UN Inequality Push: Economists including Joseph Stiglitz backed a UN panel on inequality, warning that extreme wealth concentration fuels political power grabs and social breakdown. Literary Festival Spotlight: Nicosia Book Fest returns with Spain as Guest Country of Honour, promising major Cervantes and Lorca tributes across a packed October programme. Publishing Meets Screen: Iberseries & Platino Industria in Madrid is pitching 16 literary works for audiovisual adaptation, linking Spanish-language publishing with streamers and production companies. Author News: Colm Tóibín’s new short-fiction collection, The News From Dublin, follows characters crossing sectarian, class and ideological gulfs. Film/Book Crossover: Netflix’s The Final Problem is based on Arturo Pérez-Reverte’s novel, set on a Mallorca island with a murder mystery. Cultural Controversy: John Banville pulled out of a Spanish festival after organisers dropped an Argentinian Jewish novelist amid pro-Palestinian pressure.