Rachel Cooke

Sepideh Gholian’s diary of prison life came out four years ago. Next month, she will publish a cookbook to honour her fellow inmates

Asking federal staff to bullet point their achievements would be easier to scorn, were my own to-do tallying not so compulsive

John Stoltenberg, Dworkin’s partner for three decades, is thrilled by the reissue of three of her books as Penguin Modern Classics, and how a new generation is finding inspiration from her work

There are whole chapters in cookbooks dedicated to it and now an endless variety of new things to spread on top, including butters with a waiting list

Helen Fielding, David Baddiel, Nicola Sturgeon and other cultural figures celebrate the great writer’s 250th birthday

A powerful, posthumous collection of diary entries, interviews, war reports and poetry has the late author’s tragic absence at its heart

From a 13th-century Yemen brew to the latest full-on blast of beans, the quest for the perfect caffeine hit continues

Kay Sohini’s account of leaving Kolkata and sadness behind to build a life in the Big Apple is a stirring tribute to the place that saved her

The A-lister’s menopause memoir may well be a celebrity book too far on the subject, offering a ‘catalogue of woe’ combined with lame advice

What makes the perfect local restaurant? London’s Trullo, about to celebrate its 15th birthday, shows us the way