Books
Wilbur Smith says his 16-year-old self would reckon he’s a ‘jammy sod’
Wilbur Smith says his 16-year-old self would reckon he’s a ‘jammy sod’
Jesse Ball, Census: Alejandro Zambra, Not to Read
Jesse Ball, Census: Alejandro Zambra, Not to Read
Ben Myers, Under the Rock; Dan Tyte, The Offline Project
Ben Myers, Under the Rock; Dan Tyte, The Offline Project
The Insomnia Museum, Laurie Canciani: The Lives of the Surrealists, Morris
The Insomnia Museum, Laurie Canciani: The Lives of the Surrealists, Morris
Dan Snow on being a loser, foreign girlfriends and the smell of South London
Dan Snow on being a loser, foreign girlfriends and the smell of South London
West, Carys Davies: Dancing Bears, Witold Szablowski
West, Carys Davies: Dancing Bears, Witold Szablowski
The Art of Losing Control, Jules Evans; Sleepy Head, Henry Nicholls
The Art of Losing Control, Jules Evans; Sleepy Head, Henry Nicholls
An indie bookshop is getting strangers to buy each other books on Twitter
An indie bookshop is getting strangers to buy each other books on Twitter
Less, Andrew Sean Greer: Miss Laila Armed and Dangerous, Manu Joseph
Less, Andrew Sean Greer: Miss Laila Armed and Dangerous, Manu Joseph
Adult literacy scheme Quick Reads is saved from closure by author Jojo Moyes
Adult literacy scheme Quick Reads is saved from closure by author Jojo Moyes
Travelling in a Strange Land, David Park: Johnny Ruin, Dan Dalton
Travelling in a Strange Land, David Park: Johnny Ruin, Dan Dalton
No Turning Back, Rania Abouzeid: Black Sugar, Miguel Bonnefoy
No Turning Back, Rania Abouzeid: Black Sugar, Miguel Bonnefoy
Unthinkable, Helen Thomson: Dreams Must Explain Themselves, Ursula K. Le Guin
Unthinkable, Helen Thomson: Dreams Must Explain Themselves, Ursula K. Le Guin
Cracking the secret library code of elderly ladies
Cracking the secret library code of elderly ladies
Hilton Als, White Girls: Denis Johnson, The Largesse of the Sea Maiden
Hilton Als, White Girls: Denis Johnson, The Largesse of the Sea Maiden
London’s Human Library is the storytelling antidote to our age of exclusion
London’s Human Library is the storytelling antidote to our age of exclusion
Independent bookshops are taking their battle with Amazon to parliament
Independent bookshops are taking their battle with Amazon to parliament
How Bernard MacLaverty’s novels chimed with the mood in the North of Ireland
How Bernard MacLaverty’s novels chimed with the mood in the North of Ireland
In 1923, Edith Thompson was hanged for a murder her lover committed
In 1923, Edith Thompson was hanged for a murder her lover committed
Top 5 travel books – as chosen by Tristan Hughes