Michiko Kakutani: ‘It is more rewarding to debate than hit delete’
The venerated US critic talks about her new essay collection, the limits of cancel culture and her regard for Muhammad Ali
Graphic artist Art Spiegelman on Maus, politics and ‘drawing badly’
Forty years on from ‘the first masterpiece in comic-book history’, the Pulitzer-winning cartoonist talks fame, switching styles and why he doesn’t want to draw Trump
Olivette Otele: ‘Discussions of cancel culture are very middle class. Activists just survive and support each other’
The UK’s first black female history professor talks about slavery, Black Lives Matter and the long thread of resistance among Africans in Europe
Skepta, JME, Julie … are the Adenugas Britain’s most creative family?
They boast two MCs, a broadcaster and a graphic designer – and now their mum Ify’s memoir explains their secret
Bernard Cornwell: ‘I play merry hell with history, I admit it’
The bestselling historical novelist talks about being a descendant of his Last Kingdom character Uhtred, and returning to his beloved hero Sharpe
Picturebook legend Oliver Jeffers: ‘I’ve got my wife’s bite marks tattooed on my finger’
His beguiling, beautifully drawn children’s books have made him a bedtime colossus. Does the Belfast writer’s latest, which features one of his favourite tattoos, contain a dig at Trump?
Paul Jennings on the ‘painful’ process of writing about his life: ‘It’s been quite confronting’
In his thoughtful and unusual memoir, the beloved creator of Round the Twist and Unreal doesn’t shy away from the weird – or the personal
John Lydon: ‘Don’t become entrenched in one opinion and get stuck there for ever’
The former Sex Pistols frontman talks about looking after his wife, Nora, his support for Trump and Brexit, and why he can’t abide ‘moaners’
June Sarpong: ‘I don’t have the luxury of being mediocre’
June Sarpong was the youth TV presenter with the infectious laugh. Now she’s a renowned opinion maker and author with serious political clout. But, she tells Nosheen Iqbal, her real skill is being better at listening than talking
John Lanchester: ‘We should treat reading more like sex and drugs’
The bestselling author on his new short stories, catching Covid-19 and why children ought to read Tintin
Nigella Lawson: ‘I didn’t think I’d be a mended person, but I am’
She’s embraced a solo lockdown, and is back with a new book (and TV show) of pure comfort food. Has Nigella Lawson found happiness at last?
Sayaka Murata: ‘I acted how I thought a cute woman should act – it was horrible’
The author of Convenience Store Woman talks about working behind the counter, rejecting marriage and children, and her dark new tale of murder and cannibalism
‘Emperor has no clothes’: man who helped make Trump myth says facade has fallen
Tony Schwartz, who ghostwrote The Art of the Deal, says nothing is more important to the president than ‘being seen as very, very rich’ – but revelations about his finances have shattered that image
Jill Lepore: ‘When did we hand Google, Twitter and Facebook the reins?’
The historian talks big data, social media and the US election
‘That pressure of time’: Pete Buttigieg on writing books and trusting in America
As the US election looms, the former candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination says positive change could be round the corner