Libraries throughout the UK are testing the waters of Twitter as a way to both engage with their readers and dispel their image as fusty, silent enclaves staffed by old-fashioned introverts.

A speaker. A speech. A microphone. A bare stage. And - no expense spared here - a glass of water. As an evening's entertainment, it does not sound like much: Bruce Springsteen and his E Street extravaganza this is not.

In late 2006, the Ecco Press imprint of HarperCollins acquired a novelization of the classic Maurice Sendak children's book Where the Wild Things Are, by McSweeney's editor Dave Eggers, conceived as a companion piece to the forthcoming Wild Things movie

Woolworths, one of Britain's most famous retail names, tomorrow makes a comeback as an online store selling everything from its trademark pick'n'mix sweets to Ladybird children's clothing. And books.

A new psychology study helps explain why some stars burn bright, long, long after their talent has faded - if it ever was there to begin with.