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» Dozens of writers are boycotting the Adelaide festival for booting Palestinian-Australian Dr. Randa Abdel-Fattah.

admin January 9, 2026 0 Comments

Nearly 50 authors, commentators, and academics have dropped out of this year’s Adelaide Festival in Australia after the Festival announced that they were canceling an appearance by Dr. Randa Abdel-Fattah over “cultural sensitivity” concerns. The Palestinian-Australian academic was involved in multiple events at 2023’s Adelaide Festival, but is no longer welcome this year. The Festival […]

» Author R.F. Kuang has dropped out of a UAE literary festival, citing the BDS boycott.

admin December 4, 2025 0 Comments

R.F. Kuang, the bestselling novelist behind Katabasis, Yellowface, and Babel, is taking a stand with the BDS movement. Citing a call from the organizers of the Palestinian BDS (or, Boycott, Divest, and Sanction) National Committee, the popular author withdrew from a slated appearance at the upcoming Emirates Airline Festival of Literature yesterday. Though she’d planned […]

A Read With Jenna Book Festival is Coming

admin April 25, 2025 0 Comments

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. A Read With Jenna Book Festival is Coming Jenna Bush Hager is taking her popular book club to […]