Not satisfied by the religions on offer, Sam Mills decides to create another cult of her own. Illustrations by Ralph Steadman
Toby Lichtig reviews Eimear McBride's debut novel
BjÓ§rn Ulvaeus is right to praise secularism - but his analysis of global politics leaves something to be desired.
Andrew Mueller on the confessions of a Fox mole
George Eliot is not only a great novelist but a pioneer of a serious, and underappreciated, approach to the meaning of religious belief, says Sarah Ditum
The conclusion of her post-apocalyptic trilogy confirms that Atwood is one of our finest living writers, says Craig Purshouse
Sally Feldman, a humanist wedding celebrant, welcomes a rational breakthrough in the marriage laws
As The Last Stand of Dead Men, the eighth book in his best-selling Skulduggery Pleasant series, is published, Irish author Derek Landy talks to New Humanist about his skeleton sleuth, not believing in magic and the influence of Buffy The Vampire Slayer
He'll dazzle you with devious misdirection, puzzle you with prestidigitation and flummox you with flim-flam. He's our greatest entertainer, says AL Kennedy
Philip Womack on Sam Lipsyte's invention