The World’s Most Dangerous Place by James Fergusson – review

James Fergusson's reports of life in conflict-ridden Somalia make for sobering reading, writes Anthony Sattin

Burma literary festival flourishes under patron Aung San Suu Kyi

Three-day Irrawaddy literary festival brings together writers, poets and former political prisoners from Burma and abroad

Sukhdev Sandhu applauds an eye-opening account of America's most controversial religion

Sam Jordison: Faber's new cover for The Bell Jar may be garish, but if it finds a new audience for Sylvia Plath's novel then who cares?

Calder Walton's study of 20th-century British intelligence suggests it rarely lived up to its name, writes Ed Vulliamy

Prosecutors seize two more men in relation to disappearance of thousands of books from 16th-century Girolamini collection

Jonathan Jones: This was an assault on world heritage comparable with the demolition of the Buddhas of Bamiyan by the Taliban in 2001

Famous manuscripts mainly date back from 14th to 16th centuries when city was hub for trade and Islamic knowledge

A biography of Sir Douglas Mawson tells how he survived perils worthy of a Hollywood epic

Michael Mumisa: The ancient manuscripts of Timbuktu are a door into Africa's golden age. We must not let this crisis threaten their survival

Deborah Orr: Speaking out against misogynistic abuse is all well and good, but we need to get to the bottom of why it happens

Bestselling author and gun owner says 'autos and semi-autos are weapons of mass destruction' in 25-page work for Kindle

Charity headquarters in Belgrave Square, London, were sold for £6m then immediately resold for £15m profit

Photographer David Rochkind tells the story behind the powerful images from his book Heavy Hand Sunken Spirit, Mexico at War

Home of Hesse, Brecht and others is being torn apart by a row over money and management