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brutally stabbed at a literary event in New York on Friday.The 75-year-old celebrated author suffered wounds to stab wounds to his neck, stomach, eye, chest and thigh after being knifed as he prepared to give a talk at the Chautauqua Institution, and was airlifted to hospital where he was placed on a ventilator.He was finally able to breathe unassisted and ‘say a few words’ over the weekend, and his former partner Padma has now expressed her wish for ‘swift healing’.The 51-year-old wrote in a tweet on Saturday: ‘Relieved @salmanrushdie is pulling through after Friday’s nightmare.‘Worried and wordless, can finally exhale. Now hoping for swift healing.’Actress and model-turned-TV chef Padma was married to Sir Salman from 2004 until 2007.Relieved @SalmanRushdie is pulling through after Fridayâs nightmare.

alleged fiancée — Joycelyn Savage is set to release a tell-all book about her relationship with the troubled R&B star.In an email to The Post, Savage, 26, confirmed the book will be called “Love and Joy of Robert” and “should be published on Saturday.”“All I can say is that it is about Robert, the beginning of my life in Robert’s shadow, where things began to take off, and where they are currently going,” she wrote about the book’s contents. Savage would neither confirm nor deny to The Post that she and Kelly — whose full name is Robert Sylvester Kelly — are engaged.

The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together, published in February of 2021.Prior to the release of the book – which became a national phenomenon – this UC Berkeley Law School alum felt that there was more to say about the centuries-long problem that continues to plague the American people, and felt the need to expand further than her previous written format. It birthed The Sum of Us, an audio series that picks up where her book left off – and looks to answer the question – “is multiracial organizing possible in a country so divided?”McGhee spoke to ESSENCE about her new podcast, how she connected with Higher Ground, and how people can support the movement in more ways than one.“This is not an audio version of the book by any means,” McGhee spoke on how the two mediums differ.

Victoria Beckham has taken to Instagram to share the books she’s been loving, and it turns out that best-selling author Matt Haig is one of her favourites.RELATED: Cruz Beckham pays tribute to mum Victoria with sentimental outfitSHOP: 19 best books to read on holiday: Top reads for summer 2022The 48-year-old shared a snap of the Sunday Times Bestseller, How to Stop Time , as she reached out for more book recommendations with the caption: “I really enjoyed this book!! I just finished The Midnight Library too”.LOVE SHOPPING? Sign up to the HELLO! Edit newsletter How to Stop Time by Matt Haig, from £4.28, AmazonHow to Stop Time is a fantasy novel that follows the story of protagonist Tom Hazard, who looks like a normal 41-year-old but is hiding a secret - he’s been alive for centuries. A story about losing and finding yourself, the novel has been described as, “compelling and full of life’s questions.”MORE: Victoria Beckham's home gym at $24million Miami penthouse is so chicMatt Haig is the author of the worldwide phenomenon Reasons to Stay Alive, and the novel awarded for Readers Most Loved Book 2021, The Midnight Library, which is also on Victoria Beckham’s bookshelf.

posted the video on TikTok, told her 120,300 followers that the small leather-bound book dates back to the Victorian Era, the 63 year period from 1837 to 1901.In the now-viral clip, which has racked up more than 2.1 million views and nearly 404,000 likes as of Wednesday afternoon, Dryer writes: “Me, innocently buying an antique book off the internet — [and] finding multiple pieces of human hair from the 1800s inside.”According to Dyer, the hair was discovered in little envelopes bearing a person’s name, as well as a date.

summer reading lists are usually all about travel adventures, exploring cultures, and budding romances, we wanted to put some titles on your radar that could possibly help fuel the soul as well as you compile your list of books to read. Whether you’re a Gen Z-er who is just starting out on your journey of faith, or someone who has been a part of a church community for decades, the books written by the women Christian authors below include a little something for everyone.

