Award-winning author Iain Banks supports a historic change which he is unlikely to live to seeWhat I used to say, until 4 March this year, was that I did not expect Scottish independence to happen in autumn next year. I think the figures already looked a bit dismal, but I was certain it would happen in my lifetime.Of course, now it looks as though my lifetime won't extend until autumn next year....

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Hand-drawn maps are enjoying a renaissance as contemporary artists use their imagination, creativity and humour to breathe new life into the traditional craft of cartography. Here are 10 of the best

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Amsterdam to Wolf Hall, Booker winners and bestsellers – authors including JK Rowling, Hilary Mantel, Philip Pullman, Nick Hornby and Ian McEwan annotate their own first editions. The books will be auctioned at Sotheby's next week in aid of English PEN

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Film promising revelations about reclusive Catcher in the Rye author has been snapped up by movie mogul Harvey WeinsteinJD Salinger, the elusive author of The Catcher in the Rye, was one of America's most famous recluses and guarded his private life with fanatical dedication. Yet even he might have been impressed by the immense efforts being undertaken to keep details secret of a new documentary...

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The fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, or DSM-5, has divided medical opinionThe field of mental health will face its greatest upset in years on Saturday with the publication of the long-awaited and deeply-controversial US manual for diagnosing mental disorders.Early drafts of the book, the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental...

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In “We Need New Names,” NoViolet Bulawayo tells the story of Darling, who arrives from Zimbabwe to live with her aunt in Detroit and is conflicted in her feelings of her old and new homes.

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Portraits of Tom Waits taken over the past 35 years join the musician's own strangely surreal and revealing images in a sumptuous new photobookCrows, wires, oil stains, cows, dead trees and a vulture – these are the kinds of things that could easily make it into a song by . They are, too, some of the things he has photographed over the years – alongside the arcane instruments he uses to make...

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The Booker Prize-winner The Remains of the Day is Kazuo Ishiguro's most famous novel, but An Artist of the Floating World is his one book that I re-read at least once a year.

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A novel and essay collection by Elinor Lipman showcase her urbanity and optimism.

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A new book of 75 personal maps of Manhattan is just the latest in a new wave of cartographic creations by artists – both famous and amateur – seeking to put the romance back into this centuries-old art form• Have you created a map or come across one you like? Tell us about it – or send us a link – in the comments below • "Maps and memories are bound together; a little as songs...

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