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Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling vows to keep speaking out on trans issues in new essay

In an essay published on her website, J.K. Rowling vowed to keep voicing her opposition to “trans activism”.

New literary prize launched for books ‘written with AI’

The “Prix Pascal” initiative will reward works co-written with artificial intelligence.

Canadian publisher says novelist Thelyson Orelien used AI to write novel

Haitian-Canadian writer Thelyson Orelien is said by his publisher to have used artificial intelligence to help write his novel It Was Either That Or Die.

David McCloskey’s London Station pits American and British spy agencies against each other

Author David McCloskey with a baseball bat signed by stars from the Cleveland Indians, the same bat that one of his characters, Artemis Aphrodite Procter, keeps in her office.

British police assess Palestine Action post by national security adviser’s wife

Protesters take part in the National March for Palestine, organised by the Palestine Coalition in London, Britain, on Oct 10.

Irish author Sally Rooney says her novels will no longer be sold in Britain

Irish author Sally Rooney could no longer receive royalties from British sales because she pledged to donate book revenues to Palestine Action, which is banned in Britain.

Who wrote your book? ‘Human-authored’ book labels gain ground amid AI scandals

AI use in writing books was at the centre of heated discussions at the world’s biggest book industry fair in Frankfurt.

Anne Carson, poet and essayist who breaks literary boundaries, wins 2026 Nobel Prize

epa13289297 (FILE) Canadian poet and essayist Anne Carson performs her work 'Antigonick' at the Moderna Museet art gallery in Stockholm, Sweden, 08 May 2025 (issued 08 October 2026). The Swedish Academy announced on 08 October 2026 that Carson has been awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature for her poetry and translations of classical Greek texts. EPA/PONTUS LUNDAHL SWEDEN OUT

America’s National Book Foundation announces awards shortlist, will honour novelist Salman Rushdie

Author Salman Rushdie will be awarded the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters by the National Book Foundation on Nov 18.

Amitav Ghosh, Tan Twan Eng and Jim Rion headline Singapore Writers Festival

Yong Shu Hoong, festival director of the Singapore Writers Festival, at The Arts House on Sept 23.

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