Star Wars fans have been sent into a frenzy speculating the latest addition to the series has revealed iconic Star Wars character Obi-Wan Kenobi’s sexuality.The much-loved character, played by Sir Alec Guinness in the original films and Ewan McGregor in both the prequel trilogy and the Disney+ miniseries Obi-Wan Kenobi, is featured in the new spin-off novel Padawan, the latest addition to the Disney canon published on Tuesday.The young adult novel, written by author Kiersten White, revolves around a teen Obi-Wan attempting to prove himself while apprenticing under Jedi master Qui-Gon Jinn, played by Liam Neeson in the films.Social media users quickly highlighted one passage that appears to show the Jedi-in-training questioning his sexuality, with many concluding it confirms he is bisexual. In the passage, Obi-Wan is being quizzed by another male teenager, Casul, about romantic relationships.Obi-Wan doesn’t appear to have considered the option and awkwardly tries to change the subject. He then grows flustered as Casul propositions him if he is ever “curious”.The character says, “Not many choices around here.

“Weinstein Effect” is still lingering Monday, five years after mainstream reports of Harvey Weinstein’s dark sexual reign of terror first came to light.Author Ken Auletta’a bombshell new book, “Hollywood Ending: Harvey Weinstein and the Culture of Silence,” dives deep into the ugly truth of the disgraced film producer’s downfall. “[He] had some notion in his head that his body was attractive,” the author, 80, told Fox News, despite witness testimony that he smelled of feces, had genitals scarred to the point they “looked like a vagina” and a back full of “uncomfortable” blackheads.Still, “he really thought he was God’s gift, a Don Juan,” added Auletta, who spoke to multiple former Miramax film studio employees, Weinstein accusers and even his business partner brother, Bob Weinstein, for the exposé.In one chapter, the famed media critic for New Yorker magazine recounts how Jessica Mann — an ex-actress who claimed Weinstein, 70, raped her — testified on the stand that he smelled like “poop” and his private parts looked “deformed.”“I remember the district attorney passed around pictures [at his 2020 trial] … and the jurors barely looked at them.

Love Island star Amber Gill is soon to release her debut book, a romance novel through Mills & Boon, after thinking she’d left the chance to pursue her passion for reading and writing behind when she didn’t go to university.The 24-year-old, who won the 2019 series of the hit TV show, found herself wooed into embarking on her first writing project after the publishers recruited her to judge their Love to Write competition searching for new writers from underrepresented ethnic backgrounds.Speaking exclusively to Metro.co.uk, Amber explained how she went from judge to writer as she reflected on the importance of representation in the romance book sector – something which is often lacking.‘They knew obviously that I liked reading books but they didn’t realise how much I liked the writing side of things as well. So then the conversation started about having my own and I was like, “Are you sure? I don’t know!” And then I was just like, “You know what, I’d love to go for it.” Why not?‘When I was growing up, I felt like I wasn’t really represented.

following a prior remark on racism. Speaking to the UK’s Sunday Times this weekend, Patterson said that “white older male writers” aren’t getting hired for “writing gigs in film, theatre, TV or publishing” right now — claiming the phenomenon is “just another form of racism.”“What’s that all about? Can you get a job? Yes. Is it harder? Yes.

to the Sunday Times this weekend, the crime novelist said that “white older male writers” aren’t getting hired for “writing gigs in film, theatre, TV or publishing” right now — claiming the phenomenon is “just another form of racism.” “What’s that all about? Can you get a job? Yes. Is it harder? Yes. It’s even harder for older writers.

recent book bans in schools.The former “Reading Rainbow” host went off on the subject during Thursday’s episode of “The View.”Joy Behar prompted the impassioned response when she asked Burton, 65, about the recent bans, especially on books “about race, sexuality and basically American history.” He abruptly rebuked, “Bulls - - t.”“I’ll be absolutely candid and honest — it’s embarrassing that we are banning books in this country, in this culture, in this day and age,” the “Star Trek” actor continued. “We have this aversion in this country to knowing about our past. And anything that is unpleasant, we don’t want to do deal with.”“This is not going away.

