An Unpublished Novelist's Week as Fake Cormac McCarthy
Michael Crossan, a hard-working, unpublished writer from Scotland, got the literary introduction of a lifetime last week--almost. His tweets had caught the eye of novelist Margaret Atwood, who alerted fellow A-list authors and “T-pals” William Gibson, Amy Tan and Neil Gaiman. Alas, it wasn’t Crossan she thought she was introducing but rather the universally-lauded novelist and newbie ...

UK cottage guide
There are tens of thousands of cottages available to rent in the UK. Our new four-part guide tells you how to find the perfect place for you. Part one reveals the best rental companies Regional specialists: the south-west , Wales and Scotland , the Lakes and Yorkshire Self-catering in the UK is the "easy" holiday option, right? No flights, transfers, jabs, hotel rules, plenty of space, the ...