Washington Post condemns Pompeo for ‘vile’ Khashoggi ‘falsehoods’
Fred Ryan says former secretary of state ‘outrageously misrepresents’ Post journalist murdered by Saudi Arabian regime
Will All Quiet on the Western Front really conquer all at the Baftas?
The German-language film has 14 nominations, and great resonance with the Ukraine war, but I suspect a good number of the gongs will go elsewhere
Paul Johnson obituary
Prolific journalist and historian who shifted allegiance from the left of Labour to become an ardent Thatcher supporter
The new Matilda musical film is traumatic for child abuse victims. Hollywood must be careful
Emma Thompson’s sadistic Agatha Trunchbull follows in the tradition of the Brothers Grimm, Stephen King and M3gan – but graphic scenes of abuse should not be seen as entertainment
Prince Harry book leaks let papers have their cake and eat it
Spanish bookshops and leak to the Guardian undo secrecy plans but won’t affect Spare’s sales, say industry experts
Prince Harry’s teasers trigger tsunami of outrage as the Windsors await his book
Will any of the royal family react publicly to the duke’s memoir? The betting would be on Prince William
Will the January 6 report bring a second Christmas for US publishers?
Major imprints are racing to sell the committee’s work to the reading public, with help from reporters, panel members, David Remnick and even a former speechwriter to Trump
Matt Hancock, hero of the pandemic? NHS staff would laugh if it weren’t a tragedy
In a new book, the former health secretary blames everyone but himself for Covid. It’s disgusting
Nick Fisher obituary
Writer and broadcaster who lent his fishing expertise to TV and radio shows and co-authored The River Cottage Fish Book
Lost city of Atlantis rises again to fuel a dangerous myth
Millions have watched Netflix hit Ancient Apocalypse, which is just the latest interpretation of an enduring tale. But in its appeal to ‘race science’ it’s more than merely controversial
Paramount scraps $2.2bn sale of Simon & Schuster publishing to Penguin
Penguin owner Bertelsmann will not appeal US judge’s ruling that merger would be illegal because it would hit authors’ pay
‘All you have to do is participate’: how the Shotgun Seamstress zine made space for Black punks
As the DIY publication is collected in a new anthology, creator Osa Atoe and the musicians she inspired reflect on its defiant positivity
Julie Powell obituary
Writer whose blog about cooking her way through the recipes of Julia Child became the Hollywood film Julie & Julia
How to Stand Up to a Dictator by Maria Ressa review – tales of a moral giant
With this important memoir cum manifesto, the Nobel peace prize-winning journalist who took on Facebook and the murderous Duterte regime in the Philippines exposes the abuse of power
Heartstopper author Alice Oseman: ‘If you don’t have sex and romance, you feel like you haven’t achieved’
The writer and illustrator on turning her ‘weird hobby’ into a bestselling YA series and Netflix hit, the importance of asexual representation and lessons from her fans on love bites