Gloria Steinem and Catharine MacKinnon on Lovelace
Why did two of radical feminism's biggest names decide to advise the makers of the new movie about the late porn star Linda Lovelace?
Noble Endeavours by Miranda Seymour – review
Unfazed optimism is the keynote of this celebration of Anglo-German relations, writes Richard Davenport-Hines
Robert Skidelsky: ‘Why don’t more people aspire to living a good life?’
The economic historian talks to Tim Adams about his utopian ideal, our pursuit of money and the problem with happiness
Paris hotels attempt to lure customers by playing up literary links
Exploiting cultural connections has become a profitable marketing ploy for hoteliers in the French capital
Albert Murray obituary
Writer who explored the role of black culture in what he called 'omni-American' life
New Baghdad library takes step closer to realisation
Designs for Iraq National Library replacement will be put out to tender in September, 10 years after original was looted
Italian archaeologists have grape expectations of their ancient wine
Tom Kington: Scientists plant vineyards with the aim of making wine using techniques from classical Rome described by Virgil
A suicide note to Trotsky that displayed political passions we should not forget
Tariq Ali: A book that changed me: Men like Adolf Joffe couldn't remain silent and submit to Stalinist policies and practices – and he criticised Trotsky for doing so
The Interestings by Meg Wolitzer – review
A well-turned novel follows a group of friends from teenagehood to middle age and satirises the American religion of self-creation, writes Rachel Cusk
Quotas for women in parliament could ‘effect real change’, authors say
Authors including Kate Mosse tell the Edinburgh book festival that quotas could address 'dire' gender balance in Westminster
Nadine Gordimer helped me see how fiction writing can illuminate reality
Aminatta Forna: A book that changed me: Her essay told how the outsider bearing witness can bring a new dimension to the familiar
Elmore Leonard obituary
Crime writer known for Get Shorty, Out of Sight and Hombre whose work served as a barometer of modern America
How Ludwig Wittgenstein helped me get over my teenage angst
Giles Fraser: A book that changed me: Reading Philosophical Investigations ended my fascination with my inner life and brought me to faith based on 'I don't knows'
Pope Francis: Untying the Knots by Paul Vallely – review
The new pope kept his silence as terror stalked Argentina in the 1960s. Is he really as humble as the Vatican says, asks Hugh O'Shaughnessy
Anne Olivier Bell: The last of the ‘Monuments Men’
After the second world war, a team of art experts tried to rescue thousands of works stolen by the Nazis. Charles Saumarez Smith celebrates Anne Olivier Bell, the last of the 'Monuments Men' who is soon to be the subject of a George Clooney film