Books

Writing a modern novel: How to compete with the tyranny of the new
Literature

Writing a modern novel: How to compete with the tyranny of the new

Top 5 books about Einstein, selected by Samuel Graydon
recommended

Top 5 books about Einstein, selected by Samuel Graydon

Lazy City by Rachel Connolly review: A mesmerising portrait of modern Belfast
Review

Lazy City by Rachel Connolly review: A mesmerising portrait of modern Belfast

The Wren, The Wren by Anne Enright review: Perfect prose illuminates family chronicle
family chronicle

The Wren, The Wren by Anne Enright review: Perfect prose illuminates family chronicle

‘When you read Maigret you feel good. You make peace with that unsettling aspect of humanity’
Interview

‘When you read Maigret you feel good. You make peace with that unsettling aspect of humanity’

Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah: ‘Black Lives Matter transformed the world’
Interview

Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah: ‘Black Lives Matter transformed the world’

The Blue, Beautiful World by Karen Lord review: Otherworldly sci-fi
first contact

The Blue, Beautiful World by Karen Lord review: Otherworldly sci-fi

What the hermit of Loch Treig can teach you about living your best life
Nature

What the hermit of Loch Treig can teach you about living your best life

Top 5 books by women in translation, selected by Daniel Hahn
Women in translation

Top 5 books by women in translation, selected by Daniel Hahn

Bridge by Lauren Beukes review: Multiverse thriller by The Shining Girls author delivers
multiverse

Bridge by Lauren Beukes review: Multiverse thriller by The Shining Girls author delivers

Dawn Butler: Growing up with four brothers helped me navigate male-dominated Westminster
politics

Dawn Butler: Growing up with four brothers helped me navigate male-dominated Westminster

How one girl secretly defied Afghanistan’s education ban
Memoir

How one girl secretly defied Afghanistan’s education ban

Top 5 books featuring magical creatures, selected by Katherine Rundell
Fiction

Top 5 books featuring magical creatures, selected by Katherine Rundell

How I enlisted The Archers in an environmental battle for the soul of our countryside
Environment

How I enlisted The Archers in an environmental battle for the soul of our countryside

Bright Fear by Mary Jean Chan: Poetry alive with compassion and acceptance
Review

Bright Fear by Mary Jean Chan: Poetry alive with compassion and acceptance

Ootlin: A Memoir by Jenni Fagan review: Harrowing truths about the care system
Review

Ootlin: A Memoir by Jenni Fagan review: Harrowing truths about the care system

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Top 5 gothic tales for kids, selected by Jon Klassen
Fiction

Top 5 gothic tales for kids, selected by Jon Klassen

Lost on Me by Veronica Raimo review: Family dynamics beg closer inspection
review

Lost on Me by Veronica Raimo review: Family dynamics beg closer inspection

Sea Change by Gina Chung review: Busy plotting undoes wry wit
review

Sea Change by Gina Chung review: Busy plotting undoes wry wit

Rediscovering my love of dancing changed my life… and inspired my book 
Expressive writing

Rediscovering my love of dancing changed my life… and inspired my book