Edinburgh book festival to quit New Town for art school
Festival cites Covid and costs of staging event heavily dependent on live audiences as reason for move
CPS will not prosecute UAE minister accused of sexually assaulting Briton
The Crown Prosecution Service says it will not pursue case of woman who says sheikh assaulted her while she was working for the Hay festival Abu Dhabi
Hay festival founder suspended after bullying allegations
Peter Florence, the director of the event since its inception, has been signed off pending the outcome of a grievance procedure
UK must be ‘brave’ and prosecute gulf royal accused of sexual assault, says top QC
Helena Kennedy says CPS must pursue case against UAE minister accused of assaulting British citizen Caitlin McNamara at Hay Abu Dhabi festival
Gulf royal accused of sexual assault must go, says Hay literature festival
Curator of Hay’s inaugural festival in Abu Dhabi has accused Sheikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan of sexual assault, which he denies
Talegate? Appledore beats Covid to keep book festival alive
Event organisers think outside the box to hold drive-in literary event in North Devon field
One Night in Miami review – a pivotal moment for black America
Regina King’s movie puts Malcolm X, Cassius Clay, Jim Brown and Sam Cooke in a hotel room together in 1964. The result is immensely watchable
Regina King makes history at Venice film festival with One Night in Miami
King’s directorial debut is the first film directed by an African-American woman to be selected in the festival’s history
Edinburgh international festival to hold more online events after 1m views
There were 26 specially staged opera, classical and ballet performances after the cancellation of live concerts
Notting Hill carnival may be cancelled – but it lives on in my heart
The music, the food, the feeling of community … It’s right that carnival has been called off due to Covid-19 – and it’s heartbreaking, too
Mieko Kawakami: ‘Women are no longer content to shut up’
Traditionalists in Japan hated her feminist novel, but Breasts and Eggs was a huge bestseller. The author talks about taking on male privilege, orientalist cliches … and Haruki Murakami
Fiction readers have made best leaders in Covid-19 crisis, says Val McDermid
Crime author argues ministers who read only political biographies are limited in vision
Is a woman my age allowed to be happy when the world is going to hell in a handbasket?
Helen Garner was once the queen of paying attention. Now in her 70s, she writes, the tools that she relied on are beginning to wear out
Edinburgh book festival sets up online signings as it adapts to pandemic
Fans will have chance to join one-to-one signings with writers such as Ian Rankin and Ali Smith
Toronto film festival announces line-up with Mark Wahlberg drama premiering
Halle Berry’s directorial debut also on programme but whether physical screenings will take place remains up in the air