From Instagram poetry to Greek classics, the works of fiction that have caused uproar through history – and into the present

‘Some kid had credited a column of life advice in the Chicago Tribune to the writer of Slaughterhouse-Five. It then spread on a new invention called the world wide web. I thought it would make a great spoken word song’

On his centenary, there are many glories to honour, not least Slaughterhouse-Five. But his best book is this pocket epic in which the world ends to the tune of the false religion of Bokononism, thinks John Self

Robert Weide reached out to his literary idol at the age of 23 and four decades later, his film about their friendship is finally here

From Douglas Adams to Oliver Sacks, the standup comedian reveals some of the writers that have helped him try to work out what makes us tick

From fan mail, to love letters, to a freed slave’s reply to his former master – this eclectic mix enlightens, delights, and captures the correspondents’ inner lives