11 of the best TV shows to watch this week
Dark crime drama Sharp Objects features Amy Adams, while Picnic at Hanging Rock is given a six-part treatment
10 of the best: Scottish fiction
As Scots go to the polls to vote on independence, we select our favourite Scottish novels
Rock fable that strikes chord as pure pop fiction: The Thrill of It All
Review: Joseph O’Connor has swapped his high style for a talky approach in this homage to rock’n’roll
Ten great opening lines in literature
These are some of our favourite opening lines - could you write one of your own? Post it in the comment box below. We might even find a suitable prize for the best or funniest
Scottish author Iain Banks dies from cancer aged 59
He was best known for his novels The Wasp Factory, The Crow Road and Complicity.
Young British novelists: The best young writers who have been taken for Granta
Granta has published its list of the best young British novelists, but can one publisher define a generation and what do young writers have over their older colleagues?
Iain Banks: ‘In the end we’ll be smiling’
Bestselling author Iain Banks announces he has terminal cancer but still looks to the future
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