K-pop, K-movies, a Nobel prize … and now K-poetry: book of wise words adds to Korea’s cultural glory
After Han Kang’s Nobel award and South Korean cinema hits, Penguin publishes new English edition of maxims by Lee Seong-bok in wake of US success
Nobody’s Empire by Stuart Murdoch review – Belle and Sebastian and me
Life inspires art in the debut novel by the Belle and Sebastian songwriter, tracing a young man’s path to music
‘Lady Gaga went to our chippy’: how Yorkshire became a cultural powerhouse
English Teacher won the Mercury prize, Amy Gledhill won the Edinburgh comedy award – and now even Beyoncé wants a piece of the action. Why has ‘God’s own county’ become such an artistic force?
From Here to the Great Unknown by Lisa Marie Presley and Riley Keough review – a book built on grief
Tragedy and addiction vie for your attention in this jaw-dropping memoir by the late Lisa Marie Presley, completed by her daughter from taped interviews
Exuberant bums abound on the new Rivals. What a relief
I’m deeply attached to Jilly Cooper, who sent me champagne for my wedding, and delighted that Disney has remained true to her denizens of Rutshire
On my radar: Evan Dando’s cultural highlights
The Lemonheads musician on crazy websites, cosy restaurants and a bar where it’s always Christmas
The Book of Abba by Jan Gradvall review – dark backstories and new revelations
From Himmler to herring, a Swedish journalist offers unexpected angles on the 70s supergroup
Akala: rapper, author, public intellectual – and friend of Angelina Jolie?
Since their appearance together at the Venice film festival, there has been much speculation about the pair
Stuart Murdoch: ‘I feel like this book will be the Trainspotting of ME’
The Belle and Sebastian musician on his new novel, inspired by his years of illness, choirs and his love of Victorian authors
From beer to books: 16 subscription services to save you time and money
Whether it’s for loo roll, veg or underwear, a regular delivery of life’s everyday essentials can be the smartest way to shop
A Thousand Threads by Neneh Cherry review – life’s rich pageant
The Buffalo Stance singer’s joyous memoir of growing up in a bohemian family between Sweden, New York and London
Children of Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs hit out about alleged ‘memoir’ by their mother
Family reportedly seeks legal advice about 58-page book supposedly based on diaries of late model Kim Porter
The week in audio: Sara & Cariad’s Weirdos Book Club; The Coming Storm; Proms 2024
A winning double act provide revealing literary insights; Gabriel Gatehouse dives back into American conspiracy culture; and Florence + the Machine are top of the Proms
From a new Murakami to a memoir by Cher: the best books of the autumn
Cosy crime, eco-thrillers, political memoirs, YA fantasy: there’s something for everyone in our pick of the books to look out for in the months ahead
On my radar: Raymond Antrobus’s cultural highlights
The poet on the power of abstract art, Shakespeare in British Sign Language and the ‘articulated rage’ of James Baldwin