Fanning the flames
The 1945 destruction of Dresden has been criticised before, but a controversial German bestseller, newly translated, accuses Churchill and Harris of war crimes. By Stuart Jeffries.
Allegations fly as Murdoch falls out with cherished editor
Relations between Rupert Murdoch and leading book editor Judith Regan have descended into open fighting. By Ed Pilkington in New York.
Spain recalls a war fought on newsprint
An exhibition is being devoted to international writers who battled against fascism in Spain's civil war. By Giles Tremlett in Madrid.
Publisher behind OJ Simpson controversy gets the sack for Christmas from Murdoch
Judith Regan, who caused outrage by touting a quasi-confessional by OJ Simpson, has been sacked by Rupert Murdoch. By Suzanne Goldenberg in Washington.
Why these dictators bewitch us all
Nick Foulkes: Bookshop shelves reveal our love of tyrants. But then, we all know a despot closer to home.
John Berger rallies artists for cultural boycott of Israel
· Supporters include Brian Eno and Arundhati Roy · Critics say sanctions will be counter-productive
‘I thought – I’m in serious trouble here’
More than 20 years after the 'Monster of Florence' terrified Italy, the police are still charging people in connection with the serial killings. But how did two innocent writers investigating the crimes find themselves facing jail? Alix Kirsta reports.
Israel, Palestine, peace and apartheid
Jimmy Carter: Americans need to know the facts about the abominable oppression of the Palestinians.
The Blitcon supremacists
Ziauddin Sardar: Amis, Rushdie and McEwan are using their celebrity status to push a neocon agenda.
Wanjiru Kihoro
Obituary: An influential Kenyan writer, she fought corruption from exile.
Poison but no pen letters
While the Alexander Litvinenko affair reads like a Fleming novel, there is a remarkable paucity of poison in English literature.
Was it something I did?
Judith Regan is a hard-nosed editor with an unflinching instinct for a bestseller. So how could she get it so wrong with the OJ Simpson book? Ed Pilkington reports.
Murdoch scraps OJ Simpson ‘confession’ show and offers apology to the bereaved
Rupert Murdoch has scrapped plans to publish and broadcast a 'hypothetical' account by OJ Simpson of how he might have murdered of his ex-wife. By Julian Borger in Washington.