‘A life too immense for only one book’: Cher announces two-part memoir
Cher: The Memoir, Part One will be released in November, with a second installment due in 2025
Travelling: On the Path of Joni Mitchell by Ann Powers review – the myriad faces of a musical maverick
The critic leaves no thought unturned in a personal, interrogative exploration of the life and work of a much-mythologised musician
Billie Eilish latest star to read CBeebies bedtime story
Oscar-winning singer chooses book by Oliver Jeffers that highlights importance of protecting nature
The Secret Public: How LGBTQ Resistance Shaped Popular Culture (1955–1979) by Jon Savage review – pop’s coming out period
In this erudite book with broad appeal, the renowned critic moves deftly from insightful analysis of pivotal artists and songs into the wider social history of the era that changed culture
I Was There by Alan Edwards review – the rock gods’ right-hand man
The ‘godfather of British music PR’ delivers a raw, warm and anecdote-packed account of sometimes bruising encounters with Bowie, McCartney, Jagger et al
‘My flash kept blinding everyone on the dancefloor’: Elaine Constantine on capturing 90s northern soul all-nighters
The UK photographer took these powerful shots of northern soul nights 30 years ago. Now collected in a new book and exhibition, they offer an intimate glimpse of a peculiarly British subculture
In brief: CS Lewis’s Oxford; True Love; Loosely Based on a Made-Up Story – review
A fascinating study of CS Lewis’s years in his adopted city; an excellent gritty romance by Paddy Crewe; and James Blunt enters the music memoir hall of fame
On my radar: Mark Leckey’s cultural highlights
The Turner prize-winning artist on a glorious Italian painting, his favourite horror novel, and why he finally started to like podcasts
Travelling by Ann Powers review – a dazzling life of Joni Mitchell
A sweeping study of Mitchell’s life and work that swerves familiar touchstones to create a vibrant, multi-faceted portrait
‘He was greater than Bob Marley’: the shocking tale of Jamaican ska pioneer Don Drummond
Inspired by a boxing, DJing nun, the trombonist laid down the foundations of reggae – but he also had schizophrenia and killed his girlfriend, Jamaica’s ‘rhumba queen’ Margarita. A new graphic novel retells their stories
‘I was nervous. Worried. Insecure. I just didn’t feel safe’: Rachel Stevens on her life in S Club 7
She has topped the charts and been called the world’s sexiest woman, while also being stricken with anxiety. She discusses Paul Cattermole, therapy and finding her strength
On my radar: Mark O’Connell’s cultural highlights
The prize-winning nonfiction writer on a generational comic talent, the incredible Helen Garner novel you should read and a deeply relaxing bed of nails
Summer reading: 50 of the best new books to dive into
Fresh debuts, long-awaited sequels, must-read memoirs ... the best new books of the season. Plus our pick of paperbacks and children’s fiction
Post your questions for David Duchovny
Is the truth really out there when it comes to the actor, writer, podcaster and musician? There’s only one way to find out – ask him here
When the Beatles came to Australia: ‘Letters to the editor were apoplectic about their hair’
Sixty years since the Fab Four arrived to mass hysteria, a new book captures the thousands who lined up for a glimpse, the moral panic and resulting generation gap