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Bookmarks Thursday 19 Feb 2015 g Today's top stories More » Kazuo Ishiguro’s turn to fantasy Dragons, ogres, pixies? It’s not what is expected of Kazuo Ishiguro, but they feature in The Buried Giant, his first novel for 10 years. Behind the turn to fantasy, however, lies his familar fascination with the past and individual moral choices. He talks to Alex Clark about film, memory – and his taste for tea and cake  A brief survey of the short story: John Updike The longevity and prodigal output of this ‘conspicuously autobiographical writer’ give his complete works the shape of an entire life  Comic-book heroes deserve better than a trashing The long history, abundant diversity and visionary quality of comics produced in the English-speaking world are too rarely appreciated by mainstream critics  Not my words: John Green's wrongly attributed line and other misquotes As the The Fault in our Stars author takes to YouTube to reveal that one of his often quoted inspirational sentences wasn’t written by him, we look at some other famous victims of misquotation  Trigger Warning: Short Fictions & Disturbances by Neil Gaiman review – vivid tales with a twist An imaginary girlfriend comes to life and a babysitter is bested in this impressive collection of short stories, writes Scarlett Thomas  Most viewed in Books More » Mark Zuckerberg's book club fights US fear of vaccination Facebook founder picks On Immunity by Eula Biss as American public health officials tackle major measles outbreak  J-Lo sparks quest to find ‘first editions’ of The Iliad Reference to Greek epic poem in Jennifer Lopez thriller The Boy Next Door propels Homer up AbeBooks’ search rankings  Children’s books are never just for children Many adults – and well-known authors – re-read kids’ books. So why is children’s literature not considered a serious form?  Latest reviews More » Frontline Ukraine: Crisis in the Borderlands by Richard Sakwa review – an unrivalled account At last, a balanced assessment of the Ukrainian conflict – the problems go far beyond Vladimir Putin, writes Jonathan Steele  How Good We Can Be by Will Hutton review – not socialism, just better capitalism Not socialism, just better capitalism – can Britain really become ‘the world’s leading smart society’? By Peter Wilby  Second Life by SJ Watson review – S&M spells suspense and murder The follow-up to Before I Go to Sleep echoes Fifty Shades of Grey in its investigation of the sex games that led to the murder of a young woman in Paris, writes Mark Lawson  Talking Points More » Caribou Island: a frontier too far Though inspired by a long tradition of American rural writing, David Vann’s novel rejects the romance of the wild  Tips, links and suggestions: what are you reading this week? Your space to discuss the books you are reading and what you think of them  Which is your favourite book cover? As we approach a million followers on Twitter, we’re celebrating with a series on our favourite books. Now it’s time for great and interesting book cover designs (among all the books you own). Here are some of our favourites among the pictures you shared with us  Latest podcasts More » A whole world of fiction – books podcast We travel the world in fiction with Ann Morgan, and hear from the South Korean novelist Han Kang and the South African writer SJ Naudé  How to draw More » Liz Pichon

Don't miss our Guardian Live events Kazuo Ishiguro, 8 March, London In March 2015 acclaimed novelist Kazuo Ishiguro will publish his first novel in ten years, The Buried Giant. Join him for a special Guardian Live event at London's Cadogan Hall. He will be in conversation with Books editor, Claire Armitstead.

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