From Kendrick’s Pulitzer to Beychella: how the mainstream woke up to black excellence
This week the unparalleled contributions of black performers were finally recognised by the establishment. Why has it taken so long?
Man Booker festival: Peter Carey, Kazuo Ishiguro and Hilary Mantel among lineup
‘Once-in-a-lifetime’ gathering of winners in London in July will include rare joint appearance from mother-daughter honorees Anita and Kiran Desai
Fran Lebowitz: ‘You do not know anyone as stupid as Donald Trump’
She loves to talk, hates to fly and wants to make it clear she takes no responsibility for the state of US politics
Perth festival: Helen Garner and Kim Scott share their literary wisdom
When two of Australia’s most acclaimed authors spoke at writers’ week, Brigid Delaney was there. Here are some of the best parts of their talk
Profile review – Skyping-with-Isis thriller dials up the suspense
Timur Bekmambetov’s film about a journalist investigating women online being lured to Syria is silly but effective
A Hero for High Times by Ian Marchant review – the forgotten man at the heart of the counterculture
The stories of Bob Rowberry, the first person to sell acid to RD Laing, provide a perfect initiation to four decades of beats, hippies, punks and freaks
How to eat flowers without poisoning yourself
I spent a week adding a floral touch to my meals – but if you don’t know what you’re doing, swiping flowers from the meadow can be a risky business
Wildlife review – Carey Mulligan plays flirtatious under big skies in Paul Dano’s directorial debut
Mulligan is an unhappy wife and mother looking to break free in this adaptation of Richard Ford’s Montana-set novel
Colette review – Keira Knightley is on top form in exhilarating literary biopic
The life of Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette makes for fascinating drama in a nuanced and inspiring film with a luminous central performance
Juliet, Naked review – superb Rose Byrne can’t stop Hornby tale falling flat
Byrne is tremendous as the bored woman who connects with Ethan Hawke’s forgotten indie rocker, but is marooned in a poorly conceived film
The days of writers being part of the jet set are over. Except at Ubud
From the opening party at a royal palace in Bali, we caught a glimpse of the lives enjoyed by our glamorous forebears
The show goes on: Ubud writers festival to bring big names to Bali as Mount Agung rumbles
The festival could coincide with the most destructive volcano in decades but organisers have opted to keep calm and carry on
My comic book romance: why Gerard Way ditched emo for ink
The former frontman of My Chemical Romance discusses his love for comics and his own titles that he’ll be unveiling at New York Comic Con this week
Why are comic cons no longer about comics?
More and more of these events pay less and less attention to the form they are supposed to be about. Thank goodness for the Leeds event that lives up to the name
Mary Shelley review – sturdy literary biopic fails to resurrect spirit of author
Elle Fanning plays the Frankenstein author in a dutiful drama that’s adequately entertaining but indistinguishable from other similar films within the subgenre