Writer, actor and comedian Stephen Fry is announced as the new President of the Hay Festival via Books and Author Interviews http://ift....

Two works by the late science-fiction great have been found among her papers, and are set for publication this summer Two new stories by the...

Two works by the late science-fiction great have been found among her papers, and are set for publication this summer Two new stories by the...

Two works by the late science-fiction great have been found among her papers, and are set for publication this summer Two new stories by the...

Michael Lewis discusses his new book Flash Boys , an investigation into high-frequency trading. He describes how big investment banks take a...

The best arts, entertainment, books and culture podcasts, selected and updated by Pete Naughton via Books and Author Interviews http://i...

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From Bridget Jones to Three Men in a Boat - are these the funniest books ever? via Books and Author Interviews http://ift.tt/S9tg88

The new book by bestselling children's author Allan Ahlberg is devoted to the lifelong joy of kicking a football. He talks to Rupert Haw...

This political satire was a thrillingly transgressive hit in Germany, but in Britain we've been making fun of Hitler for decades In 2011...

Right-wing and wrong-headed, this smug exercise is fuelled by ignorance disguised as knowledge It's a big night on Thursday at the Idler...

Alain de Botton book advert banned by ASA as level of detail used was 'likely to cause serious offence to some' An ad that included ...

David Robson is impressed by the unsparing depiction of war in a fine debut novel via Books and Author Interviews http://ift.tt/1o2nKhJ