Frank Cottrell Boyce's first day at school

Silk, sass and shimmer: William Banks-Blaney on Coco Chanel

Courrèges of his convictions: William Banks-Blaney on the French Space Age designer

Halcyon Halston days: William Banks-Blaney on the first super-designer

Celebrating difference: Andrew Solomon on parents of exceptional children

Mary Portas on growing up on the high street

Sheila Hancock on the importance of the arts

John Boyne: The first review called it a novel of blush-making vulgarity

Sandi Toksvig on the need for equal representation for women

Neil Gaiman's dark secret: A biography of Duran Duran

Frank Cottrell Boyce reads from The Astounding Broccoli Boy

Alan Bennett to the reluctant rescue

Neil Gaiman reveals the real story of Sleeping Beauty

Terry Waite on the book he received from a sympathetic guard