A hunger for truth
Carolina Maria de Jesus lived in a shanty town when she began keeping the diary that famously exposed the wretchedness of Brazil's poor. 50 years on, her story is still relevant, says Felipe Fortuna.
Praise for novel that presents positive image of gay teenagers
In what is being heralded as a breakthrough by activists and the gay press, a teenagers' novel has been released by a major publisher in which a gay couple's sexuality is incidental.
Life of a playwright
Dates in the life of Arthur Miller, whose death was announced earlier today
Uncharitable accusations dog Cherie’s book tour
PR guru behind Australasian visit alleged to have short-changed hospital foundation.
Lucien Carr
Obituary Fallen angel of the beat poets, later an unflappable news editor with United Press.
Kabelo Duiker
Obituary: Young South African novelist scarred by a childhood of apartheid.
Cry, the beloved country
Justin Hill on Michela Wrong's moving and ultimately uplifting account of Eritrea's emancipation, I Didn't Do It For You.
Ephraim Kishon
Obituary: Playwright and novelist whose satires shaped Israel's social agenda.
Mamdouh Udwan
Obituary: Mamdouh Udwan, who has died of cancer aged 63, was one of Syria's best-known writers. He distinguished himself as poet, novelist, dramatist, critic and translator.
Round trip reveals secrets of the M60
Guide full of curiosities celebrates Manchester's answer to the M25.
Pope chooses publisher of Lolita to tell his life story
The literary pairing of the Pope and George Weidenfeld is set to produce the biggest religious blockbuster since The Passion of the Christ.
Burning Bush brandishes Dostoevsky
Given the Biblical language in which George Bush and his speechwriters are steeped, it is not surprising that the US president should invoke the imagery of fire, writes James Meek.