Granta 119: Britain – review
Granta's latest collection takes a walk on the wilder side of contemporary British lifeGranta's editors have, for the magazine's 119th edition, selected "Britain" as a theme. The Paul Smith-designed cover shows a chipped and cracked tea cup, its broken...
‘They tell me print is dead – but…’
If you have three minutes to spare, then you might like this. It's a poem-cum-rap about print not dying. There is an agenda, however. It was made for a company called Ink, which produces inflight magazines for airlines.Here's a sample of what you'll he...
Mick Walker obituary
My friend Mick Walker, who has died of cancer aged 69, wrote more than 130 books, covering every aspect of motorcycling. Many of his marque histories, collectors' guides and racer biographies are considered definitive works. As a motorcycle historian, ...
Jean Giraud obituary
French comic book artist internationally known by his pen names Moebius and GirThe artist Jean Giraud was principally known for his work on comic books under two pen names. As Gir, the co-creator of Blueberry, one of France's most popular strips, his b...
Penguin and The Economist form partnership
Penguin has gone into partnership with The Economist. The book publisher's digital series of exclusive short works, known as Penguin Shorts, is to publish a collection of reports entitled Penguin Economist Specials. The reports, originally written for...
Andrew McMillan obituary
The Australian writer Andrew McMillan has died at the age of 54. When he was diagnosed with bowel cancer in 2010, Andrew announced a "living wake", which was documented by an Australian Broadcasting Corporation TV crew. His friends rallied to his cause...
Leveson inquiry: OK! editor denies Kate Middleton cover crossed the line
Magazine's front page on Duchess of Cambridge's 30th birthday celebrations did not mislead readers, says Lisa ByrneThe editor of celebrity magazine OK! has denied to the Leveson inquiry that a recent front page about the Duchess of Cambridge "crossed a...
From the archive, 17 January 1956: Succulent Popsies Not for Oxford
Originally published in the Manchester Guardian on 17 January 1956Unswayed by the presence in the council chamber of a double-page "pin-up" in colour of the Swedish film star Anita Ekberg, Oxford City Council yesterday refused by a substantial majority...
Penny Jordan obituary
Prolific writer of women's fiction and one of Mills & Boon's most popular authorsPenny Halsall, who has died of cancer aged 65, was a prolific writer of women's fiction, and one of Mills & Boon's most popular authors, under the pen name Penny Jordan. S...
Hugh Burnett obituary
Television producer who based his groundbreaking Face to Face interview series on his earlier radio show, Personal CallThe groundbreaking television interview series Face to Face, which ran on the BBC from 1959 to 1962 and gave insights into the though...
Ronald Searle obituary
Artist and cartoonist best known for St Trinian's and MolesworthThe artist Ronald Searle, who has died aged 91, will always be associated with St Trinian's, the anarchic girls' boarding school he created in pen and ink in the 1940s, which inspired a lo...
Never out of Vogue: Alexandra Shulman