Instagram bio states: “I read and start sh-t.” The first part of the influencer’s self-appointed descriptor is self-explanatory. But you may wonder how one can stir up trouble by reading. As Myles explains it, when Black people came to Bookstagram and Book Tok, where influencers read and discuss books on Instagram and Tik Tok, they disrupted the predominantly white image of reading solely as an act of leisure, complete with knit blankets and cozy sweaters.“Reading is an act of rebellion,” says Myles.

Mercury News.McCorquodale, who is the wife of former Democratic state Senator Dan McCorquodale, had earned a whopping $2.45 million in grants since 2009 by writing the aforementioned history book as well as grant applications. The executives awarded her the no-bid contracts as she was “uniquely qualified to do the work.”However, Santa Clara County investigators became suspicious of the star scribe after Mercury News claimed that a fifth of her 580-age opus — which was submitted two years late in January — was lifted nearly “word for word” from Wikipedia, the History Channel, Santa Clara County Parks and Recreation website, and even, somewhat ironically, the Mercury News.

N. Jamiyla Chisholm was two years old, her family joined a religious cult led by a man who called himself Imam Isa. Suddenly called by a new name, separated from her parents and forced to sleep on the floor with dozens of other girls each night, she learned Arabic and wondered why her mother didn’t protect her from abuse.

“The Lioness” (Doubleday), out now, struck. “I emerged from the theater into this cobalt blue sky, steaming heat. Ten minutes earlier I had been watching this movie. And I thought, ‘My God, I love Hollywood! Why have I never written a Hollywood novel?” he says.

“Madman in the Woods: Life Next Door to the Unabomber” (Diversion Books), out now. Kaczynski was an Illinois native with a 167 IQ who went to Harvard in 1958 — at just 16 years old. He earned a master’s degree and doctorate in mathematics at the University of Michigan before becoming, at 25, the youngest-ever professor at UC Berkeley. He made no waves on campus other than being somewhat unpopular with his students, who found him nervous and unapproachable. But by the end of the 1960s, Kaczynski was ready to leave it all behind.

Groundbreaking. “Anna: The Biography,” the recently released tome on Anna Wintour, 72, spills secrets of the Vogue editor-in-chief and notorious New York City powerhouse.

Actress, singer, author, teacher, and HIV activist Alexandra Billings has long been blazing trails. She became one of the first out trans actresses to play a trans role on television, in the 2005 TV prequel “Romy and Michele: In the Beginning.”

“I’m having the best time of my life,” Janelle Monáe says. “I’m in the most carefree, ‘I don’t have shit to prove’-phase that I’ve ever been in.” As a result, the queer pop star conceded during a recent Zoom interview with Metro Weekly she’s not sure when she will next release new music.Aside from the occasional single written for film — including “Turntables” from the 2020 documentary All In: The Fight for Democracy and “That’s Enough” from the 2019 remake of Disney’s The Lady and the Tramp — Monáe hasn’t put out new music since 2018.With each album, she “wanted to prove that I could be successful at being myself, being honest with myself as a human.

The Other Side of the Coin: The Queen, the Dresser and the Wardrobe,” is set to be released next month and dives into the pair’s friendship during quarantine.A press release from Kelly’s publishers Harper Collins explained that new chapters will discuss the “royal household’s isolation during lockdowns at Windsor Castle; Angela supporting the queen in new ways, such as cutting and setting her hair; the Duke of Edinburgh’s funeral; the first public engagements post-lockdown; and a look ahead at the Jubilee celebrations in June.”The 64-year-old adviser, who has been a part of the queen’s inner circle as her trusted aide since 2002, helps with the 95-year-old‘s dressings, oversees her expensive jewelry collection and acts as a personal assistant to the monarch.The queen made the move from Buckingham Palace to Windsor Castle during the coronavirus pandemic alongside her late husband Prince Philip — who died in April 2021 at 99 — and a small group of close staff, including Kelly. This period was known as the “HMS Bubble.”A four-day bank holiday will take place across the United Kingdom this summer to celebrate the queen’s historic 70 years on the throne.‘It tells the story of the royal bubble as well as the lengths Angela and the royal household went to, to ensure the safety of our monarch.’Kelly was given permission by the British Crown to write and release a memoir about her life as part of the royal household.