Grace Hopper and the Invention of the Information Age by Kurt W Beyer
By PD SmithGrace Hopper, who became a "coder" (or programmer) in the 1940s, was one of the great pioneers of the computer age. In 1934 she had been the first woman in Yale's 233-year history to graduate with a doctorate in maths. After Pearl Harbor, sh...
Orange is not the only fruit: why book prizes, not sponsors, matter to writers
Orange's decision to withdraw its sponsorship of the women's prize for fiction is not the end of the world. What matters is not what the prize is called, but what it representsWaiting with the five other shortlisted novelists 12 years ago, as the chair...
Tales from India: Stories of Creation and the Cosmos by Jamila Gavin, illustrated by Amanda Hall – review
'I'm sure that as they grow up, my children will return to these stories'When we were growing up, my husband and I heard stories from the Indian myths and epics from our mothers and grandmothers, who in turn had heard them from their mothers and grandm...
Guardian first book award 2012: hunt for the 10th title
In Diplomatic Circles by Chris Tucker. I have rarely smiled so much all year
Orange to End Sponsorship of Prize for Fiction
Orange Prize for Fiction co-founder Kate Mosse revealed today that the mobile phone company Orange will end its sponsorship of the U.K. literary award that bears its name.
The Prize for Fiction carries a £30,000 award, and winners receive a bronze fig...
Little Edale punches above its weight in the worlds of music and books
Singing, writing and all those walkers marching off up Grindsbrook Clough. Maybe the hamlet will produce a ballet next. Or a mural. Or an epic filmSmall but beautiful Edale in the Peak District is making its cultural mark, with successes in the worlds ...
Guardian first book award 2012: hunt for the 10th title
Do you know of a brilliant literary debut? As the deadline looms for entries to this year's first book award, we're launching the search for the 10th title for the longlistThere's just a week left for publishers to enter books for the 2012 Guardian fir...
Guardian first book award 2012: 10th book terms and conditions
How to nominate a book for the 10th place on the First book award longlist1. To nominate a book for the "First book award: 10th book" competition (the "competition") please submit your nomination in the comments section on the associated article with t...
The Look by Sophia Bennett – review
'This book really inspired me – my life, what I do, my outlook on life, and my writing'It's taken me a long time to write this review – possibly because I can't seem to find the words to express Sophia Bennett's latest masterpiece. The Look is so h...
