Normal People delivers best week ever for BBC Three
Sally Rooney novel adaptation has received 16.2m iPlayer requests since 26 April launch
Colson Whitehead and This American Life among Pulitzer 2020 winners
Author wins fiction prize for The Nickel Boys while the first ever prize for audio reporting goes to an episode of the hit podcast
Becoming review – tantalising tour of Michelle Obama’s life
This carefully authorised documentary offers glimpses of a dazzling presence on America’s political stage
How Instagram changed our world
It started as a photosharing platform, but quickly became the most influential app of our generation. A new book reveals the struggles and eccentricities of the men behind Instagram
The Guardian view on Normal People: young love never looked better
Editorial: The television adaptation of Sally Rooney’s novel is a superb and timely reminder of the pains of adolescence
Nick Hornby: BBC should be ‘untouchable’ after coronavirus
High Fidelity author writes fierce defence of broadcaster, praising work to help audience ‘live through and understand a crisis’
Opportunity knocks: how lockdown is opening doors for new creative talent
Aspiring writers and directors now have a rare chance to impress producers and publishers with time on their hands
Circus of Books review – tender doc about family life and gay porn
An affectionate and absorbing documentary from film-maker Rachel Mason about her devout parents, who ran a famous adult bookstore in early-80s LA
Margaret Atwood: Covid-19 lockdown is not a dystopia
The Handmaid’s Tale author says ‘people may be making arrangements that aren’t too pleasant, but it’s not a deliberate totalitarianism’
Malcolm Turnbull: News Corp is like a political party with the Murdochs encouraging intolerance
In his new book the former Australian PM accuses the company of helping to run the country through deferential leaders like Tony Abbott
Margaret Atwood to showcase gothic puppet show for Mary Beard
Author will present her unique take on an Edgar Allan Poe tale on Beard’s BBC Two arts show
Our new lockdown game: judging famous people by their bookshelves
From the Duchess of Cambridge’s canonical classics to Jon Snow’s eclectic collection, social isolation has opened a window on celebrity libraries
The Marquess of Bath obituary
Eccentric aristocrat and chatelain of the Longleat safari park who was a favourite of newspaper gossip columns
Front Row at the Trump Show review: Jonathan Karl’s pre-pandemic warning
The ABC News White House correspondent first met the 45th president in tabloid New York. His book is a cautionary tale
Brought to book: Woody Allen’s memoir is the most damning indictment yet
The film director’s own words reveal him to be a scheming, sexist, creepy adventurer