The Enchantress of Florence by Salman Rushdie
Shirley Dent believes Rushdie is the ultimate humanist storyteller
Culture
Book Review: Suckers
Natalie Haynes endorses an attack on alternative medicine
End Game: Sound of silence
Laurie Taylor waxes lyrical
Diary: Give us a hug
Peyvand Khorsandi pays a visit to Amma – India's hugging saint
Malls & Mausoleums
Iran refuses to conform to expectations, finds Nina Power
Laughs around the world
No matter where you're from, humour is the international language, says Natalie Haynes
Facebook knows I’m an atheist
Social networkers are broadcasting their unbelief all over the web, says Bill Thompson. And in doing so they might just help raise the profile of atheism.
The Big Switch: Rewiring the World, from Edison to Google by Nicholas Carr
Bill Thompson is excited by the digital revolution
The Happiest Man in the World by Alec Wilkinson
Michael Bywater is in awe of Poppa Neutrino
African Psycho by Alain Mabanckou
Natalie Haynes is unimpressed by an African murder mystery