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The author David Baldacci and the formula of no formula
The novelist talks about writing thrillers that continue to attract readers.
Heathrow writers-in-residence give new meaning to airport novels
The British novelist Tony Parsons is the second writer to spend a week at the airport.
Nicholas Carr talks technology
As Nicholas Carr's book The Shallows becomes available in paperback, he talks about how humans handle new technology.
John Banville's Benjamin Black is back
With his latest pen-named novel out now, the Irish writer talks about the mystery of fiction and the benefits of losing literary categories.
Jay-Z, Kanye West deal with chain store upsets independents
Artists seem not to have learnt the lesson of earlier attempts to make exclusive arrangements with one retailer, which is that they can seriously alienate fans and record shops.
Longlist leaves Man Booker field wide open
Three little-known Canadians join some of the usual suspects and a smattering of surprise choices among the 13 authors in the running for the big fiction prize.
Tom Hooper to direct film version of Les Misérables musical
The King's Speech director's next project is a screen adaptation of the musical version of Victor Hugo's epic. Can he make it work?
Space Invaders: retro video game may make it to the big screen
With prominent film producers having reportedly optioned the rights to the classic video game Space Invaders, speculation of a possible feature film grows.
The life and work of painter Lucian Freud
Lucian Freud, one of the most important painters of our time, has died aged 88. We look at his life and work.
Hugh Grant firmly on the moral high ground in UK phone-hacking scandal
The actor Hugh Grant, known for his slightly dippy upper-class screen persona, has shown a new, heroic side of himself in the UK's phone-hacking scandal.
Amy Winehouse: her death became predictable
There was a time when it was by no means inevitable that Winehouse would become an emaciated, tattoo-laden, drug-addled stereotype of a rock'n'roll star.
Art in the open is open to rough treatment
Public art is particularly vulnerable to vandalism, which is why the UK's Ebbsfleet Landmark Project budget has shot up as maintenance is factored in.
Lopez's marriage failure comes as a surprise
Only a month ago Jennifer Lopez told the Daily Mail how happy she was in her personal life - now she is divorcing Marc Anthony.
Is power a sign of madness? Author Jon Ronson thinks it might be
In The Psychopath Test, the author of The Men Who Stare at Goats explores the idea that people who like to win often do, and that psychopaths like to win.
Heightened senses for music in the dark
Amadou & Mariam's Eclipse concerts at the Manchester International Festival are experienced in pitch-black surroundings, allowing visitors to listen to blind artists in a very different way.
