Allan Massie obituary
Acclaimed novelist and literary critic who was a staunch opponent of Scottish devolution
Neil Gaiman claims sexual assault allegations are result of ‘smear campaign’
Author says accusations ‘spread and amplified’ by people more interested in ‘outrage and getting clicks’
Shrinking potion: two-part Harry Potter and the Cursed Child to become single show in London
Olivier award-winning West End production will follow US example and be trimmed to make it ‘more accessible than ever before’
Ian McEwan calls for assisted dying rights to extend to dementia sufferers
The author, whose family has been impacted by dementia, says provision in living wills could clarify intentions when a person declines to the point they are ‘alive and dead all at once’
‘Keep slaying the dragon inside’: Simon Armitage pens poem for World Cancer Day
Poet laureate tackles ‘daunting’ commission from Yorkshire Cancer Research to mark charity’s centenary year
Bernardine Evaristo renews call to diversify school curriculum in England
Author says pace of change in GCSE English literature texts is too slow and tide is turning against inclusion
Waterstones boss defends government’s business rates shake-up
James Daunt is relaxed about bills and the higher living wage, and says bookselling is having ‘a nice time’
Scale of monarchy’s role in slave trade revealed in new book
Exclusive: Author of The Crown’s Silence tells how navy and monarchy protected slave trade for hundreds of years
‘It was a wipeout’: how a family came back from a wife and mother’s murder
When Stuart Green’s wife, an environmental rights lawyer, was shot dead in a car in front of her children in the Philippines, he found books on grief little help. So he wrote his own
Val McDermid was assigned ‘sensitivity reader’ to cut offensive language from old books
Author discusses changes made to Lindsay Gordon novels from 80s and 90s to prepare for their rerelease
‘I could never hope to equal it again’: Jeffrey Archer announces next novel will be his last
The 85-year-old bestselling author’s final novel, Adam and Eve, will be published in English in October
Karen Solie’s Wellwater wins TS Eliot poetry prize
Poet’s sixth collection explores the destruction of the natural world, with a perspective shaped by her upbringing in rural Canada
The Guardian view on Poems on the Underground at 40: public art to be proud of
Editorial: This simple idea has travelled around the world, bringing hope and inspiration to millions
£50,000 ‘reader-led’ writing prize launched
The award, run by Hachette UK and Libraro, aims to ‘sidestep the traditional barricades of the book industry’ and give readers a role in discovering new talent
Author Julian Barnes confirms new novel will be his last
Booker prize winner, 80, says he has reached point of having ‘played all my tunes’ after new book Departure(s)