Books

Misha Defonseca looks on during proceedings at Middlesex Superior Court, Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008 in Woburn, Mass. Misha Defonseca and her co-author said in Middlesex Superior Court on Thursday that it was too late for the book's publisher to try to overturn a $32.4 million verdict they won against her in a fight over profits. (AP Photo/Mary Schwalm)

Woman forced to pay back £15 million after her holocaust memoir is revealed to be a fake

A woman who admitted her entire bestselling novel about surviving the holocaust as a young Jewish girl was fake has been ordered to pay back…

Entertainment

‘Solutions emerge if you look for the positive,’ says the enthusiastic Biz Stone (Picture: Paige Green)

Twitter co-founder Biz Stone: Humans want to do good things

Despite Twitter’s issues, co-founder Biz Stone is still all about sharing the love…

Sadie Jones’s new novel, Fallout, features a character highlighting ‘the ugly side of feminity’ (Picture: Jonathan Greet)

Fallout author Sadie Jones: People don’t treat Martin Amis like this

Sadie Jones wants us to focus on her writing and not her looks or lifestyle…

Sophie Bennett turned her life around after she was £68,000 in debt (Picture: John Cleary Photography)

Sophie Bennett: A self-made millionaire who won't buy a Lamborghini

Bragging rights or self-help gold mine? Sophie Bennett’s get-rich guide will infuriate and inspire you…

Joël Dicker’s The Truth About The Harry Quebert Affair: New kid deposes Stieg

Swiss author Joël Dicker gives Scandi crime a run for its money with this summer’s must-read

Six female power-reads for 2014

BlogIf you’re a fan of Caitlin Moran or Lena Dunham, there’s a pretty good chance you’d call yourself a feminist – in which case, you’re…

Clemency Burton-Hill is a Radio 3 presenter (Picture: Jude Edginton)

Author Clemency Burton-Hill: I have the desire to tell stories

Multi-talented media maestro Clemency Burton-Hill found time in her schedule to write a new book.…

A painting of William Shakespeare which is believed to be the only authentic image of Shakespeare made during his life is unveiled by The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust on March 9, 2009 in London, England. The recently discovered painting, which is believed to date from around 1610, depicts Shakespeare in his mid-forties. The portrait is due to go on display at The Shakespeare Birthplace Trust in Stratford-upon-Avon on April 23, 2009. (Photo by Oli Scarff/Getty Images) LONDON - MARCH 09:

William Shakespeare’s 450th birthday: Will we ever get bored of the Bard?

To celebrate, or not to celebrate… that is the question. He is often held up as the greatest writer of all time, but as the…

Camilla Lackberg: 'My job is simply to tell a good story' (Picture: Bingo Rimer)

Camilla Lackberg: My love affair with crime started aged seven

Young, beautiful and not afraid to market her talent, Camilla Läckberg was shunned in literary circles. But the writer has a potent formula

10 life lessons learned from Adrian Mole

BlogFor those of us who grew up alongside Adrian Mole, Sue Townsend's death feels much like the passing of your most awesome aunt. From her…

Carpe diem, innit: Can Latin seize the day for a new generation of students?

Latin has been branded a dead language for decades, but could it be making a slow and steady comeback? The author of a new book…

Life & Style

Amanda Lindhout: A lot of the worst stuff that happened isn't in the book 9Picture: Steven Carty)

Amanda Lindhout: My Somali boy kidnappers were shaped by violence

Starved, raped, tortured... but Amanda Lindhout's book about her kidnap ordeal A House In The Sky is no misery memoir. She explains why

The reported decline of the ebook has been greatly exaggerated

Dead-tree tomes were supposed to have had their day. Now one of publishing's leading figures is claiming history is about to turn the page on…

Film

Veronica Roth wanted to write about strong women (Picture: Invision/AP)

Veronica Roth: I only have one dystopia in me

Veronica Roth reveals why she made a scrawny, small woman the heroine of her book.…

‘But he was still hungry’: The Very Hungry Caterpillar celebrates his 45th birthday

It has taught generations of young readers about the days of the week, healthy eating and where butterflies come from. The author and illustrator of…

Life & Style

Claire Bidwell Smith's memoirs The Rules Of Inheritance charts her grief at the loss of her parents (Picture: supplied)

Claire Bidwell Smith: Jennifer Lawrence adapting my memoirs is surreal

Claire Bidwell Smith's account of losing herself in drink and bad love when her parents died will be brought to the big screen by Jennifer…

Kirsty Wark wanted to avoid politics for her debut novel, The Legacy Of Elizabeth Pringle (Picture: Geraint Lewis/Rex)

Newsnight presenter Kirsty Wark: The Legacy Of Elizabeth Pringle

Newsnight presenter Kirsty Wark’s novel sees a woman exploring why an old lady left her home to someone she glimpsed 30 years earlier…

Lorrie Moore's Debarking in her collection Bark has the Iraq invasion of 2003 as its backdrop (Picture: iandodds.co.uk)

Bark by Lorrie Moore: A fine introduction to a master writer's short stories

Lorrie Moore’s latest collection Bark may be light on new work but it still hits hard

Film

Chad Michael Murray wrote a graphic novel and stars in The Haunting In Connecticut 2 (Picture: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)

Chad Michael Murray: Nicolas Cage is a consummate professional

Chad Michael Murray, 32, was in teen drama One Tree Hill for six years. His literary ambitions have seen him write a graphic novel with…

Ben Watt: ‘The internet has made us all more narcissistic’ (Picture: supplied)

Ben Watt's Romany And Tom retraces the lives of his parents

One half of pop duo Everything But The Girl, Ben Watt retraces the lives of his jazz musician father and actress mother in new book…

Sally Green’s debut novel for young adults was sold for a six-figure sum (Picture: Mark Allen)

Young Adult author Sally Green: a mum with the magic touch

Sally Green talks about her overnight success as a novelist with the witch-themed Half Bad…

World

JK Rowling told to stop writing by fellow author

Lynn Shepherd, prepare to feel the wrath of a couple of hundred million Harry Potter fans.…

Author Helen Oyeyemi moved to Britain age four but now lives in Prague (Picture: Piotr Cieplak)

Helen Oyeyemi’s Boy, Snow, Bird challenges notions of race and beauty

Boy, Snow, Bird by Helen Oyeyemi is an updated take on classic fairy tale Snow White - from the role of the stepmother to the…

In All That Is Solid Danny Dorling spells out some home truths about the housing crisis (Picture: iandodds.co.uk)

Danny Dorling's All That Is Solid: The real reason you can't afford a house

Danny Dorling offers a radical solution to Britain's housing crisis in All That Is Solid: The Great Housing Disaster

Mandela screenwriter and Reckless author William Nicholson reveals what's on his e-reader (Picture: Ben Stansall/Getty)

Mandela screenwriter William Nicholson on what he's reading now

The man behind the Idris Elba biopic picks Eleanor Catton, Samantha Shannon and Evelyn Waugh

Author Jojo Moyes: Write a book for the market? It won't ring true

Novelist Lesley Pearse reveals what's on her e-reader

New fiction reviewed from Armistead Maupin, Dan Vyleta and Marc Pastor

Tom Holland: I’ve never experienced adrenalin like I did on stage

Author Tom Rob Smith describes his mother’s psychosis

Poet Michael Symmons Roberts reveals what's on his e-reader