Google Books deal postponed after avalanche of criticism
Google's controversial $125m agreement to digitise and sell access to millions of in-copyright books has been sent back to the drawing board after widespread criticism
China tries to stop publication of Chinese History Revisited in Hong Kong
Row over controversial history book by author Xiao Jiansheng that was censored in China
Former French president hints at romance with Princess Diana
Steamy new novel by Valéry Giscard d'Estaing charts secret affair between fictional French president and British royal
Classic works get Twitterature treatment in new book
Emmett Rensin and Alexander Aciman distil more than 60 literary classics into fewer than 20 tweets a book
New book describes Pat Tillman as increasingly disillusioned with Iraq war
According to Where Men Win Glory, US football player-turned-soldier was far from being an unquestioning and loyal soldier
How the Luftwaffe bombed the palace, in the Queen Mother’s own words
The Queen Mother's emotional account of the day 69 years ago when a Nazi attack could have killed her
Seamus Heaney launches fierce attack on Irish opponents of Lisbon Treaty
Poet and Nobel laureate Heaney says if Ireland votes 'no' again the loss of status would be 'inestimable'
Are you a feminist?
Is anyone willing to stand up for the cause of feminism these days?
The week in books
Free the word; Tintin in the dock; battle of the Barbies; and porn for nerds
Google tries to sidestep criticism of $125m book project
Internet giant works to gather support from proponents of digitisation scheme
Ted Kennedy revealed ignorance of JFK’s health problems in memoir
Senator said that despite closeness, there was a boundary of privacy beyond which he didn't cross
The Grapes of Wrath revisited: Migrants past and present
In the final part of his trip across America, Chris McGreal meets the migrants who made a precarious journey
Wrapped up in books
Sady Doyle: Barack Obama's summer reading list is unusual – for a change the White House is pandering to people who can read