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Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief
Director Chris Columbus, responsible for the first two Harry Potter films, returns to the world of teenage fantasy adventures.
Communicating on many levels
Damien Wilkins' previous novel, The Fainter, was the work of a writer committed to refreshing the page not for the sake of revolution.
<i>Jim Hopkins:</i> Scientist's racy novel turns up the heat
The worlds of climate change and steamy sex collide ... and a classic is born.
Literary juggernaut first among equals
Celebrated author JD Salinger spoke to readers in his own special way.
Truth and consequences
Greg Dixon looks back on 10 years of terror, pointless technology, cultural decline and bad TV.
The good, the bad and the brilliant
Marina Endicott witnessed a two-car collision that provided the starting point for Good to a Fault, winner of the Commonwealth Writers' Prize in the Canada and Caribbean region.
Survivors tell author tsunami nightmares
Samoan writer Lani Wendt Young has been commissioned to take down the stories of hundreds of people affected by the Pacific tsunami.
A glimpse of an imaginary city of gold
If you had been in Venice just over a year ago and gone to see the elegant Bridge of Sighs, you would have had an unpleasant surprise.
Hands on approach (+recipe)
Famous foodie Nigel Slater talks to Stephen Jewell about how his work grew - like his garden - from one book into two.
Great book, no publisher? Try DIY
If you're convinced you have a bestseller but no publisher, Nicky Pellegrino says DIY may be the way to go.
Fantastic Mr Fox
Wes Anderson's adaptation of Roald Dahl's 1970 novel Fantastic Mr Fox is as much a treat for adults as for older kids.