Christopher Hitchens

Orwell shock: no posthumous prize for Christopher Hitchens

First Post Wed 25 Apr, AT 10:28

Friends had expected his last book, Arguably, to be a shoo-in for the political writing award

Michael Bywater

If only British voters could be as ruthless as the Pulitzer jury

Thu 19 Apr, AT 21:27 Michael Bywater

No Pulitzer fiction contender was good enough to win - and neither are our politicians. Let anarchy rule!

Pulitzer shock: US novelists snubbed by prize jury

First Reaction Tue 17 Apr, AT 15:01

Not since 1977 have Pulitzer judges dropped fiction prize because nothing was good enough

Georgina Harding

Georgina Harding only Brit on Orange fiction shortlist

First Reaction Tue 17 Apr, AT 12:40

Four north Americans, including Booker Prize winner Anne Enright, vie for Orange women's fiction award

Jeremy Paxman

Win tickets to see Paxman at Stratford lit fest

First Post Fri 13 Apr, AT 13:03

Newsnight host Jeremy Paxman is among the speakers at the Stratford Literary Festival

J K Rowling The Casual Vacancy

Why J K Rowling's new novel is called 'The Casual Vacancy'

One-Minute Read Thu 12 Apr, AT 16:41

Billionaire's 'black comedy' centres on a death in the apparently idyllic village of Pagford

Apple ipad ebooks

Apple sued over ebooks, but did it save the publishing industry?

First Reaction Thu 12 Apr, AT 09:27

The US government says Apple colluded with publishers over pricing, but they might have done readers a favour

Michael Bywater

Could 'thinking slow' save us from irrational markets?

Fri 6 Apr, AT 04:52 Michael Bywater

Nobel laureate Daniel Kahneman's book shows us the importance of Thinking, Fast and Slow

Jeff Bezos Amazon

How does Amazon minimise its tax payments?

Briefing Thu 5 Apr, AT 13:51

Filings show that despite sales of over £3.3 billion last year online retailer paid no UK corporation tax on profits

Cooking with Poo

Cooking With Poo wins oddest book title prize

One-Minute Read Fri 30 Mar, AT 14:45

Thai charity cookbook wins The Bookseller's coveted prize for strangest name of the year

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