Ben East

The camel is a fascinating creature that can unlock a wealth of regional history. An interview with one of its biggest fans, the author Robert Irwin, whose celebration of all things humped has become an unlikely bestseller in the UK.

Matt Haig's latest book The Radleys has been cast as a 'thinking person's vampire novel.'

Chinese artist Ai Weiwei's installation Sunflower Seeds at the Tate Modern in London has been declared a health and safety issue.

When John Freeman, the editor of the well-regarded British literary quarterly, planned a themed issue on Pakistan, he had no expectations what the final product would contain.

With Michelle Williams to play Marilyn Monroe in a new film, we look at which actors have best pulled off famous icons.

The average running times of films has increased over the decades: welcome to the era of the epic.

Interview with best-selling author Ken Follett whose latest book, Fall of Giants, is available now.

Book adaptations are increasingly popular in Hollywood: with money tight, studios prefer the safety net of a ready-made audience.

Thousands of book buyers are reading the 'wrong' version of Jonathan Franzen's new book Freedom after an uncorrected version was printed in error.

From Lynyrd Skynyrd to Duran Duran, bands get inspiration for their names from the most unlikely places

Adam Haslettt talks about the 'uncanny' coincidences in Union Atlantic, his fictional study of greed which foreshadowed the financial crisis long before the collapse of Lehman Brothers.

After Sofia Coppola's film Somewhere, which is set in LA's Chateau Marmont, won the Golden Lion for best film at Venice, a look at hotels in film history shows they provide a setting for everything from thrills to chills to existential transitions.