ARTS

BOOKS

• ‘Come for the sex, stay for the wit’: A bluffer’s guide to Jilly Cooper (The Telegraph)

• The Missus by EL James, review: As erotic as old yoghurt. I nearly keeled over screaming (the i)

• Her Heart For A Compass by Sarah Ferguson, review: a surprisingly funny addition to ‘Bridgerton lit’ (the i)

• TV is obsessed with the enigmatic Princess Diana — it’s vital that The Crown gets it right (the i)

• Where the Crawdads Sing is the perfect pick for the Duchess of Cornwall’s book club (The Telegraph)

• Best books round-ups (The Independent)

• ‘Breasts loved by toddlers and men alike’: why can’t male authors write women? (The Telegraph)

• Emma Kennedy: ‘For all the people thinking, ‘I wish I was famous,’ you bloody don’t’ (the i)

• Victoria Hislop: ‘Being human is about being flawed and full of doubt, and not being like Joan of Arc’ (the i)

• Come in, the water’s lovely! (Leap in by Alexandra Heminsley review) The Telegraph

• The Mister by EL James, review: the same old terrible dialogue and stirring penises, but at least it tackles sexual consent (the i)

• Darker: EL James’ Fifty Shades of Grey golden goose is tarnished with each rewrite (the i)

• A chapter by chapter live-read of Grey by EL James (The Telegraph)

• The Travelling Cat Chronicles by Hiro Arikawa, tr Philip Gabriel review (The Sunday Telegraph)

• A magnificent sign-off from Discworld (The Shepherd’s Crown by Terry Pratchett review) The Telegraph

TELEVISION

• Admit it, you mostly watch Bridgerton for the sex (the i)

• Why British television would be foolish if it didn't find a home for our good Neighbours (The Telegraph)

• Strictly Come Dancing recap: AJ breaks down over a difficult week (the i)

• Freya Cox’s Bake Off bullies are wrong – vegans can ride horses too (The Telegraph)

• The Spice Girls weren't the answer to the sexist Nineties - they were a product of it (The Telegraph)

• ‘Anne would never hold the reins like that’: the countryside’s many problems with The Crown (The Telegraph)

• Why we need more ‘monstrous’ women on television (The Telegraph)

• No abuse, no harassment, no sexism – the decent men who make The Queen's Gambit a genuine TV rarity (The Telegraph)

• Love Island final, review: straight from the heart, a celebration of Caroline Flack at her best (The Telegraph)

• The ultimate life of (Charlotte) Riley (You, Mail on Sunday)

• Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen on Instant Hotel and his mid-life crisis: 'I bought a barn from the Prince of Wales' (The Telegraph)

• 'As thrilling as an Olympic gold medal': the heroic history of the Blue Peter badge (The Telegraph)

FILM

• Beyoncé, Black Is King, Disney+ review: a lavish, giddily absurd orgy of creativity (The Telegraph)

• Darcy is done: why Johnny Flynn’s Knightley is our new Austen object of desire (The Telegraph)

• Last Christmas's Bryony Kimmings: 'Not a week goes by that I don't see my therapist' (The Telegraph)

• Why hostages fall for their captors: the bank robbery that gave us Stockholm Syndrome (The Telegraph)

• Emma Thompson has been calling out men like John Lasseter for decades – why has nobody listened? (The Telegraph)

• Mark Millar interview: 'I want to be Marvel, not just work with Marvel' (The Telegraph)

• How Into the Woods got its fairy tale ending (The Telegraph)

• Harry Potter’s world just got a whole lot darker (The Telegraph)

• Columnist, 2012-2013 (The Lady)

• Reviews and news, 2005-2009 (Empire)

RADIO

• The Archers treated Weaver the dog’s death with more dignity than some human characters (the i)

• Woman’s Hour can never be all things to all women – but with Anita Rani it may come close (The Telegraph)

• Five reasons millennials love The Archers as much as the over-50s (The Telegraph)

• My weekend at the university of Ambridge (The Telegraph)

• Rev Shula! What do the clergy make of the ordination hopes of The Archers’ resident saint? (Church Times)

