Slayer of religion
For critic James Wood the novel offers an antidote to unforgiving certainties, sacred and profane. Matthew Adams meets him
Culture
Q&A: Marcus Brigstocke
Between the arrogant believers and the smug atheists stands a lone comic, with only a successful career for comfort.
God & Devil: Country Songs
Five tracks about God, and five about the Devil. Selected by Andrew Mueller
Book review: How to Be a Woman by Caitlin Moran
Jenny Bunker enjoys Caitlin Moran's flippant feminism
Different angle
Andrew West's photos of the Mustard Seed Secular School, Uganda
The sociologist on holiday
Les Back has some suggestions of which books not to take on vacation
Quiz: A lurgical problem
Quizmaster Chris Maslanka challenges you to sidestep death and defeat the dreaded lurgy
Book review: The Godless Boys by Naomi Wood
Philip Womack is uninspired by a dystopian debut
Book review: The Address Book by Tim Radford
Angela Saini feels at home with Tim Radford
Book review: Blood Rites by Barbara Ehrenreich
Jenny Bunker finds a re-issued book on the passions of war more pertinent than ever