Jacques Derrida
Obituary: Controversial French philosopher whose theory of deconstruction gave us new insights into the meaning of language and aesthetic values.
They make things happen
Old-fashioned hero-worship is barely tenable in our egalitarian age, says Colin Burrow, but we still do our best to keep it up. Lucy Hughes-Hallett suggests why in Heroes.
Stephen, Will and Gary too
Do we really need a new biography of Shakespeare? We do if Stephen Greenblatt writes it. Gary Taylor salutes Will in the World.
The Führer’s friend
Ian Kershaw shows how the seventh Marquess of Londonderry had a knack for always backing the wrong horse in his biography of Churchill's 'half-wit' cousin, Making Friends with Hitler.
Missing page reunited with Sforza Hours
A mere 514 years after 16 pages of the Sforza Hours were stolen, the British Library has reunited one of its greatest treasures with the last of the three missing pages known to survive.
Mistakes to avoid on your application form
The staff at the online Tefl admissions service CactusTefl report that the single biggest reason for applications being rejected is not to do with proving academic prowess, but the lack of clear presentation, grammar and accuracy.
Out of the ashes
James Wood salutes Blake Bailey's generous biography of Richard Yates, A Tragic Honesty.
45 minutes to save the world
Gavyn Davies welcomes Inside Story, Greg Dyke's verdict on the fallout from the Hutton report.
Pytheas, Diana, the singing postman
Book of British lives boasts 10,000 authors and covers 2,400 years - but comes at a price.
Eric Sams
Obituary: Gifted musicologist and Shakespeare scholar.
Printha Ellis
Obituary: Prolific American author of English textbooks.
Harvey Wheeler
Obituary: Professor of political science and co-author of Fail-Safe, the 1962 nuclear disaster novel made into a film by Sidney Lumet.
Just William
Shirley Williams welcomes William Pitt the Younger, William Hague's thoughtful study of one of Britain's great prime ministers.