He has built an empire on his blokey charm, easy recipes and culinary campaigns, and now he's publishing his 13th cookbook. But is our
appetite for the Naked Chef really insatiable?... more
James Ellroy, the ‘mad dog of American letters’, says he has finally exorcised his dark side. He tells Andrew Neather how a new book and woman have changed his life... more
Prize-winning novelist Ian McEwan has enjoyed both literary and commercial success. So why is there suddenly an internet outpouring of bile against him?... more
Fresh fears were raised over the survival of High Street bookseller Borders after its website closed to trading and staff at stores said they had been told to stop accepting advance orders... more
HMV is looking forward to a bumper Christmas as games console prices have been slashed, new top video game releases hit the shelves and its Waterstone’s book chain stocks up on new publications from the likes of Jamie Oliver and Dan Brown ... more
It's a tale of two High Streets. While supermarkets, budget clothes shops and HMV have emerged as recession-winners, most of their rivals remain in the doldrums, praying for the recovery to come ... more
When Tom Rob Smith's first novel made the longlist for our most prestigious literary prize it caused a publishing storm. Here he hits back at his critics
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Joanna Trollope has left her publisher of many years, Bloomsbury. It's reported that Trollope felt that the firm has become so preoccupied with its great money-maker, JK Rowling, that it has neglected its bread and butter authors and lost its way... more
This production of Wagner's Parsifal is a showcase of some magnificent music and has some excellent performances, but fails to capture the drama of its story and its characters.... more
A thriller based on the death of Pope John Paul I could become the West End's least likely hit. The story will continue to fascinate, says its star David Suchet... more
Pirates Of The Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest and the Da Vinci Code are among the most successful films of the year - despite receiving lukewarm receptions from critics.... more
From sketch to floorplan to map to anatomy, the V&A's exhibition of Leonardo da Vinci's drawings highlights the genius of an artist with many talents and makes it accessible for the masses.... more
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