Stieg Larsson’s being ironic, but generally ‘girl’ book titles demean women
June 7, 2010

The message is that women are past it [...]

Boris Johnson urges Harry Potter fans to lobby JK Rowling for London theme park
June 7, 2010

Mayor of London is annoyed that 20-acre site [...]

Henning Mankell: ‘That kind of stupidity I will never understand’
June 4, 2010

Swedish author and creator of Wallander gives a dramatic account of his experience as part [...]

Carlos Ruiz Zafón’s top 10 20th-century gothic novels
June 3, 2010

From Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House [...]

Hay 2010: Only Mills & Boon can rival British intelligence, says MI5’s official historian
June 2, 2010

The official historian of MI5, Christopher Andrew, who spent several [...]

Audio Book of the Month – June 2010

My audio book for June is Zeitoun by Dave Eggers. A New York Times Notable Book [...]

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Christians and Muslims are distorting crusades, says historian
June 2, 2010

Comparisons between modern Muslim-Christian tensions and the crusades [...]

Our very own Orange prize: the winners
June 2, 2010

Readers win honours in a 'first paragraph' competition [...]

Lily Allen to score Bridget Jones musical?
June 2, 2010

Singer rumoured to be writing songs for forthcoming [...]

Video: Audrey Niffenegger on Sky Arts’ The Book Show at the Guardian Hay festival
June 2, 2010

The author of The Time Traveller's Wife and Her Fearful Symmetry tells Mariella Frostrup how [...]

Video: Jo Brand on Sky Arts’ The Book Show at the Guardian Hay festival
June 2, 2010

Comedian and author Jo Brand tells Mariella Frostrup how stand up comedy compares to her [...]

I am the Cheese – Robert Cormier (Book Discussion)
June 1, 2010

The Book Group will be discussing this book in May/June.  Apologies for the late posting [...]