After 50 years, the prize has been scrapped. How did it change Britain’s literary landscape? And what happened at the awards when Margaret Drabble was seated next to Theresa May?
Robert Crawford’s use of ‘Tom’ in his new biography of TS Eliot has raised eyebrows – but he is not the first author to get so familiar. Here are 10 distinguished precedents. By John Dugdale
Speaking after the Toronto film festival premiere of The Invisible Woman, actor/director says evidence strongly suggests Dickens's affair bore offspring, and reveals his own complex relationship with the writer
Who worked all day, and got half-drunk at night? Identify Margaret Thatcher's fictional appearances. And in whose memoir does a chapter titled 'Cocainus' appear? Try our fiendish literary quiz
From a meditation on walking Britain's ancient paths to an epic American novel, from reportage on life in a Mumbai slum to a blockbuster biography of LBJ ... writers choose their books of the year
Shock ending: how the Costa book awards changed reading – and pitted husband against wife