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From the pearls of Zadie to the D cups of Jordan

20.11.09
As 2010 draws nearer, the literary world is starting to ask: what were the defining novels of the Noughties?... more

The best books of the year

19.11.09
Our reviewers name the titles that have meant the most to them over the past 12 months... more

Hilary Mantel wins the Booker with Tudor novel

07.10.09
Bookies' favourite Hilary Mantel scooped the Man Booker Prize for Fiction for her 'demanding' novel about Henry VIII's adviser Thomas Cromwell... more

The Dreamboat: Rupert Evans

02.10.09
Actor Rupert Evans may have chiselled cheekbones and a nice line in noblemen, but in reality he is charmingly guileless and just a little bit accident-prone. Hermione Eyre meets a lovely luvvie... more

Historical novel favourite to win Man Booker

08.09.09
Young London writer Adam Foulds joins the shortlist for this year's £50,000 Man Booker with veteran South African writer JM Coetzee bidding for a prize hat-trick... more

Surely this is the winner, a tome that makes history

08.09.09
Not one of this year's Man Booker shortlisted novels is set in the present. Perhaps we don't have any contemporary stories to tell? ... 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

Power lesbians: The female celebs who are out and proud

24.08.09
Mary Portas and her glamorous journalist girlfriend are just two of a new generation of female celebrities who are out and proud... more

Essential summer reading

09.07.09
As baggage restrictions on budget airlines are so mean, it’s crucial to choose your holiday reading wisely. Here are some books that truly deserve to make the cut... more

Hot tickets: London's going out guide

03.07.09
The Standard's writers pick out the best shows, films and exhibitions taking place in the capital... more

Lots of queens - but where's the real history?

02.07.09
The National Portrait Gallery has decided to go gay with an exhibition dedicated to the evolution of gay icons which should be fascinating, but isn't... more

Nelson Mandela and other gay icons on show in London

26.03.09
Will Young and Nelson Mandela will stand side by side in a new exhibition of "gay icons"... more

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