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Article thumbnail: Roger McGough Credit: Nick Wright Photography Provided by LDermody@penguinrandomhouse.co.uk

Roger McGough: I've rewritten poems - what seemed funny in the 70s isn't anymore

The poet tells Fiona Sturges about the 60s Liverpool poetry scene, getting advice from Philip Larkin – and appearing on ‘Top of the Pops’

Celia Imrie: 'I’d dread going into a care home'

Paloma Faith: 'A mother in her forties has a right to expect orgasms'

Article thumbnail: Author Percival Everett, whose latest novel is a reimagining of 'Huckleberry Finn' (Photo: David Levenson/Getty)

David Nicholls: 'I fret about the ending of One Day - more than you can imagine'

Quite a few black authors are irritated at being 'spokespeople'