Russian comics get sales boost after culture minister calls them ‘pathetic’
Vladimir Medinsky’s comments have sparked backlash from fans and boosted sales, according to one Russian publisher
Michael Morpurgo on fighting Brexit: ‘I’ve been spat at. It’s almost civil war’
The world’s getting nastier, says the writer, and Britain no longer cares. So he’s hitting back – with a Gulliver’s Travels update that targets Trump, Brexit and the refugee crisis
Jojo Moyes: government must tackle ‘shameful’ adult literacy levels
Bestselling author condemns lack of support for charity the Reading Agency, after saving a key scheme from closure
Vivian Gussin Paley obituary
Other lives: Inspirational figure in early years education
Hugh Brogan obituary
Leading historian of the US admired for his acclaimed biographies of Alexis de Tocqueville and Arthur Ransome
White professor investigated for quoting James Baldwin’s use of N-word
Laurie Sheck, who teaches at the New School, says inquiry followed a complaint that she had discussed Baldwin’s use of the slur
Ibram X Kendi on why not being racist is not enough
The historian on how he confronted his own racism and the lessons he learned along the way, the far right’s abuse of free speech, and why the rise of the Squad gives him hope
Don’t Believe a Word by David Shariatmadari review – the truth about language
A myth-busting account of how languages emerge, change, and influence the way we think
Carry Franklin obituary
Other lives: Artist and teacher, and the founder of Little Free Libraries in Leeds
Robert Young obituary
Other lives: Psychotherapist and author of books on Darwin and the history of ideas
Lady Chatterley’s legal case: how the book changed the meaning of obscene
Sixty years on from the obscenity trial of Penguin Books, Lady Chatterley’s Lover remains a symbol for freedom of expression
From everyteen to annoying: are today’s young readers turning on The Catcher in the Rye?
JD Salinger’s Holden Caulfield once seemed the universal voice of teenage angst, but now he’s too quaint for young people. Can we learn to love it again, asks Dana Czapnik
Sir Fergus Millar obituary
Classicist whose work transformed the study of ancient history
Bryan Magee obituary
Writer, philosopher and broadcaster who became an MP for Labour and the SDP
Jerome Ch’en obituary
Historian of modern China, cut off from his roots, who rued the rise of the military and the Communist conquest