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LulzSec hacking suspect’s house searched in Hamilton, Ohio
FBI investigation believed to have been fuelled by interviews with Ryan Cleary, but did not lead to charges
Final hours of Spanish poet Federico García Lorca revealed
Historian claims to know who made up Franco’s execution squad and where they buried the poet during Spain’s civil war
Top-selling 100 books of all time
The Top-selling 100 books of all time (well, since Nielsen records begain in 1998) are published today. Download the data for yourself and see how they compare
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Good book, great film
When he was asked to be guest director for a festival dedicated to films based on books, Jonathan Coe set out to disprove the adage that great literature makes terrible movies
Rosemary Sutcliff’s The Eagle of the Ninth
Not just a rollicking adventure, Rosemary Sutcliff’s The Eagle of the Ninth, which has just been filmed, is a touching true story about love and loyalty. Charlotte Higgins looks back on a childhood favourite
Javier Cercas: A life in books
‘People of my generation liked Tarantino and Almodóvar – they weren’t interested in the civil war’
