David Lynch to hit back at media ‘bullshit’ with his own memoir
Blue Velvet and Twin Peaks director to join forces with journalist Kristine McKenna for an autobiographical study of his life and work
Classic children’s books on coding reprogrammed for a new generation
Author Lisa Watts, who helped to teach a generation of children about computers a quarter of a century ago, hopes new books will inspire tomorrow’s programmers
Why I gave up my copyright: Kirill Medvedev
The Russian poet has been releasing his work free of ownership since 2004, insisting that publishers can only make editions without contracts and without his consent. He explains how opening his poems up to piracy is both a political protest and a liberating step towards intellectual sovereignty
Hollywood star Ethan Hawke’s third novel is a ‘parable for all ages’
The actor and writer addresses the big existential questions in Rules for a Knight, the story of a Cornish knight writing to his children before he rides into battle
Panel beaters: the comic book tech revolution is here
Alan Moore’s Electricomics app liberates graphic fiction from the boundaries of the page at a tap of your iPad screen. Here’s what to expect
Leading writers hope to shift refugee debate with crowdfunded anthology
Monica Ali, William Boyd and Marina Lewycka among the authors recruited with aim of shifting public perspectives
Novel Scarlett Johannson wanted banned is due out in English
French novel The First Thing You See, about a man’s relationship with a film-star lookalike, will be published in the UK in September
The Girl on the Train tops Amazon’s UK ebook sales this year so far
Paula Hawkins’ bestseller leads a crop of psychological thrillers, in a top 20 dominated by women
Russian publisher prints books about Putin under names of western authors
Writers consider legal action against Moscow publishing house after discovering series about Russian president circulated in their names. The Moscow Times reports
Robots that write fiction? You couldn’t make it up
Computer-generated fiction might seem a tipping point for artificial intelligence, but it could help us to understand the world we live in
Seeing stars: writers should not fear online reviews
Will social media and aggregated preferences sweep away book reviewing and literary culture? There’s nothing new about the death of literature
Kindle turns five: independent women thrive in ebook bestseller charts
EL James and Rachel Abbott take the ebook top spots as self-published success spreads on Amazon’s e-reader
How the arts can help change attitudes to blindness
Thinking creatively about formats such as Braille and audio description can help improve accessibility and perceptions about blindness
Ich bin ein Berliner…
The latest project from Pigeonhole – a twist on From Our Own Correspondent – offers weekly dispatches from Berlin
If you want to get ahead, get a scanner
New online publishing house Canelo’s decision to recognise the importance of properly scanned books can only be good for the reputation of ebooks as a whole