Sarah White obituary
Anti-racism activist and co-founder of New Beacon Books, Britain’s first specialist black bookshop and publishing company
Moses Roper: the fugitive from slavery cast aside by British abolitionists
Historians argue Roper’s story could have helped end US slavery earlier but supporters turned on him
Sarah Vaughan: ‘Other writers ask if I’ve got a crystal ball. Actually, I just read the news’
As she publishes a thriller about a trolled MP, and Netflix adapts her bestseller Anatomy of a Scandal, the former journalist talks about power, privilege and her unnervingly prescient novels
Michael Crick: ‘I don’t think Farage is a racist… though he does pander to racists’
He’s quit TV after decades of dogged political reporting, written a rollicking biography of Nigel Farage – and, surprisingly, joined Mail+
I’ll fight to overturn US ban on my ‘Queer Bible’, says British author
Former model Jack Guinness caught up in furore over Mississippi mayor’s attempt to withhold funding for library until ‘homosexual materials’ are withdrawn
The Great Gapsby? How modern editions of classics lost the plot
F Scott Fitzgerald’s masterpiece is the latest title to appear in a cheap modern version after copyright expires
Dillibe Onyeama, whose memoir of racist abuse at Eton shook the establishment
Onyeama became the first black person to complete his studies at the prestigious school, and a 1972 book, which Eton tried to quash, detailed the daily racist abuse he suffered
Library use plummeted in 2021, but e-visits showed 18% rise during lockdown
Covid-19 has caused a steep decline in visitors and income, but an increase in digital visits shows libraries continue to be valued, says Cipfa CEO
Damon Galgut and Colm Tóibín join ‘rich and large’ Rathbones Folio prize shortlist
Galgut’s Booker winner and Tóibín’s fictionalised biography of Thomas Mann are two of eight titles selected by the judges
The BBC: A People’s History by David Hendy review – the BBC from the bottom up
A lovingly told story of the people who built a broadcasting giant now in peril
Olivia Colman overcomes Bafta snub to take London critics’ best actress award
Colman wins prize for her role in The Lost Daughter, while Jane Campion’s western The Power of the Dog also triumphed taking home four awards
Monica Ali says reaction to previous novel caused 10 years of depression
Brick Lane novelist said people were baffled when she wrote about Princess Diana rather than ‘brown people’
Costa winner Hannah Lowe: ‘Should teachers write about students? That question’s too categorical’
The teacher-turned-poet on getting into writing later in life, the ethics of poems about former students and how her years working in schools shaped her thinking
Major collection of James Joyce documents and books donated to university
The donation from Joyce’s grandson includes a telegram from Samuel Beckett, wishing the Ulysses author a happy 49th birthday
Mystery artist’s sculptures from classic Scottish books raise £50,000
Money from auction of works left around country to be found by passersby will fund reading charity