‘Stop the siege of Elena Ferrante,’ says publisher amid unmasking row

Italian literary and media elites react with anger to the novelist’s alleged outing as Rome-based translator

Who cares who Elena Ferrante really is? She owes us nothing

The Italian author’s closely guarded anonymity has been blown by an idiotic bin rummager, as though she were a fraud or criminal

All the Kremlin’s Men: Inside the Court of Vladimir Putin – review

Mikhail Zygar’s compelling study shines a light on the fearful band of acolytes second-guessing the wishes of the Russian leader

Elena Ferrante: literary storm as Italian reporter ‘identifies’ author

Claudio Gatti says he has solved one of modern literature’s biggest mysteries but fans criticise his report as an intrusion

Sarah Glidden: the cartoonist drawn to life on the world’s frontlines

The acclaimed artist used Kickstarter to fund a trip to the Middle East in search of a fresh perspective on foreign news reporting

Will Wonder Woman be the movies’ first major queer superhero?

DC Comics has confirmed the Amazonian princess is bisexual, so why not celebrate the superhero’s queer identity on the big screen?

Riad Sattouf interview: ‘I didn’t want to be the guy of Arab origin who makes comics about Arab people’

The graphic novelist on his dual French and Syrian indentity and why he hates nationalism

Wonder Woman writer confirms superhero is queer

Social media celebrates after writer Greg Rucka says the character had ‘obviously’ been in love and relationships with other women

Derren Brown: ‘You’re only sad if you tell yourself you’re sad’

After the breakup of a long relationship, the magician found himself pondering how to be happy – and he’s found that it’s simply a trick of the mind

Stan Lee to create Chinese movie superhero Monkey Master

Monkey Master will weave Chinese and Indian warrior myths into modern-day martial arts story, and follows pioneering mashup Chakra: The Invincible

The Good Immigrant review – an unflinching dialogue about race and racism in the UK

A successful sportsperson is a ‘good’ immigrant; some minorities are considered ‘model’. These essays, edited by Nikesh Shukla, cast a sharp light on ‘othering’ in the UK

Robert Harris: ‘MPs should elect the Labour leader as cardinals elect the pope’

Author Robert Harris turns to the mysteries of the papal conclave for his new novel – ambition and intrigues are familiar ground to a former political journalist

Jenny Stolzenberg obituary

Other lives: teacher, psychotherapist and widely exhibited ceramicist

The Left’s Jewish Problem: Jeremy Corbyn, Israel and Anti‑Semitism – review

Dave Rich’s new history reveals the origins of Labour’s recent antisemitic scandal in a wider leftwing revival of prejudice

First footage of Fifty Shades Darker released in 20-second teaser

Second helping of EL James erotic bestseller promoted by ultra-short trailer ahead of full trailer release on Tuesday