‘Independent Thinking’ is a programme of events in which experts from a range of fields present new ideas and perspectives on the subjects close to their heart. Robin Dunbar delivers the first manifesto.

Faber’s Publisher and CEO Stephen Page, in an article printed in The Bookseller on 5th February, calls for an open and integrated process for establishing a fair ebook royalty.

Our weekly round-up of recent coverage online for Faber books and authors, and anything else that catches the Thought Fox’s eye, featuring Edna O’Brien, Peter Brook, and more.

Granta 108: Chicago, published towards the end of last year, is a great read and featured an extract from Peter Carey’s new novel, Parrot and Olivier in America. Here’s Granta’s John Freeman’s interview with Peter Carey filmed in New York.

Featured recently in the Guardian’s look at what will be an exciting year ahead for feminism, Kat Banyard, in her new book The Equality Illusion, examines the truth about men and women today.

Throughout the past year, Faber staff have been picking out their favourites from the Faber Archive. Starting off is London Account Manager Jeremy Wood, who selects some Larkin, an overlooked American great, and an artist’s experiences of war.

Jonathen Lethem’s fiction is infused with popular culture references – films, music, comics and superheroes. For Chronic City, he’s compiled a Perkus Tooth-inspired playlist for your listening pleasure [via Washington City Paper].

Coinciding with the publication of The QI Book of the Dead comes this new widget – answer a few straightforward questions to find your deceased alter-ego. Grab the widget here.

The December edition of the uber-stylish Monocle has debut novelist Alex Preston as one of their ‘20 who deserve a bigger stage’. This Bleeding City chronicles the City’s financial turmoil and excess. It’s out in March, and the buzz starts now.

This Summer’s Granta 106: Fiction Special included an extract from Paul Auster’s new novel, Invisible. Granta Editor John Freeman visited the author at home in New York to record an exclusive interview.

We really liked this eloquent and witty prediction for a digital future for books, when many are fearing the consequences of the death of print. But it begs the question – what will happen at author signings?

Discover some bonkers things about the Universe, and plenty more, as Marcus Chown – cosmology consultant for the New Scientist and ‘It’s Only a Theory’ panellist – guest blogs his way around the world.

We really like the look of Bushgreen, a brand new social networking site and plaform for new writing. It’s an invaluable resource for playwrights and theatre practitioners from the innovative team at the Bush Theatre in West London.