If God is love, then can God also be love, heat and passion?
Miranda Threlfall-Holmes: George Herbert – part 3: George Herbert personifies God as love – a fundamental tenet of the Bible – but then goes further, as the more sexual heat
A brief survey of the short story, part 56: Clarice Lispector
This darkly addictive Brazilian writer is more concerned with perceptions of objects than conventional plot structures, writes Chris Power
The female poets who have earned their laurels
A celebration of the UK and Ireland's female poets laureatesas part of International Women's Day
David Bowie’s catharsis in divided Berlin revealed in adapted V&A show
V&A's fastest-selling show to open in Berlin – a city that has had a profound effect on the singer's music and thinking
An Officer and a Spy review – Robert Harris’s thriller based on the Dreyfus Affair
Robert Harris has crafted a compelling narrative of state corruption and individual principle, writes Andrew Anthony
FT Group profits rise 17%
Publisher of Financial Times operating profits grow to £55m in 2013 as owner Pearson announces overall slump of 21%. By John Reynolds
Olof Palme murder inquiry takes another twist with revoked alibi
Swedish newspaper with access to author Stieg Larsson's files on former PM's murder tracks down former girlfriend of suspect
Translating the dangers faced by an author under threat
Jethro Soutar: It was hard enough to translate a novel set in Equatorial Guinea, but with Juan Tomás Ávila Laurel facing arrest the lack of information takes on a more sinister tone
Amtrak offers writers’ residencies on US trains
Alison Flood: Uninterrupted creativity and window-gazing - what an appealing idea
New Spider-Man movie to be released every year, says Sony
Hollywood studio that owns rights to Marvel character has ambitious plans to create multi-character universe along lines of The Avengers
HRC: State Secrets and the Rebirth of Hillary Clinton by Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes – review
This so-called biography of Hillary Clinton is a 400-page, insight-free election pitch, writes Naomi Wolf
How can we measure the immeasurable?
Miranda Threlfall-Holmes: George Herbert – part 2: Put simply, we can't. Herbert is at his most profoundly theological through his poetry's use of arresting images and scenes
I Met Lucky People: The Story of the Romani Gypsies by Yaron Matras – review
An immaculately researched study of the Roma's history, language and customs challenges our longstanding prejudices, writes Peter Stanford
Julian Assange’s ghost writer breaks silence on failed autobiography
WikiLeaks founder a mercurial character who could not bear his own secrets, according to writer Andrew O'Hagan