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Salman Rushdie joins backlash against Barbican over arts chief’s exit

The author is among dozens of signatories urging the Barbican to explain the removal of its Director for Arts, Devyani Saltzman, warning the decision raises serious questions about its commitment to diverse leadership

Evening Standard

Salman Rushdie among 170 figures to sign open letter over Barbican arts lead departure

Exit of Devyani Saltzman, described as Barbican’s ‘driving force’, announced a few weeks after arrival of new CEO

The Guardian - UK

This Week in History: The Soviet ‘seductive bear’, Amazon’s Chernobyl, and the fall of a golfing icon

Explore how major events between 16 and 22 February were captured on The Independent’s front pages

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This Week in History: From the liberation of Nelson Mandela to East Germany’s final gasp

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Tariq Ali claims BFI has frozen him out of multicultural TV season

Editor of groundbreaking Channel 4 show says he was shocked not to be invited to participate in new season

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This Week in History: From revolution in the Middle East to an exploding star in a galaxy far, far away

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‘Don’t google the Beckhams!’: How to read more, according to Britain’s top authors

NATIONAL YEAR OF READING 2026: A drastic drop in reading for pleasure has prompted a national campaign to get Britain to fall back in love with books. Leading authors, including Helen Fielding, Salman Rushdie and Tom Fletcher, tell Annabel Nugent how to bring back your inner bookworm

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‘For the authoritarian, culture is the enemy’: Salman Rushdie talks recovery and resilience at Sundance

A new documentary explores the author’s physical and spiritual healing from the 2022 knife attack that almost killed him

The Guardian - US

Sundance 2026: the 10 films not to miss at this year’s festival

The first Sundance without founder Robert Redford and the last to take place in Park City, Utah, will see new films starring Natalie Portman, Ethan Hawke and Courtney Love

The Guardian - US

The pain, and joy, of Rachel Eliza Griffiths' writing journey

Rachel Eliza Griffiths is releasing her memoir, “The Flower Bearers,” after enduring profound personal tragedies

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The Flower Bearers by Rachel Eliza Griffiths review – a powerful portrait of loss and violence

The death of a friend and the attempted murder of her husband Salman Rushdie loom large in the poet’s moving memoir

The Guardian - UK

The epic novel runs amok in Omar Musa’s Fierceland

Omar Musa’s new book, Fierceland, ranges across five distinct geographies and covers a period of some 170 years. It is told from at least ten perspectives and encompasses prose, poetry and visual art. It is, in every way, an epic endeavour.

The Conversation

AI, Salman Rushdie and Elon Musk: the most anticipated documentaries of 2026

Major new films promise to reveal more about the lives of public figures, provocative topics and historical events

The Guardian - US

Charli xcx, Natalie Portman and Salman Rushdie lead 2026 Sundance lineup

The festival says goodbye to both founder Robert Redford and its longtime home of Park City, Utah, with a selection of provocative documentaries and starry new films

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Charlie Kirk’s death was ‘consequence of America’s terrifying gun culture,’ says Salman Rushdie

Salman Rushdie has said that the death of Charlie Kirk is a “consequence of America’s terrifying gun culture”.

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Salman Rushdie reveals unique origin of iconic song by close friend Lou Reed

‘It’s kind of extraordinary to be able to say that I was friends with Lou Reed’ says author who was obsessed with the musician as a student

Evening Standard

Salman Rushdie reveals Lou Reed told him famous song was intended for a musical

The British author was speaking on BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs.

The Guardian - UK

Memoirs, myths and Midnight’s Children: Salman Rushdie’s 10 best books – ranked!

As the author publishes a new story collection, we rate the work that made his name – from his dazzling Booker winner to an account of the 2022 attack that nearly killed him

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Salman Rushdie recognised with lifetime achievement award

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Salman Rushdie honoured with Dayton peace prize lifetime achievement award

Prestigious prize celebrates both literary merit and writers' commitment to promoting peace through their work

The Independent UK

Salman Rushdie's new book is his first fiction since a brutal attack. He tells us why

Salman Rushdie's new book, “The Eleventh Hour,” marks a creative reset for the author

The Conversation

In The Eleventh Hour, Salman Rushdie writes like he’s running out of time

Salman Rushdie’s new collection of short stories urgently recollects his literary legacy. It’s as though time is increasingly uncertain so the need to tell stories is great.

The Guardian - UK

First Thing: Top 10 US billionaires’ wealth grew by $698bn in past year

Oxfam says Trump policies risk driving inequality to new heights while noting Democrats have also exacerbated wealth gap. Plus, why Salman Rushdie’s therapist has called him a ‘badass’

The Guardian - US

Salman Rushdie says even he is surprised he doesn’t have PTSD symptoms after 2022 attack

Author was injured in multiple places and lost use of his right eye after assassination attempt during a lecture

Evening Standard

Salman Rushdie on death: funny and full of life

It’s ordinary death — the bloke with a scythe — that stalks these stories, not an assassin

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