Downton appy: Julian Fellowes tries new format for novel
Belgravia, set in 1840s London, will be delivered weekly via an app and will feature extras such as music, character portraits and family trees
Print survives as a new literature is born
In an era of rapid technological innovation, writing itself will also undergo a radical change
Berlin film festival adds Midnight Special and Genius to lineup
Drama starring Michael Shannon drama as a dad on the run from extremists joins biopic of legendary editor Max Perkins, played by Colin Firth
Google-backed Lost My Name has sold 1m children’s books in two years
British startup has shipped to 160 countries, based on its mantra of being ‘a technology company that happens to make physical books’
Faber boss says future of book publishing is mobile
Stephen Page also says publishers must ‘understand mobile’ and put smartphone communication at the centre of thinking
30 Christmas gift ideas for tech-savvy children
Some entertaining and educational options for under the tree, from children’s tablets and coding board games to build-it-yourself robots and stargazer dolls
Why do humans kiss? You asked Google – here’s the answer
Every day millions of internet users ask Google some of life’s most difficult questions, big and small. Our writers answer some of the most common queries
Meet Nina Freeman, the punk poet of gaming
Video games don’t have to be about death and warfare. Emotional, intimate and sexually frank, Nina Freeman’s relationship-led adventures are revolutionising the genre
1956: The World in Revolt; 1956: The Year That Changed Britain; 1966: The Year the Decade Exploded – review
Three books about the postwar era – by Simon Hall, Francis Beckett and Tony Russell, and Jon Savage – chart the end of the ‘great greyness’
How dub master Kode9 became the hero of zero
Voids, loss, a future without humans: the influential DJ/musician and Hyperdub founder is back with a new album inspired by … nothing. He explains all
Comic artist repurposes iTunes’ terms and conditions into graphic novel
Steve Jobs treks across comic landscapes in his black turtleneck to warn people of Apple’s in-app purchase policy and more in series by Robert Sikoryak
The Room, ‘Citizen Kane of bad movies’, could be remade in 3D, says original director
Tommy Wiseau floats 3D remake and China release ahead of James Franco’s The Disaster Artist, about the making of cult movie The Room
Josh Ostrovsky: ‘The internet is like a giant weird orgy’
Instagram superstar, comic, rapper ... and plagiarist, too? Meet Josh Ostrovsky, aka the Fat Jew
Eureka! From Gone Girl to the selfie stick – how one great idea can change your life
Tinder, Cronuts, emoji, Gogglebox ... one ingenious idea can set you up for life. Here, 11 creators share the story of their success
Amazon boldly goes where no internet bookseller has gone before: the real world
The e-commerce behemoth that put chain bookstores out of business has seemingly ripped a page from their playbook with the opening of its first physical shop, in Seattle. But are the locals buying it?