George R. R. Martin's masterpiece

Game of Thrones author George R. R. Martin reshaped the landscape of modern fantasy literature

Ian McEwan’s foray into comic satire

Guo Heng Chin spends two weeks in the great Icelandic outdoors

Guo Heng Chin guides us through the nuts and bolts of a good story

Your guide to the summer's literary festivals

Gene-hacking in a dystopian future

A beautifully realised piece of historical fiction from David Mitchell

Two-time Booker finalist David Mitchell talks about his latest book, The Thousand Autumns of Jacob...

HBO’s new show, Game of Thrones, has more epic beards than level 5 of the library

Domscheit-Berg compares the cult-like organization of Wikileaks to that of the Church of Scientology...

The Coen brothers’ gun standoffs are superb and stylish.

A noteworthy cinematic achievement but will probably miss out on an Oscar

Look backing at last year's films and looking forward to an exciting 2011

At the very least, it's better than Harry Potter

Washington, we have a problem

It’s already revolutionised your social life, but where does Facebook go from here?

The Social Network is a contemporary tale of friendship, jealousy, betrayal and – above all –...

An examination of the man who created Facebook

From bedroom to billions – the social revolution in the second installment of our Facebook saga