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Caryl Phillips on writing, travelling and the image of black men

<EM>Salman Rushdie</EM>: Shalimar the Clown

Oliver defends his book and claims backing of peers

<EM>A.N. Wilson</EM>: After the Victorians

<EM>Maurice Gee</EM>: Blindsight

Authorised Hillary biography reveals private touches

Yacht club full of character

Mains hits back at Oliver

Da bible - recre8td for a hol nu wrld

Oliver's book lifts lid on boozy All Black culture

Death of mentor sadly recalled in Oliver's book

<EM>Johnny Rogan:</EM> Van Morrison - No Surrender

<EM>John Berendt:</EM> The city of falling angels

Zadie Smith talks about 'On Beauty'

<EM>Brian Rudman:</EM> Water, water everywhere, if we're not careful

<EM>Obituary</EM>: George Haydn

<i>Oscars commentary:</i> And the Oscar goes to...

By MEGAN GIBB6.10pm: Three hours and forty minutes later...and its all over. What a fantastic honour for Lord of the Rings, winning

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