Alain de Botton explains the thinking that prompted him to marshal leading writers into closed organisations

This week, to mark the end of our How to Write a Book series, we have a daily Q&A with a debut author

Review: Joseph O’Connor has swapped his high style for a talky approach in this homage to rock’n’roll

Reinventing Kennedy to suit books, TV and film has blurred his significance

Do we live in an age filled with the greats, or are we just great at superlatives?