Authors and activists condemn decision to deport Cameroonian playwright
Home secretary urged not to deport Lydia Besong and her husband, who fear they will be persecuted in CameroonBestselling authors and leading human rights figures have joined forces to condemn the UK Border Agency's decision to deport a Cameroonian play...
The Bookseller of Kabul author cleared of invading Afghan family’s privacy
Norwegian journalist Åsne Seierstad, who spent months with bookseller Shah Muhammad Rais, tells of relief over rulingIt provided a compelling picture of the life of an Afghan family living under the tyranny of the Taliban and became the bestselling no...
Good to meet you: Ben Clempson
A reader who uses the Guardian as a teaching aid in his politics and history classesMy relationship with the Guardian is complicated. I started reading it 10 years ago but went into self-imposed exile for three years after the war in Iraq began. I felt...
Rowling to launch online game
JK Rowling's new venture, Pottermore, reported to be online game leading users to prizes hidden in the real worldThe final chapter of the Harry Potter series may have been closed, but it looks like fans of the boy wizard can look forward to new adventu...
Collected John Lennon letters to be published
Yoko Ono sells publishing rights to collection of letters giving unrivalled insight into Lennon's characterJohn Lennon was a man of many words – verbose in interviews, prolific in prose and a dedicated letter-writer. Now, for the first time, fans wil...
Tony Blair scrapped London book signing to avoid protest ‘hassle’
Former prime minister worried BNP might have caused trouble, and says he wanted to prevent 'extra strain on police resources' Tony Blair yesterday took a last-minute decision to cancel his key book signing in central London because of security fears, a...
Looking for Tony Blair’s memoir? Try the crime section
Facebook protest group takes time to 'reclassify' the former prime minister's memoirs in British book shopsWhen Tony Blair called his much-awaited memoirs A Journey, he probably expected its journey into bookshops would be relatively straightforward.Bu...
HMV’s Simon Fox on transforming a retailer into an entertainment superbrand
Chief executive wants to link live performances, ticketing, merchandising and digital products to enhance salesOn a hot and sticky afternoon, Simon Fox, the chief executive of the entertainment retailer HMV, knows what he wants. "Ice cream," he says. "...
Historian Orlando Figes agrees to pay damages for fake reviews
Orlando Figes posted reviews on Amazon praising his own work and rubbishing that of his rivalsOne of Britain's leading historians, Orlando Figes, is to pay damages and costs to two rivals who launched a libel case after a row erupted over fake reviews ...
