Publisher Bloomsbury is to set up a new business in India to take advantage of growing demand from the country's English-speaking middle class.

After the success of his eponymous chain, the new Waterstone's boss tells John Walsh why physical bookshops still have a future

Harry Potter's film incarnation can now settle where he belongs – the pre-Christmas shopping melee.

You know that advert for a writing course whose headline is "why not be a writer?" I always murmur the words "for the following reasons" after seeing it, and then run through some of them before moving on. Such as: poor rates of pay, the unhealthy lifestyle and the sheer tedium of writing, the only consolation, and scant consolation it is, being that one is incapable of earning a living in any other fashion.

Thousands of sixth-formers take on dissertations and community work to impress admissions staff

Even though I love coming to Edinburgh at any time, I particularly love coming in August, when the wonderful madness of the Festival combined with the Fringe turns this beautiful city into a cross between Rio and Disney. Debbie and I had only been here for two days when we looked at each other over dinner and at the same time, with big grins on our faces, said: "Isn't this exciting?"

The Mr Men are celebrating their 40th birthday today.

Internet scammers are selling fake user accounts for the as yet unopened Harry Potter website, Pottermore.

Harry Potter's creator, author JK Rowling, struggled with her emotions at the last ever premiere.

At a time of economic uncertainty and gloom about the decline of British exports and international influence, it is cheering to consider the creative career of JK Rowling.