• 'People Start Listening To It For Comfort' - How Millennials Are Falling In Love With Radio Farming Drama The Archers (Grazia)

• Live radio theatre? The perfect night out and in (The Guardian)

PODCASTS

• Prince Harry’s new Hollywood confidante: how Dax Shepard gets the stars to open up (The Telegraph)

• For your ears only… (You, Mail on Sunday)

VIDEO GAMES

• Behind the scenes of Candy Crush, the major success story of ‘women’s gaming’ (GLAMOUR)

• Tomb Raider preview: Meet Indiana Jane and the Lost Crusade (GamesMaster)

• Obsessed with… Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (Games Master)

health

• Thank you, NHS England, for offering baby-loss leave. This kindness should be every employee’s right (The Guardian)

• Life after IVF: Mother’s Day doesn’t upset me any more (The Times)

• Money used to make me feel sick - I racked up huge debts & felt stupid, but my ADHD diagnosis at 37 finally explains it (The Sun)

• ‘I was diagnosed with ADHD at 37. If only it had been earlier’ (The Times)

• “What’s it like to have untreated ADHD? Chaotic and isolating, so please don’t tell me it’s a trend or an excuse” (Stylist)

• You can’t fix yourself, you can only accept yourself: What my painful hip operation recovery taught me (i)

• “Giving up alcohol made me realise my problems weren’t to do with booze” (Stylist)

• ‘One day you’ll realise you’re not broken, just different’ (Women’s Health)

• How the childless women of Instagram helped me come to terms with never having a family (The Telegraph)

• Stream yourself to sleep: can Netflix cure your insomnia? (The Telegraph)

• Much More Needs To Be Done To Understand Why Young Women Are Taking Their Own Lives (Grazia)

• Caroline Flack's death is a wake-up call – celebrities don't have a superhuman power to 'take' insults (The Telegraph)

• How to hang onto your Sober October habits for life (The Telegraph)

• How it feels to be diagnosed with ADHD as an adult (The Telegraph)

• I know the devastating truth about the so-called IVF 'miracle' (The Telegraph)

• Good grief…or how to laugh about death (The Telegraph)

• Depression made me feel appalling - I couldn’t bear my own company (The Times)

• Tea and empathy: volunteering on the cancer ward (The Times)

CULTURE

• It’s not easy being tall (as a woman) (The Times)

• Goodbye Joules, your Breton tops and brazen uncoolness will be missed (the i)

• Paul Morland’s viral Sunday Times piece shows it’s easier to blame women than to make meaningful change (Stylist)

• Pope Francis has branded having pets instead of children a 'selfish' denial of fatherhood and motherhood, but he's missing the point (The Telegraph)

• How the Kardashians turned celebrity into something monstrous (The Telegraph)

• The black and white selfie challenge isn’t about women supporting women (The Telegraph)

• Why is it such a tall order to accept women’s height? (Grazia)

• ‘The spirit of London 2012 has never left me’ (The Telegraph)

• Oh joy! It’s big coat time again (You, Mail on Sunday)

• After a devastating year, finding a cat on the street has changed my life for good (The Telegraph)

• I thought TV makeovers were silly and superficial - then I had one and it changed my life (The Telegraph)

• Warm beer and cricket are the fuel of rural life – it would be a tragedy to lose them  (The Telegraph)

• Their big day, your big debt: The rising cost of being a wedding guest (You, Mail on Sunday)

• 29 ways you know you have a very British sex life (You, Mail on Sunday)

• Meet the million dollar make-up boys (You, Mail on Sunday)

travel

• How a Danish hotel gave me a reboot – the old fashioned way (The Times)

• The unexpected horses of London (The Roost)

• In the Thar desert I made peace with my infertility (i)

• Six inspiring travel podcasts (BA High Life)

• Delivering aid on horseback – a feel-good adventure through India (The Telegraph)

• The Horse Whisperer (High Life China)

• Ride til you can’t no more (High Life)

• Cruising Canada in search of LM Montgomery (The Lady)