Lawrence Durrell’s Alexandria villa faces demolition
Villa Ambron, inspiration for The Alexandria Quartet, may be bulldozed to make way for high-rise apartment block
France leads the way on audiobooks for blind and visually impaired people
New technology and download services allow for fast and easy access
Susan George on the secret capitalist cabal behind European austerity
The How to Win the Class War satirist tells Claire Provost about the 'shadowy plot' to claw back working-class gains
Feminism is on a high – but it needs a strong intellectual voice
Joanna Biggs: This year, female activists have been full of energy – but unfocused. In 2014, they need to unite to effect change
The Beast by Oscar Martínez; Midnight in Mexico by Alfredo Corchado – reviews
Ed Vulliamy: Raw testimony and vivid memoir bring the drug cartels and Mexico's tragedy into sharp focus
Bending Adversity by David Pilling – review
An authoritative explanation of Japan's history, culture and curious charms entertains John Kampfner
Britain’s black power movement is at risk of being forgotten, say historians
New biography of Darcus Howe claims struggle is ignored because it does not fit idea of Britain as 'utopia of fair play'
Davos clinic may take its last breath as haven for allergy sufferers
Sanatorium in Swiss resort visited by Arthur Conan Doyle and Robert Louis Stevenson faces closure
Susan Sontag: The Complete Rolling Stone Interview by Jonathan Cott – review
Moral seriousness and gossipy skittishness from the American intellectual. By Jonathan Derbyshire
Vikram Seth: India’s gay sex ban is against our tradition of tolerance
'Incensed' author says Indian supreme court reinstatement of law curtailing LGBT rights is an attack on millions of people
The Republic: the Fight for Irish Independence 1918-1923 by Charles Townshend – review
Townshend's magnificent, unflinching history of the fight for Irish independence holds out the prospect for truth and reconciliation. By Colin Kidd
I wrote the Anarchist Cookbook in 1969. Now I see its premise as flawed
William Powell: When I penned the book, I was angry and alienated. Today I realize that violence can't be used to prevent violence
Why the author of The Anarchist Cookbook wants it taken off the shelves
Emine Saner: It's been linked to numerous terrorist incidents and to last week's high school killing in Colorado. William Powell, who wrote it as a teenager in 1971, says it's indefensible to keep it in print
Shia LaBeouf apologises for short film that copied Daniel Clowes story
Actor says he 'got lost in the creative process' after Clowes complained about his uncredited adaptation of the comic book author's story Justin M Damiano
Sandman movie wakes up with Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Film adaptation of Neil Gaiman's cult comic book series gets a shot in the arm as Batman star signs on as producer