Word and image: my top 10 books on film
From Christopher Isherwood's 'limbo of mirror-images' to 'the projected film's best-kept secret', Michael Wood picks his favourite writing on cinema
Cannes film festival set to honour the bookworm
Coveted Palme d'Or likely to go to a screen adaptation, with many of this year's entrants borrowing from literature
Before Watchmen: DC Comics publisher defends prequels
Dan DiDio says Watchmen prequels are a 'love letter' to Alan Moore's creation, as graphic novel's co-creator continues to censure the project
10 book-apps that might change Julia Donaldson’s mind about Gruffalo apps
Author isn't keen on the idea, but perhaps if she saw what some developers have been doing... By Stuart Dredge
Carlos Fuentes obituary
Mexico's most celebrated novelist
Gabriel García Márquez falls victim to Twitter death hoax
A Twitter account claiming to belong to Italian author Umberto Eco reported the death of Márquez, who is said to be visiting family in America
Pay us for library ebook loans, say authors
Alison Flood: Many writers rely on income from library loans, says the Society of Authors, in calling for digital books to be included in PLR scheme
Make way for the female comic geeks
Kapow! is a comic convention run by sisters – but will women ever be welcomed by the boys' club?
Happy Birthday, A Clockwork Orange
Anthony Burgess's diabolical tale of juvenile ultraviolence is 50. Five decades on, the novel holds a lofty position as one of pop culture's most influential and enduring pieces of literature
Nick Harkaway: ‘The book industry has got to get online publishing right’
The sci-fi novelist tells William Skidelsky whu he has turned non-fiction author to investigate technology and the future of reading
Writers won’t lose out if libraries lend ebooks
The Society of Authors' suspicion of e-lending is misguided, writes Anna Baddeley
Paddington Bear to take big-screen voyage
Michael Bond's polite bear from Peru will have to dust off his duffle coat as his live action/CGI debut, directed by Paul King, gets the go-ahead
Harry Potter theme park to open in Japan
A third Wizarding World of Harry Potter theme park is to open at Universal Studios' Osaka site in 2014
Pottermore: 3m pupils enrol at Hogwarts
Millions of fans have signed up to JK Rowling's digital experience to cast spells and fight duels, with more interactivity and The Chamber of Secrets promised 'soon'
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Guidebook Adaptations …
Stuart Heritage: ... But Were Afraid to Ask. Pregnancy guide What to Expect When You're Expecting is the latest self-help book to be turned into a film. Which manuals would you tout around Tinseltown?
Fandom matters: writers must respect their followers or pay with their careers
Damien Walter: Science fiction authors have long understood the power of a solid fanbase. Mainstream writers, take note
Student publishes a new Shakespeare text
We're not talking First Folio, mind. This is the world of 2b r nt 2b - but with the highest of motives
Fan fiction promises to be a rich vein for publishers
The transformation of EL James's Fifty Shades of Grey from free ebook to paperback bestseller shows that fan fiction communities are a potentially lucrative source of material, writes James Bridle
From Pottermore to Frankenstein, a new kind of monster is being created
Claire Armitstead: Interactive ebooks that enable us to inhabit characters and rewrite the story are transforming our reading experience
Why is there so much misogyny online?
The conversation: Why do women face such misogyny in the media, particularly online? TV presenter Miriam O'Reilly and feminist writer Nina Power share their thoughts and experiences
Adrian Searle encounters … Luc Tuymans’s Allo!
The Guardian art critic journeys deep into the heart of darkness with Tuymans's Gauguin-themed painting, displayed in A Room for London, the boat perched on the Queen Elizabeth Hall
Why the death of DRM would be good news for readers, writers and publishers
Cory Doctorow: The recent decision by Tor Books to ditch digital rights management signals the beginning of the end of the ebook format wars
Rivals launch a printing revolution that could be as significant as Gutenberg
Landa and Xeikon to unveil new inkjet and toner technology at drupa exhibition in Düsseldorf. By Mark Piesing
Culture coach: the week’s essential arts stories
Charlotte Higgins: Every week I'll round up the biggest arts stories from around the web, recommend a long read and look ahead at what's coming up
Huge rise in ebook sales offsets decline in printed titles
Alison Flood: Despite an increase in digital sales of 366% last year, printed books remain the choice for the majority of readers, figures show
BBC and Arts Council launch joint digital Space for culture
Partnership set to offer hundreds of hours of new and archived arts programming online, on mobile and on digital TV. By John Plunkett
Author collectives signal a new chapter for self-publishing
Alison Flood: With online groups working to sift out the hidden gems, and a New York co-operative instituting a 'seal of quality', is the world of independent publishing finally getting organised?
Microsoft invests $300m in Barnes & Noble’s Nook ebook business
Barnes & Noble shares soar as deal with software giant eases fears that bookseller lacks capital to compete with Amazon
What are London’s tube travellers e-reading?
Anna Baddeley asked a dozen commuters what they had on their e-readers
All in a Don’s Day by Mary Beard – review
The classics professor's collected blogs make a delightful set of observations to dip into, says William Skidelsky
Simon Hoggart’s week: Jeremy Hunt and the art of self-deception
Simon Hoggart|Bizarre yarn with the ring of truth, paying tribute to the A303 and James Bond's switch from dry martinis to Heineken
Can literary fiction survive the ebook age?
Alison Flood: Some claim that literary fiction has 'lost the next generation' of readers – but brilliant writing remains as important as ever
Ebooks roundup: Frankenstein in Paris, a murderous weathergirl and lives of crime
Benedicte Page: A new app lets you interact with the story of Victor Frankenstein and his monster, Joyce Maynard's To Die For arrives as an ebook and Scottish crime writers reveal their secrets
Suzanne Collins: Hunger Games author who found rich pickings in dystopia
She's the top-selling Kindle author and the film of her book has made £300m worldwide – yet Collins remains an enigma