‘I was interviewed for Cambridge… by Kingsley Amis’
It's Oxbridge interview season. Fielding recalls the day he was mowed down by the wuthering scorn of the world's greatest satirist
Exhibition tells how Charles Dickens was spooked by ghost tale doppelganger
Bicentennial show at British Library says rival accused Dickens of plagiarism but author said he was amazed by story similarities
Michael Gove to send copy of King James Bible to all English schools
Education secretary will write a brief foreword in special edition marking 400th anniversary of its publication
The cool twists of language
David Bellos: Guardian letter writers have been enjoying dissecting the word 'cool' – it may have had a surprising path to its modern meaning
Is the UEA creative writing course still the best?
Costa book award first novel nominee Christie Watson is the latest graduate of the course to find success. What do they teach them in Norwich?
Jacques Berthoud obituary
Dynamic professor of English literature
Callaway Digital Arts talks book-apps, brands and edutainment
Stuart Dredge: Chief executive Rex Ishibashi on exploring the crossover between digital books and video games
Frank Parkin obituary
Sociologist who also wrote campus satires
The rime of the raving dotard
Learning poems by heart at school has numerous benefits - not least having them shouted at you on the street by erstwhile pupils
Bede Rundle obituary
Philosopher in the tradition of Aristotle, Kant and Wittgenstein
Is it OK for a film to rewrite history?
Open thread: Anonymous has angered Shakespeare fans by suggesting he didn't write his plays. Tell us if a film's accuracy matters to you
Miss Rusty’s reading cancelled after council row
Author and former teacher, Leonora Rustamova, withdrew from a reading after the local authority said they would read out a disclaimer at the event
Danny Dorling’s new book reveals Labour’s legacy for schools
Professor Danny Dorling has a knack for making statistics sexy, whether it's to show that Labour widened university intake, or that life is better in Barnsley than Chelsea. Martin Wainwright meets him
Good to meet you: Ben Clempson
A reader who uses the Guardian as a teaching aid in his politics and history classes
Dennis Ritchie obituary
As co-inventor of Unix and the programming language C, he had a key role in shaping today's computing environment