Books

HBO adaptation of Margaret Atwood's dystopian trilogy MaddAddam won't shy away from graphic elements

Nick Hornby: "Novels should be like TV"

There is “masses” of unpublished Douglas Adams writing, says brother

Ian McEwan heckled by "ex-wife" at Cheltenham Literature Festival

Henry Winkler: The Happy Days cast teased me about my dyslexia

Clare Balding: "Walking is therapy for the soul"

Sherlock Holmes and the mystery of the one-inch Watson

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Cray times as adorbs, listicle and amazeballs are added to the online Oxford Dictionary

Can you spot the Broadchurch series two clue hidden in the new novel?

Judi Dench, Damian Lewis, John Cleese and Kevin Pietersen join Cheltenham Literature Festival

Benedict Cumberbatch's "agile and impressive voice" to bring to life William Golding novel

The Harry Potter books get a makeover

When celebrities turn poets...

Everything you need to know about JK Rowling's brand new Harry Potter story

Sherlock Holmes, Bridget Jones and James Bond inspire London benches

Jeremy Paxman’s life in books

15 life lessons learned from Joey Essex's autobiography Being Reem

Adrian Mole author Sue Townsend dies

Moriarty to return in new Sherlock Holmes novel

William Boyd and PD James on bringing Bond to life and adopting Mr Darcy

Doctor Who writer Neil Gaiman wins 2013 Book of the Year award

PD James: Why I wrote a murderous sequel to Pride and Prejudice

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is still the nation's favourite children's book

Wilbur Smith: I saw all the movies of my books but I didn't like them

Bridget Jones's latest diary contains a shock for fans

James Bond and the characters who've been bought back to life by new authors

Should Bond Girls be called Bond Women?

What the critics are saying about Stephen King's sequel to The Shining

Richard and Judy on waving goodbye to television and the terrifying prospect of publishing novels

Irish Poet Seamus Heaney dies aged 74