The poet and author, who rose from the harshest of childhoods to become a force on the stage, screen and printed page, has died aged 86.

"The Kite Runner" author Khaled Hosseini’s latest novel, "And the Mountains Echoed", tells of how we are united by loss, failure and missing out.

Just the mention of her name, JK Rowling, had the audience screaming and on its feet.

The first project for Johnny Depp’s publishing imprint, Infinitum Nihil, will be a book by American singer-songwriter Bob Dylan.