The Iron Lady's official biographer speaks exclusively to The National as his first volume of her life is published. Read Article Charles Moore on Margaret Thatcher's 'loveable' side
The two writers address a bracing range of topics, although the suspicion lingers that they had one eye on publication all along. Read Article Back and forth: the revealing correspondence between Paul Auster and JM Coetzee
Warrier's new novel is a delicate, assured depiction of the quest for meaning and morality, epitomised by the last hangman of India. Read Article Shashi Warrier creates a character at the end of his rope
The director general of the Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research wonders where the digital revolutions will take us. Read Article Outlining the future in an age of transformation
The Harvard hero Robert Langdon is back with his supporting cast of European cities, Nick March finds Dan Brown's latest novel is a guilty pleasure. Read Article Dan Brown's Inferno is fantastic fun, just don't think about it too much
Dubai seems to be witnessing a sudden revivalist surge in the promotion of reading, with book cafes popping up across the city. Here's are guide to our four favourites. Read Article Check out Dubai's reading cafes
How did Abba come to exert such a remarkable influence on popular culture? And what was it like dancing in those platform shoes?
Read Article Required reading: Those super troupers Abba
The woman of the tile, a 'wounded and bereft animal', has her life transformed through her jealous involvement with an immigrant family in contemporary America. Read Article The Woman Upstairs: Claire Messud returns with a ferocious new work
Delete negative influences from your mind and take yourself as seriously as you take your car, says Indian businessman and publisher in his first, self-published book. Read Article Don't let a virus affect your drive, says debut self-help author Johnny George
