On Memoir by Blake Morrison review – lessons in life writing from a master
Don’t be fooled by the A-Z treatment – this thoroughgoing guide asks deep questions about the art of autobiography
My Year in Paris With Gertrude Stein by Deborah Levy review – wonderfully entertaining
Biography mingles with fiction as Levy explores the avant-garde writer through the story of three female friends in Paris
Tucker Carlson to launch publishing imprint with books by Russell Brand and Milo Yiannopoulos
Former Fox News host says publishing house Skyhorse ‘looking for books that nobody else will publish’
Ghost-Eye by Amitav Ghosh review – a climate-crisis novel let down by its prose
A reincarnation mystery drives this exploration of spiritual interconnectedness in a globalised world
Walking Shadow by Greg Doran review – Shakespeare’s healing power
After the death of his husband, Antony Sher, the former RSC director embarks on a quest to see every First Folio
No need for hard stares as Paddington: The Musical triumphs at Olivier awards
West End spectacular about beloved bear wins seven prizes, while Rachel Zegler, Rosamund Pike and Paapa Essiedu all recognised
Is AI the greatest art heist in history?
New technologies of reproduction are plundering the art world – and getting away with it
Too hot to handle? Why it’s time for straight male authors to rediscover sex
It’s a high-wire act and the risk of an embarrassing failure can weigh heavily – but that’s no reason to avoid writing about sex, argues Black Bag author Luke Kennard
‘We feel this incredible tension at all times’: what happened to small-town USA when extremists moved in
In his new book, Michael Edison Hayden captures the bitter saga between the founders of far-right publication VDare and the residents of a West Virginia town
From Peepo! to Middlemarch: 25 books to read before you turn 25
An unmissable book for every year of your early life – with recommendations from Jacqueline Wilson, Michael Rosen, Katherine Rundell and more
‘I got everything I dreamed of – when I had no ability to handle it’: Lena Dunham on toxic fame, broken friendships and her ‘lost decade’
Stardom came fast and hard for the wunderkind who created the hit HBO series Girls aged just 23. Now she’s written a tell-all memoir about why she was forced to retreat from the spotlight
The Guardian view on dystopias for our times: the American nightmare
Editorial: Margaret Atwood’s The Testaments and the Oscar-winning film One Battle After Another are grim parables of today. But they are not without hope
Brian Rotman obituary
Other lives: Mathematician, cultural theorist and playwright who taught in British and American universities
Jane Caro: ‘I’ve been bullied by the wittiest men in Australia’
The writer and social commentator on privilege, anxiety and how we have let down public education
Critics assemble! Here’s my list of the greatest superhero movies of all time
Creating a definitive hierarchy never fails to spark endless debate – but who doesn’t want to give it a shot? Don your capes and shields, and let the arguments begin…