What not to read: recessionista lit
Latoya Peterson: Chick lit has been killed off by the credit crunch and is poised to be replaced by recession-friendly fiction. How dull
I’m booking a seat for Google’s battle to buy our literary heritage
John Naughton: Changing copyright law takes aeons and Judge Chin has to decide now
HMV chief Simon Fox tips Christmas bestsellers
Music, books, DVDs and computer games, including the Beatles, X Factor winner Alexandra Burke and Harry Potter
Amazon opposes Google’s plan for world’s biggest online library
Internet retailer calls Google's deal to digitise books 'dangerous' as momentum builds for opposition movement
The Grapes of Wrath revisited: Migrants past and present
In the final part of his trip across America, Chris McGreal meets the migrants who made a precarious journey
Disney buys Marvel Entertainment
The Walt Disney empire has secured Marvel's superheroes for $4bn
The Grapes of Wrath revisited: Dust to dust for the ghosts of Route 66
Chris McGreal continues his series following John Steinbeck's fictional journey, and finds life has bypassed the road's nearly deserted towns
John Lewis to sell updated version of wartime home tips pamphlet
Department store producing booklet to reflect the needs of the 21st century
Same road, same grim story, same sense of optimism
Chris McGreal begins his recreation of John Steinbeck's fictional journey along Route 66 to see how, and whether, life has changed for modern-day Americans
David Cameron’s guru Nassim Nicholas Taleb says rich should not pay more tax to help the poor
Nassim Nicholas Taleb attacked Barack Obama for increasing his tax bill as part of anti-recessionary measures
When you tell banks how to behave, don’t forget those people called customers
Would an Iron Man have kept City in the black? | Private equity model falls at the first fence | Maverick heroes who do it by the books
Tom Bower awaits launch of ‘devastating Richard Desmond book’
Tom Bower's tell-all biography of Express newspapers chief, Richard Desmond, will hit shelves before Christmas
Comic offers ‘perpetual advert’
Dare Comics launch eBay auction for a full-page advertisement in online editions of every comic it produces
Michael Palin leads outcry over WH Smith guidebook deal
Traveller joins storm of protest over deal to stock only Penguin guidebooks at travel stores
Documentary on intensive pig farming faces legal threat
World's largest pork processor Smithfield Foods hits back at criticisms in Pig Business