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Not all bad news: Blair stays rich

30.10.09

If Tony Blair fails to become EU president, he will escape public scrutiny of his private business deals and keep millions of pounds of income from different jobs... more

How Da Vinci Code became UK's biggest selling novel of all time

15.09.09

The Da Vinci Code became a worldwide phenomenon after its release in 2003, its success fuelling conspiracy theories and sparking two Hollywood movies - as well as some high-profile battling in court... more

Katie Price knows how to kiss and sell

02.09.09

Whatever her other long-term achievements may turn out to be, Katie Price deserves respect for having so completely had it over the whole publishing world... more

The cat sat on the Bat, but stock tipping is for experts

12.05.09

Who is better at picking shares in the midst of a major recession — a highly trained, media-friendly stockbroker, or the office cat? ... more

Labour’s Rebuck in line for a top award

27.04.09

Labour luvvie Gail Rebuck is high on the shortlist to win the Businesswoman of the Year award as her daughter is at the centre of a government alleged dirty tricks row... more

The blogger who tells us the real cops' story

24.04.09

Most bloggers are bores. After some initial over-excitement about the form, it soon turned out that bloggers usually don't have special truths to tell. There are exceptions, though... more

President makes a beeline for JK and says I love Harry Potter

02.04.09

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Have your say in Book Video Awards

11.03.09

The Book Video Awards will see three popular novels for young adults turned into gripping movie-style trailers.... more

Victor really a loser in the big banks merger?

23.02.09

Is all well at the top of Lloyds Banking Group? When Lloyds merged with HBOS, there was euphoria at the former's coup. ... more

Race is on to sign up Madoff movie

22.12.08

And they’re off! Media moguls hungry to profit from the misery of the Madoff scandal’s victims have started the race to tell his story... more

Blair is the 'highest-paid public speaker in world'

29.10.08

Tony Blair is estimated to have earned Ł12 million since leaving No10... more

Literary Life

08.10.08

Celebrity sells at an astonishing rate, yet at its heart the UK still loves a book for itself and London is a great champion of literature. These are the people who keep us reading. ... more

Muslim in death threat to Prophet publisher

29.09.08

Muslim radicals have warned of further violence after a firebomb attack on the London home of the publisher of a book on the prophet Mohammed... more

What to do in London this week

24.09.08

Enjoy tasty food at The Beaufort, don't miss They're Playing Our Song and read Philip Roth's latest installment - Indignation.... more

Nothing is sacred when it comes to being profane

26.08.08

Is nothing sacred? Children's novelist Jacqueline Wilson had her latest bestseller My Sister Jodie removed from Asda shelves after a complaint about the use of the word "twat" in the text... more

Would you sell a bank to Richard Branson? Why the Virgin tycoon lost out in the Northern Rock collapse

16.06.08

In a compelling new book, the Mail's City Editor ALEX BRUMMER reveals the incompetence, greed and recklessness that caused this crisis.... more

Jordan has shown the book trade how it's done

19.02.08

Just before the Man Booker Prize was awarded last year, an enterprising journalist revealed that the entire shortlist of six had sold fewer copies than Crystal, the second novel issued under the name of Katie Price, the inflatable better known as Jordan. Her book had shifted 159,407 units in just three months, comfortably seeing off the Booker total of 120,770 (nearly all Ian McEwan's On Chesil Beach, anyway). Literary fiction is a goner, pundits glumly concluded... more