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Author Sally Rooney seated on a panel in a file photo

Faber Pulls Sally Rooney’s Books From UK Supply Over Palestine Action

Faber has stopped supplying Sally Rooney's books to the UK, saying current law leaves it unable to pass her UK earnings on after she pledged her proceeds to Palestine Action. The statement

October 15, 2026

by Olivia Taylor

Lead image accompanying ABC News coverage of the Gosselin memoir dispute

Collin Gosselin’s Memoir Reopens Dispute Over His Childhood

Collin Gosselin’s new memoir alleges abuse, isolation and unanswered questions about his childhood treatment. Kate Gosselin has denied abuse; recent interviews and her public comments reveal competing accounts that remain unresolved.

October 15, 2026

by Internet Desk

Image from France 24’s report on Winnie-the-Pooh’s 100th anniversary

Winnie-the-Pooh Turns 100: First Book Marks Its Centenary

The first Winnie-the-Pooh book marks its 100th anniversary on October 14, 2026. Archive events and forest

Portrait of Zimbabwean writer Simbarashe Steyn Kundizeza, the 2026 Caine Prize winner

Caine Prize Opens Review of Winning Story After AI Allegations

The Caine Prize is reviewing allegations about Simbarashe Steyn Kundizeza’s winning story, The Blue Fighter. Organisers

Taslima Nasrin speaking at a podium at the Reason Rally in Washington DC in 2012

Taslima Nasrin: 32 Years of Exile and No Way Home

In 1993 clerics put a price on Taslima Nasrin's head; in 1994 the Bangladeshi state issued an arrest warrant, and it was for her. Thirty-two years later no government has let her

August 23, 2026

Books·Government and Politics·News

Kazi Nazrul Islam photographed around 1921, the year he wrote the poem Bidrohi

Kazi Nazrul Islam: The Rebel Poet, 50 Years On

Kazi Nazrul Islam spent 34 of his 77 years unable to speak or write, and 50 years after his death on 29 August 1976 he is the most fought-over voice in Bangladesh.

August 23, 2026

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Faber Pulls Sally Rooney’s Books From UK Supply Over Palestine Action

Collin Gosselin’s Memoir Reopens Dispute Over His Childhood

Winnie-the-Pooh Turns 100: First Book Marks Its Centenary

Caine Prize Opens Review of Winning Story After AI Allegations

Taslima Nasrin: 32 Years of Exile and No Way Home

Kazi Nazrul Islam: The Rebel Poet, 50 Years On

Radical Islam is being appreciated by Indian authorities too

Bangladesh; India’s Biggest Ally or China’s Dragon Nest?

Ahmadis in Bangladesh face fresh threat of persecution

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