Downing Street condemned the targeting of the 56-year-old,while Police Scotland confirmed it was investigating the protest.
With each new flare-up of the culture wars in 2020 the prospect of us ever again having a civil conversation seemed to become more remote.
The Harry Potter author said she received"heartbreaking"letters following backlash from fans and film stars.
After a wild year,the Orwell prize-winning journalist could be forgiven for abandoning the keyboard for good. But she has no intention of staying silent.
Managers at publishing houses should stare down staff who object to the publication of controversial authors like Jordan Peterson because every'cancellation'has a chilling effect on intellectual discourse.
Warner Bros has cut loose Johnny Depp from a new blockbuster movie following a damning court judgment that found the actor had repeatedly assaulted his former wife.
Part lament and part celebration,the The Top 10 Most Challenged Books is a call to arms for book lovers,but it's also an electrocardiogram of our nation's troubled heart.
A WA bookstore owner who this week pulled copies of JK Rowling's Harry Potter series from his shop's shelves has described the reaction from some members of the public as"pretty disgusting".
The Millennials who grew up devouring her Harry Potter books are now largely those on social media trying to school the British novelist for her views on gender identity.
Opinions based on publicity material or second-hand description don’t account for the complexity of novels that run to hundreds of pages and tens of thousands of words.
The Harry Potter author's latest book features a cross-dressing serial killer,which critics have linked to her views on sex and gender.