speak at commencement. Then the trouble started.
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2024: The Year In Censorship
From the right and left, everyone’s trying to ban books and cancel author events
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BFG Podcast #149
‘Challengers,’ writers intimidate PEN America, and a new memoir from Salman Rushdie
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PEN America Takes the Coward’s Way Out
Literary organization has canceled its annual awards after nominees drop out to protest the Israel-Gaza war
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The Tale Salman Rushdie Lived To Tell
Riveting new memoir ‘Knife’ recalls horrific attack in August 2022 that nearly ended a famous author’s life
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Salman Rushdie Defends the Legacy of Gabriel García Márquez
Author comes out against publishing a posthumous novel
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The Persecution of Yang Hengjun: Where’s the Global Outrage?
Imprisoned Australian-Chinese writer’s health has taken a severe turn for the worse, but not many in the literary community seem to care
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Puffin Books Bowdlerizes Roald Dahl
The despicable, dystopian story behind a publisher’s use of “Inclusion Ambassadors” to transform beloved children’s novels
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Annie Ernaux Ascends
Nobel committee bestows its literary award on an introspective French author
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The Moral Courage of Salman Rushdie
The celebrity author fought for imperiled free speech, and now fights for his life
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