Refugee Week books: 15 reads that show migrant experience
Explore our recommended books for Refugee Week as the National Literacy Trusts showcases events and resources to promote understanding.
Baillie Gifford ends festival sponsorships over investments backlash
Baillie Gifford ends literary festival sponsorships amid calls to divest from fossil fuels and Israeli investments.
Edinburgh Literary Festival ends ties with Baillie Gifford
Fossil Free Books welcomed Edinburgh International Book Festival decision to drop Baillie Gifford over controversial investments.
Noreen Masud discusses ‘flat solidarity’ with Heritage Reads Book Club
Explore insights on trauma, healing, and solidarity from ‘A Flat Place’ author Noreen Masud at the Heritage Reads Book Club event.
Salman Rushdie criticised for Palestinian ‘Taliban-like’ state comments
Sir Salman Rushdie faces criticism for comments likening a potential Palestinian state to a “Taliban-like state.”
Literary coalition call on Baillie Gifford to cut ties with Israeli defence on Nakba anniversary
Fossil Free Books urges Baillie Gifford to divest from fossil fuels and companies linked to Israeli apartheid on Nakba anniversary.
Zadie Smith faces backlash for essay on Gaza campus protests
Explore the controversy surrounding an essay by Zadie Smith on Palestine and campus protests in the New Yorker.
EGM vote at SoA rejects ceasefire call but backs fossil fuel divestment
Historic vote in EGM by Society of Authors (SoA) rejects Gaza ceasefire while calling for fossil fuel divestment, amid criticism.
PEN America cancels Literary Awards ceremony over Gaza response
PEN America has announced the cancellation of its 2024 Literary Awards ceremony originally set for April 29 at Town Hall, New York City, although some awards will still be conferred. This decision comes after intense scrutiny of the organisation’s handling of the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, highlighted by the withdrawal of 28 authors from this […]
PEN America faces policy rethink as authors refuse awards over Gaza
PEN America to reevaluate its mission amid authors withdrawing from awards and demands for leadership change over Gaza stance.