Hilary Evans obituary
Paranormal researcher and co-founder of the Mary Evans Picture Library
Charlotte Roche revisits mix of sex and controversy in new novel, Schossgebete
The Wetlands author's latest book, which explores sex within marriage, has been criticised by feminists and her family
The political Bible, part 1: A foundation for British attitudes
Nick Spencer: The Bible has a discomfiting tendency to cut across our natural political categories in a profoundly complex manner
Summer readings: Le Grand Meaulnes by Alain-Fournier
Harry Cockburn: Thanks to a cycling holiday, my memories of rural France and of Alain-Fournier's first and only novel are gloriously entwined
Albert Camus might have been killed by the KGB for criticising the Soviet Union, claims newspaper
Car crash in which French literary giant was killed in 1960 was no accident, claims new theory
When a writer’s words have unintended consequences
Roz Kaveney: That Anders Behring Breivik's manifesto quotes Melanie Phillips should give all writers pause for thought
Summer readings: Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell
Saptarshi Ray: The parallels between Orwell's masterpiece and my ancestral home of Kolkata were myriad for me one hot summer holiday
Summer readings: The Writing on the Wall by Miklós Bánffy
Julian Glover: A trilogy of significant and addictive works describing the decline of Hungary in the years before the first world war
Fancy discussing Nietzsche with Joey Barton?
Joey Barton's Twitter feed unveils the Newcastle United midfielder's philosophical streak
Live webchat: John Bradshaw
The author of the hotly debated In Defence of Dogs will be here between 1pm and 2pm on Friday 5 August. Any questions?
Shawshank Redemption tree split in half by storm
Oak near Mansfield, Ohio, used to shoot scene in which Red finds note from prison friend Andy, 'was rotted in the middle'
Summer readings: Letters from My Windmill by Alphonse Daudet
Veronica Horwell: Though Daudet wrote most of the pieces on the train from Paris, his quiet Provençal tales provide a vivid evocation of place
Public jury campaign launched to take power away from UK’s ‘feral’ elite
Expenses, bonuses and hacking crises share origins, says campaign group that includes Greg Dyke and Philip Pullman
Exiled author Ma Jian banned from visiting China
Writer warns of increasingly repressive political regime after he is stopped from entering Chinese mainland from Hong Kong
Marshall McLuhan’s message was imbued with conservatism
Lance Strate: The Big Ideas: Although an icon of the counterculture movement, the man who coined 'the medium is the message' was no pill-popping hipster