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Memoir details upbringing of late senator – who denied existence of systemic racism – in segregated south

Initiative with Derbyshire Libraries aims to boost access to cultural experiences and ‘champion reading for pleasure’

Supporters hope to stop 17th-century Villa Europa passing into private hands after Wolfgang Porsche unexpectedly put it on market

The revered writer and political exile’s publisher says her ‘legacy in literary history can’t be compared to anyone else’s’

Writer of YA novels Orangeboy and Needle takes over from Frank Cottrell-Boyce and plans to highlight how reading can foster connection in fragmented times

The Nigerian-American writer says she ‘will not watch’ Gina Prince-Bythewood’s adaptation of her fantasy bestseller

Handmade creations distributed to raise funds for charity prompt complaints to police

The summer’s most anticipated film will raise epic questions about culture wars, classics and the nature of film-making

Jamir Nazir’s The Serpent in the Grove, which critics allege has ‘obvious markers’ of AI use, was described as ‘original, poetic and deeply moving’ by the judging chair