Dorothy Uhnak
Obituary: Policewoman turned crime writer whose many novels became television thrillers.
The cedar is still standing
Alexandre Najjar wonders what he can tell his children about the bombing and the bloodshed in Lebanon.
Unlikely bestseller heralds the return of lightness and humour to German literature
Author, 31, rivals Rowling and Brown with tale of two eccentric scientists.
Sarkozy targets bestseller list with story of his life and love
· French minister's book praises wife he won back· Personal account 'painful and difficult' to write
Raja Rao
Obituary: An Indian writer using mysticism to explore the spiritual unity of east and west.
Ghetto warrior
Her take-no-prisoners approach has revolutionised French feminism - and made her many dangerous enemies. Rose George asks Fadela Amara what fuels her rage.
New book makes Bible relevant in African eyes
"The one with diarrhoea opens the door" might seem an unlikely sentence in a book explaining biblical scriptures. So too essays on witchcraft and female genital mutilation. But Africa Bible Commentary, a new 1,600-page tome, provides explanations of verses from all 66 books of the Bible, using local proverbs and idioms to make reading relevant to African eyes.
Dreams of the midwest
By his own admission, Garrison Keillor has a 'great face for radio' - yet he finds himself on the verge of becoming a Hollywood star now that A Prairie Home Companion, his widely loved show about small-town America, has come to the big screen. Oliver Burkeman meets him.