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• Declining genre spells gloom for publishers

  Dec 2 2008:

  Sales of 'misery memoirs' fall after they boomed beyond all expectations since Dave Pelzer wrote A Child Called It

• Turner prize strikes it Leckey

  Dec 1 2008:

  Mark Leckey, the bookies' favourite and the only male artist on the shortlist, has tonight won the £25,000 Turner prize, with a little help from Felix the Cat and Homer Simpson

• The jury is still out on misery memoirs

  Dec 1 2008:

  Constance Briscoe has been vindicated, but the credibility - and saleability - of the 'troubled lives' genre remains in question

• Constance Briscoe wins Ugly libel case

  Dec 1 2008:

  The barrister Constance Briscoe has won the libel case brought against her by her mother, Carmen Briscoe-Mitchell, over her bestselling misery memoir Ugly.

• Scottish book of the year goes to Kieron Smith, Boy

  Dec 1 2008:

  Saltire Society's award goes to Booker winner James Kelman's novel

• Bookies back Mark Leckey for Turner prize

  Dec 1 2008:

  The only man on the shortlist is favourite to win this year - while artist Cathy Wilkes makes history with the worst odds ever recorded

• Live Earth India cancelled after Mumbai attacks

  Dec 1 2008:

  Organisers called off the environmental gig after security fears made Bon Jovi and others pull out

• Academy challenges attempt to sell Pickford's Oscar

  Dec 1 2008:

  Despite the proceeds being intended for charity, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences hopes to block the sale of Mary Pickford's Oscar

• Tony Manero and Nanni Moretti win big at Turin

  Dec 1 2008:

  Chile's Oscar contender takes best film while Nanni Moretti enjoys a triumphant second shot as artistic director after a difficult first year in charge

• Australia the Thanksgiving turkey as Four Christmases cleans up

  Dec 1 2008:

  Baz Luhrmann's epic, expensive Australia opens poorly in the US while Four Christmases hits the number one spot

• Odetta survives kidney failure

  Dec 1 2008:

  The 77-year-old folksinger is determined to perform at Barack Obama's inauguration in January despite her poor health

• Chart news: Killers destroy Chinese Democracy

  Dec 1 2008:

  Guns N' Roses fail to beat the Killers to No 1, while Britney and Take That are set to pit one Circus against another

• Iran's underground rap artists take to wearing symbol of Islamic revolution

  Dec 1 2008:

  Young Iranians drawn to Western culture are sporting the chafiyeh, usually worn by the country's leaders

• Sydney opera house goes dark to mourn architect Jørn Utzon

  Dec 1 2008:

  Australian prime minister leads tributes to Danish designer who never saw finished building

• After Trainspotting and zombies, a teaboy millionaire is tipped to win Boyle an Oscar

  Dec 1 2008:

  Danny Boyle's story of Mumbai teenage boy wins best film, best director and best newcomer at film awards

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