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Chapter and terse: When memoirs turn ugly

Monday, 26 September 2011

You see them in bookstores, flicking straight to the index.

Meanwhile, back on planet Earth...

Sunday, 25 September 2011

Grant Morrison, the Voodoo high-priest of comic books, explains to Laura Sneddon how superheroes really can save the world

The continuing adventures of the spirit of anarchy

Sunday, 25 September 2011

Can British comics regain their former place at the art form's cutting edge?

Invisible Ink: No 95 - Harvey Comics

Sunday, 25 September 2011

In the 1950s, EC Comics adapted horror, science fiction and suspense stories from authors such as Ray Bradbury, and were accused of damaging young minds by Dr Fredric Wertham.

The Blagger's Guide To...Captain Britain

Sunday, 25 September 2011

Superhero in the land of Tudor tea shops

Robert Harris - Programmed for peril

Friday, 23 September 2011

Robert Harris's new thriller rewrites 'Frankenstein' for the age of the algorithm. Boyd Tonkin explores the scary truth behind the fiction

One Minute With...Duncan Fallowell, Travel writer

Friday, 23 September 2011

Book of a lifetime: John Burnside

Friday, 23 September 2011

Boyd Tonkin: Throw the book at the library-haters

Friday, 23 September 2011

The week in books

Julian Assange: 'We just kept moving'

Friday, 23 September 2011

In further exclusive extracts from his unauthorised autobiography, Assange describes a childhood on the run and his experience in Wandsworth prison.

Tweed recipes: Shear brilliance

Friday, 23 September 2011

Harris Tweed has been the backbone of beautiful suits for more than a century. As a new book celebrates the craftspeople behind it, Alice-Azania Jarvis charts the fabric's journey from sheep to Savile Row.

Assange: The truth will out

Thursday, 22 September 2011

Jerome Taylor: How did Julian Assange's autobiography become unauthorised?

Julian Assange: 'I did not rape those women'

Thursday, 22 September 2011

In the first extract from the book, Julian Assange gives his version of the background to accusations of sexual assault that have led to his battle against extradition to Sweden

Julian Assange: 'I knew my life would never be the same'

Thursday, 22 September 2011

Once the decision was made to target governments and institutions, Assange found himself lonely and tired, as his organisation grew into a global movement

Julian Assange: 'I am – like all hackers – a little bit autistic'

Thursday, 22 September 2011

The thrill of getting into top-secret websites quickly became addictive for Julian Assange. Here he describes all-night hacking sessions, a cat-and-mouse game with a computer administrator and the arrival of the police...

Abi Morgan: Meet Britain's busiest writer

Thursday, 22 September 2011

As Abi Morgan works on films, plays and series two of The Hour, she talks to Jo Caird about the most intense year of her professional life

The fine art of writing small

Wednesday, 21 September 2011

Christopher Johnson: Poets, advertisers, comics and speechwriters know how important it is to be concise.

Woodstock: A palace full of authors

Tuesday, 20 September 2011

The Independent Woodstock Literary Festival has always been a melting pot of great writers and bright ideas. This year was no exception, says John Walsh

The Reading List: Manchester music

Monday, 19 September 2011

Charlie Higson: 'Honey, I ate the kids ...'

Sunday, 18 September 2011

In his new horror novel, Charlie Higson imagines cannibal-zombie adults killing their children. Well, haven't they always?

Between The Covers: 18/09/2011

Sunday, 18 September 2011

Your weekly guide to what's really going on inside the world of books.

Invisible Ink: No 94 - Gerald Kersh

Sunday, 18 September 2011

These days, London's Soho streets aren't so mean. The undercurrent of corruption is still there, but now it involves property speculators, not spivs and bookies.

The Blagger's Guide To... Author's secrets

Sunday, 18 September 2011

All you need to know about the hottest literary topic of the week

Fowl play: In defence of the pheasant

Saturday, 17 September 2011

Pheasants get a bad rap. Not only are they bred fat and slow for easy hunting, they are all but ignored in art and literature. How did this happen to such a beautiful, intelligent bird? Guy Kennaway investigates