“We have work lives and love lives, but we also have looking lives.” With The Story of Looking about to come out, Mark Cousins writes in the Observer about our inner photo albums: the visual memories that linger with us.

“An evocative allegory about the endless contest between good and evil… As in his first novel, Taduno’s Song, Atogun has combined folkloric elements with a strong central character to create a haunting and unusual narrative.”

“Despite appearances, innovations don’t come from nowhere. They are the latest branches on the family tree of invention.” An extract from The Runaway Species on how technology (and creativity) work: by building on what’s come before.

“I haven’t written it because I think I’m special. I’ve written it because I think I’m typical.” Robert Webb in the Irish Times talking about how How Not To Be a Boy has made some angry men angrier, and why he’s not a feminist Yoda.

“A very, very good book. Lucas’ writing style has warmth and honesty … I found his tales of his growing up, and his early attempts to break the comedy circuit, fascinating and at times very moving.”

Magic is seeping into our world… Visit the Worldquake website and…

“The particular span of John Lister-Kaye’s life adds both authority and poignancy to his deeply affecting recollections.”