Among those dropping out was debut novel finalist Rachel Eliza Griffiths, wife of former PEN president Salman Rushdie, according to the Associated Press. Of those withdrawing are also nine out of ...

Sir Salman Rushdie is to release his first novel since Victory City (Rachel Eliza Griffiths/Vintage/PA) Sir Salman Rushdie has announced he is to release his first novel in nearly three years ...

Sir Salman Rushdie is to release his first novel since Victory City (Rachel Eliza Griffiths/Vintage/PA) Sir Salman Rushdie has announced he is to release his first fiction book in nearly three ...