Books What to read A history of violence What to read: from an exploration of violence in Central America to Graham Swift’s latest novel
Books What the world is reading What the world is reading, including an incisive account of Putin’s Russia and a novel by a Brazilian nun
The Daily Exhibitions The whizzpopping world of Roald Dahl A new exhibition about his life and stories at the Southbank Centre reminds its visitors – young and old – why childhood is such fun
The Daily Exhibitions A revelatory show of comics by women It shows them to be more original and less earnest than their male counterparts
The Daily Books Why we should all be more pretentious A witty and insightful new book argues that pretension is the secret of empathy itself
The Daily Exhibitions Why Shakespeare’s will doesn’t thrill An exhibition of Shakespeare-related documents could have used technology differently
The Daily Technology The tragedy of Aaron Swartz He was a hacker, entrepreneur and idealist who killed himself aged 26. An important new book puts his story in context
The Daily Books Rudyard Kipling at 150 Anthony Gardner recalls his favourite works by the writer he considers more portraitist than propagandist
The Daily Books We wish you a murderous Christmas Why the festive season is the best time for a murder mystery
