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In any other era, the actor’s magnificently maladroit creation would have been the sidekick. Yet Perry made Chandler Bing the standout Friends character, writing him 10 extra jokes per show

He called himself a just-add-water addict, hooked on painkillers after a jetski accident. In last year’s shockingly frank memoir, detailing ferocious substance abuse and on-set drinking, he seemed resigned to a young death

The hugely versatile actor could be hysterically funny as a flatmate taking a bath – or terrifying as a truth-twisting lawyer. From Friends to The West Wing, we recall his finest moments on screen

Gretchen Shirm’s The Crying Room and Briohny Doyle’s Why We Are Here share a preoccupation with death and grief and what it means to live on, without intimate others, during a climate crisis. Both novels feature protagonists who lose parents and partners, and both explore their themes via writer-narrators who…

It's his first work in seven years, with a protagonist he says has allowed him to process his own life.

A prickly misfit connects nine dark tales in this sad and sharply funny new book from the author of Ghost World

A woman sets out to uncover the truth about her mother’s disappearance in this genre-hopping celebration of visual storytelling

The travel writer’s posthumously-published memoir charts a complex family history and his own life-changing illness

The late travel writer and novelist’s study of his dad – brave soldier, man of the cloth but also snob and antisemite – offers a beautifully written portrait rather than judgment

As I watched the Fifa Women’s World Cup, I was probably one of many who couldn’t help but feel inspired by the women on the pitch, showing their elite fitness and ability. However, many female athletes have spoken out about the pressures they feel in regards to their bodies and…

In a subplot reminiscent of a long-running "Friends" farce, Matt Berry's vampire wins hearts with wisdom and wit