If you’re having a stroll along the South Bank tonight, be on the lookout for friendly hawkers trying to push books into your hands. We’re told that Canongate Books will be handing out 1,000 free copies – that’s free, folks – of Lewis Hyde’s 1983 classic, The Gift, along the South Bank at 6.00pm this evening. If you’re not familiar with the book, expect some heavy but worthwhile questions about the role of creativity......

Attention all Big Lebowski fans: Your help is required. If you're a fan of the 1998 Cohen brothers film, you'll be delighted to know that Jeff Bridges is being interviewed on Richard & Judy at 7pm tonight (31 July), and they're on the lookout for Big Lebowski fans to appear in the audience. So, if you're free tonight, put down your White Russian, take off your bowling shoes and email angela@canongate.co.uk immediately, as there......