Loneliness, isolation and grief were common themes in this year’s Cape/Observer award. But the winner made the judges laugh out loud
The ghostwriter behind the memoirs of Keith Richards and David Bailey on difficult subjects
Tidy bedrooms, how to deal with future pandemics, the human side to Stephen Hawking and pictures in the sand
The outspoken artist talks about his new book arriving in an ‘absolutely weird’ year and why Trump remains ‘the worst person in our known history’
The Diaries of Alan Rickman, written by the actor until his death with the intention of one day publishing them, will be released in autumn 2022
When Fariha Róisín started writing Like a Bird, she thought the traumatic event at its heart was just a dream. She explores the weight of a...
The youngest ever winner of the prestigious award used science to compile a ‘manual for humans’
The restaurant critic’s funny and poignant account of life with her father and how it shaped her relationship with food
The judges have agreed with the public vote and crowned this year’s daring, funny winner
With more than 1,200 signatories the US and Canada including Neil Gaiman and NK Jemisin, message follows row over comments by JK Rowling