The Bodhisattva’s Brain: Buddhism Naturalized, by Owen Flanagan; Meditating Selflessly: Practical Neural Zen by James H Austin – review
Julian Baggini examines two new books about Buddhism, ever more popular in the west
The man behind the Jerusalem dateline
Book of articles by the late Eric Silver provides 'unique insight' into the Middle East conflict
Wuthering Heights realises Brontë’s vision with its dark-skinned Heathcliff
Tola Onanuga: At last, Andrea Arnold has bucked the trend of casting white actors in the role of Emily Brontë's 'gypsy' foundling hero
José Miguel Varas obituary
Chilean author and broadcaster in exile during Pinochet's rule
If you want to distinguish art’s hoaxes from its frauds, ask a metadadaist
Tim Williams: The motives guiding the likes of Nat Tate and Rrose Sélavy diverge fundamentally from those of the sinister Pietro Psaier
The schoolgirl who survived the Holocaust by fooling the Nazis
Helga Weiss, now an artist in Prague, escaped death at Auschwitz by lying to Josef Mengele about her age and saying she was fit to work
Dennis Ritchie obituary
As co-inventor of Unix and the programming language C, he had a key role in shaping today's computing environment
Roberto Saviano wins PEN/Pinter writer of courage award
Bestselling author of book exposing the workings of Neapolitan mafia honoured for defiance of persecution
Steve Jobs authorised biography tops bestseller list on pre-orders
Apple chief was 'curled up in pain' for last meeting with biographer Walter Isaacson, for book to be rushed into print
Steve Jobs biography to be released on 24 October
Book publisher brings forward official biography of Apple co-founder, who told author: 'I want my kids to know me'
Bruce Davidson’s subway photography takes us to New York’s heart
Sean O'Hagan: The photographer's classic book Subway is an extraordinarily visceral record of the city in the 1980s – and provides a revealing contrast to Walker Evans's earlier underground images
Patricia Routledge: ‘The King James Bible has great cadences’
Patricia Routledge tells Emma John why the King James Bible is heaven and modern musicals are hell
Lynne Ramsay: ‘Just talk to me straight’
The Scottish director Lynne Ramsay is back with a highly acclaimed adaptation of We Need to Talk About Kevin. Sean O'Hagan finds there's plenty else she needs to talk about too