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Why is James Ellroy insisting that nothing interesting happened after May 1972?

Nothing after that date ‘vibrates my vindaloo,’ the anti-liberalist novelist told the Hay festival. Could it possibly be connected with his views on Trump?

James Ellroy says film adaptation of LA Confidential was ‘as deep as a tortilla’

Speaking at Hay festival, the American crime writer has few kind words for film-makers

Brexit too complicated for referendum, says Jared Diamond

Why did Britain not look to other countries for examples of best practice, asks expert

John Boyne hits back at critics of transgender novel

Author says it is the job of writers to put themselves into the minds of others

Prue Leith tells chefs: ditch the drizzles and forget the foams

TV cooking judge says gimmicks are getting in the way of good flavour and texture

James Bond still a strong ‘recruitment sergeant’ for MI6, says expert

Dr Rory Cormac tells Hay festival Bond still loved by MI6 despite bearing no resemblance to a real spy

Historian speaks of ‘constant trolling’ over Jack the Ripper book

Angry reaction to story of victims’ lives is extraordinary, says Hallie Rubenhold

Don’t kill moles, warns former catcher Marc Hamer at Hay festival

Author says that despite animals’ tendency to dig up lawns, they should be left alone

Police cuts could see rise in miscarriages of justice, says forensic expert

Angela Gallop says forensic testing has become commoditised due to austerity

Tulip Fever author Deborah Moggach recalls ‘nightmare’ movie adaptation

How Gordon Brown, Harvey Weinstein and a milkman ensured film was a ‘ghastly disaster’

‘I plugged my nebuliser into a riot van’: what is it like being disabled at a festival?

For people with disabilities, going to live shows can require military-grade planning. Eight enthusiasts explain the ups and downs of following the artists they love

‘Short of imagination’: Germaine Greer scorns Leonardo da Vinci’s art

The prolific author says the Mona Lisa looks ‘half-dead’ while speaking at Hay festival

Pat Barker says she distrusts publishers’ ‘fashionable’ efforts to boost diversity

Prize-winning author says she distrusts post-Brexit interest in regional and working-class voices

Outrages author Naomi Wolf stands by view of Victorian poet

At Hay festival, Wolf restated belief that John Addington Symonds was deeply affected by laws against homosexuality