Author Joanne Harris faces growing pressure to be axed from her position as Chair of the Society of authors after she was accused of mocking death threats to writers.
Radical feminist Julie Bindle, novelists Christina Dalcher, Anne Fine, Alex Marwood and Paula Byrne along with journalist Helen Joyce expressed deep disquiet in an open letter to the trade union.
Taking another swipe at trans activists, the Harry Potter author, 56, took to Twitter to heap praise on Allison Bailey and Sonia Appleby, as well Keira Bell. Above: Ms Rowling s tweet.