Gwen Ansell reflects on the culture shock a great writer leaves in his wake .

Banks, who enlivened Scottish literature for three decades with his dark humour, has died just days before the release of his novel "The Quarry."

The author of ‘The Wasp Factory’ and ‘The Crow Road’ has released a statement saying he has months to live.

Authors such as Iain Banks and Martina Cole are increasingly supplementing book releases with digital media apps full of bonus material.

Fantasy — by definition — deals in improbable transitions. One bite and you’re a vampire; one wave of the wand and you’re a dragon.