Most expensive Jane Austen novel sells for £375,000
Inscribed first edition of Emma to go on display in UK for first time at Chawton House, Hampshire
‘Countless lives damaged’: UK’s dark history of gay conversion practices
New book covers period from 1950s to 1970s, but its author highlights continuing lack of full ban
Tony Mitton obituary
Other lives: Prolific children’s poet and author who wrote the prize-winning verse narrative Wayland
Broken Yard: The Fall of the Metropolitan Police by Tom Harper review – the force’s annus horribilis
The investigative journalist examines key episodes from the Met’s recent history, with frank contributions from insiders, in a book that should be essential reading for the new commissioner
Trump asked May at debut meeting why Boris Johnson was not PM, book says
Former president reportedly asked indelicate question at White House in January 2017 when Johnson was foreign secretary
John McVicar obituary
Former armed robber dubbed ‘Public Enemy No 1’ by the press whose 1974 memoir was turned into a film
Meghan, Meghan, Camilla, and Meghan again: what to expect from this year’s royal books
The authors of all three titles due out soon are following the maxim that no one ever failed to sell books by writing disparagingly about the Duchess of Sussex
Hilary Mantel knew how corrosive deference to monarchy can be – and why we must resist
Let us mark this year of royal death and accession by challenging the notion that a man with a crown is more important than everyone else, says Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik
Maurice Glasman, architect of Blue Labour: ‘Labour needs to be itself again’
Ten years ago, political theorist Maurice Glasman was one of Labour’s brightest stars – until a fall from grace. Now, back with a new book, he talks about conservative socialism, backing Brexit – and why Keir Starmer must seize this moment
‘We’ve lost a genius’: authors and politicians pay tribute to Hilary Mantel
From JK Rowling to Nicola Sturgeon, world laments death of Booker prize-winning author
Hilary Mantel, celebrated author of Wolf Hall, dies aged 70
‘She saw and felt things us ordinary mortals missed,’ her agent says of Booker prize-winning author who died on Thursday
GCHQ publishes book of spies’ brainteasers for children
Agency also invites public to solve colouring-in puzzle as it seeks to engage next generation of agents
Philip Pullman calls for inquiry into writers’ trade union the Society of Authors
The writer, president of the SoA for nine years before he stood down in March, claims the organisation needs ‘investigation from outside’
‘I miss my hometown, my friend – and my mum’s delicious food’: the cookbook made by refugees
Far from their families in Afghanistan, Iran, Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea and Chad, the young authors of Cooked with Love have found a way to recreate their favourite meals – and share them with the world
Kamila Shamsie on the crisis in British politics: ‘What kind of democracy is this?’
Growing up in Pakistan, the novelist experienced the euphoria of free elections and the disillusionment when vested interests reasserted themselves. She reflects on the parallels with Westminster today