For today
Books
Jude Rogers
Why plagiarism matters in the age of AI
Writers will always steal from each other, but new technologies pose a threat to the value of creativity itself
Interviews
Lisa Wright
Simon Amstell: ‘Nothing in my life felt better than hearing people laugh’
The comedian talks about psychedelics, sex and the thrill of standup
Books
Chris Power
Mathias Énard: ‘I write with a bastard tongue’
The novelist on the myths of the Middle East, the horrors and wonders of history, and life at a Madrid museum
Features
The critics
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Architecture
Rowan Moore
How Millport Town Hall became the pride of the Clyde
The rundown Victorian gem has been saved and turned into a centre of community
Classical
Stephen Pritchard
Julia Wolfe’s unEarth: an oratorio by the voices of the future
The BBC’s Symphony Orchestra gives young musicians a platform to call for action
Audio
Miranda Sawyer
Hanging Out with Ant & Dec: good vibes and not much else
The presenting duo’s fun, upbeat new show is a little too guarded and heavy on the small talk
Books
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Catherine Newman’s American pastoral
Wreck is a hugely enjoyable novel of tragedy and family in idyllic middle-class America
The growing pains of Mark Haddon
In his memoir Leaving Home the Curious Incident author revisits the traumas of his childhood with humour and wincing honesty
‘I’m absolutely against the purity of language’
The Indian writer on angering the grammar police, and why the domestic is as important as the political
