My very own end of the peer show

James Rayment explains how he came to take Jeffrey Archer's Prison Diary to Edinburgh this year - with a little help from the man himself

Servant culture ‘killing families, feeding racism’

World's poor pay for west's feminism, says author.

Lessing: Blair’s a rabbit

The novelist Doris Lessing has accused the prime minister of being a 'fantasist' and of 'running around like a little rabbit' to please the Americans.

First it was Anne Robinson, now the Celts think their Welsh cousins are weakest link

Festival diary: The Welsh have been banned from the Edinburgh International Book Festival. And they have been called a stereotypical bunch of whingers for complaining.

Israeli writer calls on ‘cowards’ to act

The end to the Middle East conflict is obvious and inevitable, says novelist Amos Oz, but its leaders lack nerve.

Win five luxury trips to the Edinburgh Book Festival

Guardian Unlimited Books has teamed up with this year's Edinburgh Festival sponsors Orange and Nokia to give away five fantastic trips for this weekend.