RICK GEKOSKI’s book, Lost, Stolen or Shredded, is an expertly told tale of the shadowy world of books, manuscripts and artworks that have disappeared.

PHILIP ROTH, America’s most decorated living novelist, yesterday won the fourth Man Booker International Prize, but the award sank into controversy as one of the judges resigned in protest.

THRILLER writer John Le Carre has asked that his name be withdrawn from the shortlist for the Man Booker International Prize, disappointing judges who said they admired his work.