Arts Council England faces legal threat over magazine’s withdrawal of poet’s work
Publicly funded journal pulled poem citing writer’s ‘social media presence’, with solicitors alleging discrimination over gender-critical views
Send us your questions for Michael Rosen
As he turns 80 this year, we’re inviting fans of the author to ask him the questions they’ve always wanted to ask
They by Helle Helle review – a novel to make the reader slow down and take notice
Minimalist but never austere, this mother-daughter portrait from the Danish author finds its power in everyday detail
Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid: A Lonely Dragon Wants to Be Loved review – sword, sorcery and smartphones
Those not up to speed on the Miss Kobayashi manga may struggle with the full nuance of this dimension hopping anime, but the visuals are stunningly to look at
My sexual freedom odyssey: what ancient African wisdom can teach us about pleasure today
By speaking to women across the continent, I discovered how reclaiming pre-colonial rites and rituals can help us find joy in our bodies
The Last Kings of Hollywood by Paul Fischer review – the rise and reign of Spielberg, Lucas and Coppola
An epic account of how three demigod directors, in pursuit of indie freedom, redefined American film-making
‘What’s under my saucepans? Rage!’ Claire Foy, Andrew Garfield and cast on the set of The Magic Faraway Tree
The trippy film of Enid Blyton’s much loved novels has been 20 years in the making. We catch up with its adult and child stars – inside a giant cake as disco-dancing elves rollerskate past
Becoming George by Fiona Sampson review – the remarkable story of a cross-dressing 19th century novelist
A reappraisal of one of literature’s most sensational personalities, the author of more than 70 books
The Daffodil Days by Helen Bain review – virtuoso portrait of Ted Hughes and Sylvia Plath’s final year
Portraying the breakdown of the couple’s marriage through the eyes of the people around them, this deeply researched and utterly convincing debut is an astonishing achievement
Dan Simmons, author of Hyperion and The Terror, dies aged 77
Award-winning science fiction and horror writer died in Colorado on 21 February with family at his side
Should you overshare more?
We may cringe at influencers and friends who let it all hang out, but research shows that keeping quiet might be worse
Butter author Asako Yuzuki: ‘I’m very far from the ideal Japanese woman’
Butter, her novel about a female serial killer, was a global hit. As Asako Yuzuki’s second book is published in English, she talks about criticism at home – and why she’ll be writing darker stories in the future
The National Year of Reading celebrates the ‘joy’ of books. But let’s not forget they can also be deeply troubling, too
Encounters with great art can be absorbing, unsettling and even painful. How has this been tamed into ‘reading for pleasure’, asks Charlotte Higgins, the Guardian’s chief culture writer
‘Trump’s not enough. And he knows he’s not enough’: California governor Gavin Newsom on populism, ‘purity tests’ and whether he’ll run for the presidency
He’s the Democratic politician with movie-star looks and a picture-perfect family, dogged by accusations of being a smooth‑talking elitist. Can he really unite the American left and win the most powerful office in the world?
Dirty Business to Gisèle Pelicot’s memoir: the week in rave reviews
A damning fact-based drama about a UK water pollution scandal, and the French survivor of rape tells her harrowing story. Here’s the pick of the week’s culture, taken from the Guardian’s best-rated reviews