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Filippo Bernardini admits to stealing unpublished manuscripts from famous authors

In a bizarre case, an Italian man named Filippo Bernardini has admitted to stealing over 1,000 unpublished manuscripts majorly written by bestselling international authors, reported the BBC. And some of his targeted authors were literary giants like Ian McEwan and Margaret Atwood!

The Times of India · Jan 10, 2023

Italian man pleads guilty to book fraud scheme in US court

Filippo Bernardini allegedly targetted top authors like Margaret Atwood, as well as up-and-coming talent in publishing.

Al Jazeera · Jan 7, 2023

Laurie Hertzel: Fiction to look forward to in 2023

Top novels and story collections for the first quarter of the year.

Tribune News Service · Jan 4, 2023

The Handmaid's Tale season 6 guide: release date, cast, trailer, plot, and more

The sixth and final season has now come to an end

Total Film · Dec 7, 2022

‘Join the club’: Stephen King, Margaret Atwood and more reassure debut author after lonely book launch

Chelsea Banning tweeted about being ‘upset’ when only two friends showed up to her signing. Then some of the world’s biggest authors – and Flavor Flav – stepped in

The Guardian - AU · Dec 7, 2022

A new writer tweeted about a low book signing turnout, and famous authors commiserated

Novelists like Neil Gaiman, Margaret Atwood and Stephen King shared discouraging moments in their career after debut author Chelsea Banning tweeted that only two people came to her book signing.

WEKU · Dec 6, 2022

Debut author comforted by Margaret Atwood and Neil Gaiman after two people showed up to her book-signing

‘I have sat lonely at a signing table many times only to have someone approach… and ask me where the bathroom is,’ commented author Jodi Picoult

The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2022

Russia bans 100 Canadians - including Jim Carrey and Margaret Atwood

Russia’s Foreign Ministry has been adding people to the list of those banned from Russia in response to sanctions against the country by Canada

Wales Online · Nov 14, 2022

All tales must come to an end, including The Handmaid’s Tale … but wait, there’s more

While season five of The Handmaid's Tale may be over, there's a sixth and final season and a spin-off series in the works next year

The New Daily · Nov 10, 2022

Naomi Alderman novel 'The Future' scheduled for next fall

Novelist Naomi Alderman is a “what if” kind of writer, as in: What if women were endowed with the ability to electrocute others

The Independent UK · Oct 25, 2022