After clues from George Clooney and writer of DC comic, Dark Knight is finally outed in book

You might be forgiven for mistaking the cover of the new James Bond novel, Solo, for something relating to another well-loved long-running franchise in the process of being rebooted: Star Wars (although the novel has nothing to do with Hans Solo, obviously).

Sherlock Holmes would have unravelled the case in a heartbeat. Yet so far there is no explanation as to why the estate of the fictional detective’s creator Sir Arthur Conan Doyle has failed to fight a lawsuit in the US that could leave it out of pocket.

The author has also revealed she is donating three years' worth of royalties from The Cuckoo's Calling to The Soldiers' Charity

Presenter Lauren Green repeatedly asked Reza Aslan why he, as a Muslim, had written about Jesus

The author said he was considering audiobook-only work in the future

Fire fighters have linked increasing call-outs to people trapped in handcuffs to the popularity of books such as EL James' "mummy porn" trilogy Fifty Shades of Grey.

You'll never be lonely with a good novel – so how generous of the literary matchmakers at Foyles bookshop to come up with a books blind-dating service for the summer holidays. Two staff at the flagship bookshop on London's Charing Cross Road have created "book personal ads" for 24 classic works of literature, picking out the particular personality traits of favourite characters in order to seduce the reader. Mrs Dalloway comes over as particularly alluring. The Great Gatsby less so …

Canadian professor’s work captured the attention of the  Microsoft boss

Neil Gaiman says his return to Vertigo Comics' realm of the Endless is no mere continuation of the series that spawned a creative revolution altering the medium.

Rosamund Pike looks set to star in the film adaptation of popular thriller Gone Girl.

‘Outed’ Harry Potter creator worked for days to sign crime novel under pen name

The Handmaid's Tale author has spent 15 years penning her operatic debut

Bridget Jones is set to make a return. And judging by the new title of Helen Fielding's book our thirtysomething singleton still loves the boys. But not enough to put one on the cover.

Author Jane Austen replaces Charles Darwin after Bank of England faced criticism for its decision to replace Elizabeth Fry on the £5 note with Sir Winston Churchill