Which superhero is about to come out as gay?
A DC Comics insider says an established character will be revealed as gay. Who could it be?The smart money is on Batman or Aquaman or Wonder Woman but, frankly, a case could be made for all or any of them: who is the comic book superhero who has been s...
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 ...
Waterstones deal with Amazon puts Kindle and ebooks instore
Waterstones will sell Kindle e-readers for the first time and offer free Wi-Fi, so customers can buy a book or download it instoreWaterstones has announced a surprise tie-up with Amazon that will enable shoppers to pluck ebooks as well as physical book...
Duncan Jones to direct Ian Fleming biopic
The creator of James Bond lived more than his own fair share of drama, to be explored in a new 'period action movie' by the director of MoonSome believe he dreamed up James Bond to be the bon vivant, daring and cultivated epitome of masculinity he coul...
Richard Dawkins the arch-atheist backs Michael Gove’s free Bible plan
Author of The God Delusion says providing free Bibles to state schools is justified by its impact on the English languageIt sounds like one of the most unlikely alliances of recent years. Richard Dawkins, arch-atheist and scourge of the praying classes...
David Cameron’s ‘chillaxing’ hobbies revealed in new biography
Prime minister spends weekends playing with a tennis machine called 'the Clegger' and singing karaoke, according to bookIf "chillaxing" was an Olympic sport then David Cameron, would win a gold medal, according to a new biography of the prime minister....
Conference call
A St Andrews conference on the Harry Potter series as literary texts has not met with universal approval in the academic worldAcademics gathered in Scotland on Friday to discuss hot literary topics including the racial politics of goblins, the canonisa...
The battle of the book reviews | Lionel Shriver
Professional critics are no more reliable than Amazon ratings, a study shows. So do we really need them?Is the professional book reviewer an anachronism? In a recent Harvard Business School study of nonfiction reviews, assessments in mainstream media o...
ok Festival aims to challenge the dominance of south Manchester
The festival has been set up to celebrate the authors and independent businesses that are thrivingAn innovative literary festival is taking place in north Manchester that aims to challenge the skewing of cultural events south of the city.The inaugural ...
Why I want all our children to read the King James Bible