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Capturing ‘an enormous breadth of the human experience’, the six shortlisted novels compete for a £30,000 prize to be awarded in June

• Monica Ali on how the judges chose the shortlist

Curators launch campaign after acquiring 78-page document that could hold new information about author

Chris Columbus will direct film adaptation of Pointless presenter’s bestselling mystery book about a group of septuagenarian sleuths

Ex-Democrat, reported contender for Trump running mate, sued Clinton for Russia remark but dropped case

Dozens of nominated writers had withdrawn from consideration by literary and free-expression organization

Author also discusses prospect of second Trump presidency and writing about his stabbing in launch event for his book Knife

Half a century since the perfectionist director vowed to block it, a critique that dared to discuss flaws in his films is to be published

The thriller writer Gareth Rubin focuses on Professor Moriarty, the great detective’s nemesis, in a new adventure approved by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s family

30 Rock star and children’s book author Maulik Pancholy had been due to speak against bullying at Pennsylvania school