The American author on being inspired by Kurt Vonnegut, coming late to Jane Austen, and the brilliance of Robert Penn Warren ...

The engaging TV doctor dismantles the spurious science behind modern day snake oils, from collagen to turmeric ...

Letters: We need to work together to build a more inclusive history, writes Mags L Halliday. Plus a letter from Shane Ritchie ...

The Jack Reacher author, the UK’s first prison reading laureate, said drive to improve literacy skills was a practical way to address reoffending and support rehabilitation ...

Hadid and Jenan Matari withdraw book planned for young readers after disputes with editors over characterizations of 7 October ...

The Normal People author’s determination to support Palestine Action, even if it means that her books are withdrawn from sale in the UK makes a mockery of Britain’s terrorism laws ...

The prize-winning author returns to Australia’s colonial archives to reflect on our thirst for answers. But like her source material, the results are slippery ...

Looking for a new reading recommendation? Here are some brilliant new paperbacks, from a time-travelling fantasy novel to an eclectic essay collection ...

Following the death of his wife, a critic-teacher takes a job with an art-washing multinational, in a cinematic novel that is full of ideas ...

Biographer who altered perceptions of Henry Morton Stanley, David Livingstone, Robert Baden-Powell and other figures active in Africa ...

There are shades of JG Ballard in this tale of survival in a decaying metropolis, but big ideas and lengthy exposition crowd out the human drama ...

The star takes us back to 70s New York to recount his breakthrough, and it’s a great yarn – but it’s laced with anger ...