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The 21st Century’s 12 greatest novels

19 January 2015

Jane CiabattariFeatures correspondent

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The 21st Century’s 12 greatest novels

Karl Ove Knausgård: The writer who broke the rules

Elif Shafak says her writing style is 'a little bit drunk'

John Grisham on why he still writes as trends shift

Why Cher has waited until now to write her memoir

Novelist Elif Shafak on what inspires her to write

Striking images of women in the Black Panther Party

Kama Sutra: A misunderstood ancient erotic manual

Ern Malley: The influential Australian poet who never lived

Braille: What is it like to read without sight?

Inside the abandoned city of ancient libraries

How paper is making a comeback

Preserving the ancient art of handcrafting books

Is this the world's oldest novel?

Elizabeth Day: 'I felt so understood in the pages'

Michael Rosen: 'How poetry helped me to grieve'

How reading can help us cope with death

The fiction that helped Laura Freeman recover from anorexia

Biblioburro: The amazing donkey libraries of Colombia

Is this Italy’s smallest library?

The ancient library where the books are under lock and key

Lottie Brooks success makes author 'grateful'

'I was heading for a breakdown, then books saved my life'

Children's laureates to donate to Sally Rooney after UK sales halted over Palestine Action support

Why Frankenstein is so misunderstood

'Unknown' spy thriller shortlisted for annual award