Trump knew Covid was deadly but wanted to ‘play it down’, Woodward book says
US president gave Bob Woodward 18 interviews, forming basis of new book Rage, and said of virus: ‘This is deadly stuff’
Call me by my dead wife’s name: can Netflix persuade us we need another Rebecca?
You read the book, you know the drill. Will Armie Hammer and Lily James offer any surprises? You already know the answer
Publishing must make room for disabled authors – for its own good
Attention to diversity has yet to pay much heed to us, but we are the biggest minority in the world, so if space is cleared everyone stands to win
Ladies, don’t worry about Zoom face – the rapacious beauty industry is here to help
Botox has become a solution for ageing – even for leading feminists
Melania Trump taped making derogatory remarks about Donald and Ivanka – report
Stephanie Winston Wolkoff reportedly taped the first lady’s ‘harsh comments’ and plans to share them in a book, Melania & Me
Pete Hamill obituary
American journalist and author who wrote with hard-edged sentimentality about his native city of New York
‘Staycation’: should we remain in the country or just stay home?
The word of summer 2020 can be traced all the way back to a 1944 beer advert
Bob Woodward obtains letters between Trump and Kim Jong-un for new book Rage
Publisher announces details of successor to bestseller Fear, including North Korean leader describing bond out of a ‘fantasy film’
Winston Churchill waged war on paper over ‘fake news’ photo caption
Depicted as a warmonger, the future PM had a very modern dislike of media criticism, reveals new book
Carl Bergstrom: ‘People are using data to bullshit’
The evolutionary biologist on data manipulation, fake news, and the importance of using science as a lie detector
Steve Bannon hails Dominic Cummings and predicts lurch to right for No 10
Architect of Donald Trump’s presidential campaign reveals admiration for Boris Johnson’s aide in interview on dark politics
Toronto film festival announces line-up with Mark Wahlberg drama premiering
Halle Berry’s directorial debut also on programme but whether physical screenings will take place remains up in the air
Author loses spot in Top 10 after buying 400 copies of his own book
Mark Dawson’s purchase pushed his thriller The Cleaner up the Sunday Times chart, but the sales monitor Nielsen has now revised its figures
‘This show is just the start’: inside the BBC’s all-person-of-colour A Suitable Boy
It has 110 actors, is based on one of the longest books in English - and it’s the BBC’s first historical drama with no white characters. But some think the series doesn’t go far enough. We take a look behind the scenes
Mary-Kay Wilmers: ‘At Faber, TS Eliot was referred to as the GLP – Greatest Living Poet’
The editor of the London Review of Books on its enduring appeal, the late Jenny Diski, and why she’s not ready to hand over the reins in her 80s