Trump election reframed TV version of The Handmaid’s Tale, says Atwood
Hugely successful adaptation of dystopian novel began airing three months after 2016 US presidential election
Vaseem Khan becomes first person of colour to chair Crime Writers’ Association
Khan, author of two crime series set in India, said he aimed to make the CWA ‘a home for all crime writers’
Bloomsbury reports sales surge as people buy books as ‘affordable diversion’
Harry Potter publisher says in challenging economic times books are seen as cheap form of entertainment
‘Mad and offensive’ texts shed light on the role played by minstrels in medieval society
The Heege Manuscript which ‘pokes fun at everyone, high and low’ is among the earliest evidence of the life and work of a real minstrel
Into the Night: A Year With the Police review – why the fight against crime needs more care
Matt Lloyd-Rose deserves credit for serving as a volunteer in the Met, but his findings suggest that current policing only deepens the conflict it seeks to end
Using psychedelics for depression is exciting area, says ex-vaccines chief
Kate Bingham, who chaired UK’s Covid vaccine taskforce, tells Hay festival she hopes mind-altering drugs could treat mental illness
Nobel literature prize fell into my life ‘like a bomb’, says Annie Ernaux
In conversation with Sally Rooney at Charleston festival author says award has hindered her ability to focus on writing
Rebecca F Kuang rejects idea authors should not write about other races
US novelist talks of ‘weird kind of identity politics in American publishing’ while at Hay festival
Elizabeth I heavily influenced by loss of mother Anne Boleyn at young age
Evidence that both women experienced stress and anxiety, with Elizabeth traumatised by mother’s death and issue of marriage
The Enormous Crocodile among latest Roald Dahl books to be adapted for stage
Roald Dahl Story Company announces new shows, including a large-scale circus and a reading of The Magic Finger
Rishi Sunak reveals his favourite Jilly Cooper novels on This Morning
PM tells ITV show he reads veteran author’s racy books for ‘escapism’
Look at what hedge funds really do – and tell me capitalism is about ‘rewarding risk’
‘Alternative asset managers’ are mainly focused on protecting themselves from losses – and they get tax breaks for it, too, says author Brett Christophers
True crime can be an unedifying business, so why am I drawn to writing about it?
When I started reporting on an infamous serial killer, I had to navigate my way through the genre’s ethical minefields, says author Francisco Garcia
‘It’s an opportunity to pull back the curtain’: the rock’n’roll novel is back – from a female perspective
Susanna Hoffs of the Bangles’ tale of a one-hit wonder is the latest in a new wave of music novels written by women
Martin Amis obituary
Writer whose acrobatic wit defied gravity and solemnity and who epitomised literary fame in an age of glitz and hype