Political thriller wows African readers
To commemorate this week's World Book Day we've asked BBC correspondents around the world to tell us about the most influential book in their region. West Africa correspondent, Mark Doyle, looks at the current best-seller in the Ivory Coast.

Marathon read for Don Quixote
In Spain, celebrities and public figures have embarked on a marathon 48-hour reading session of the Spanish-speaking world's most famous literary work.

Post-unification novel divides Germany
The debate over German unification has been conducted mainly in the media. But eight years on, a young eastern author, Ingo Schulze, has produced a novel that has become an unexpected best seller.

Blair's best books
From Tolkein to Trotsky, Tony Blair reveals his favourite reading matter.