Culture

A Season in Exile by Oliver Harris review: A twisty, captivating romp
Book reviews

A Season in Exile by Oliver Harris review: A twisty, captivating romp

Walking Back Home review: Ricky Ross is bracingly honest with the reader and himself
Book reviews

Walking Back Home review: Ricky Ross is bracingly honest with the reader and himself

The Queen of Dirt Island review: Almost an affecting novel
Book reviews

The Queen of Dirt Island review: Almost an affecting novel

The Social Distance Between Us review: Darren McGarvey exposes faultline between haves and have-nots
Book reviews

The Social Distance Between Us review: Darren McGarvey exposes faultline between haves and have-nots

Epic Annette: A life of resistance and remarkable courage
Books

Epic Annette: A life of resistance and remarkable courage

Colin Murray: ‘I never, ever wanted to be on the radio’
Letter to my Younger Self

Colin Murray: ‘I never, ever wanted to be on the radio’

From the archives: Salman Rushdie’s letter to his younger self
Letter to my Younger Self

From the archives: Salman Rushdie’s letter to his younger self

Memory: Another outing for Liam Neeson’s cool black coat
film analysis

Memory: Another outing for Liam Neeson’s cool black coat

‘The Taliban scare me, but not as much as I scare them’
Music

‘The Taliban scare me, but not as much as I scare them’

BetterPod: Sophia Smith Galer myth-busts the sex misinformation crisis
sex ed

BetterPod: Sophia Smith Galer myth-busts the sex misinformation crisis

Scattered All Over the Earth review: A fascinating tale of language and culture in flux
Book reviews

Scattered All Over the Earth review: A fascinating tale of language and culture in flux

Two shows about parenting that will make anyone think twice about wanting kids
TV

Two shows about parenting that will make anyone think twice about wanting kids

Top 5 books about musicians, chosen by the late Mark Lanegan
Top 5 Books

Top 5 books about musicians, chosen by the late Mark Lanegan

Sea of Tranquility review: Time travel is anything but tired in this wonderfully inventive novel
Book reviews

Sea of Tranquility review: Time travel is anything but tired in this wonderfully inventive novel

Michael Palin: Going around the world in 80 days now would be a much less happy experience
Culture

Michael Palin: Going around the world in 80 days now would be a much less happy experience

The solution to racism controversy in opera is staring us in the face
music

The solution to racism controversy in opera is staring us in the face

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Book reviews: Vladimir by Julia May Jonas and Either/Or by Elif Batuman
Book reviews

Book reviews: Vladimir by Julia May Jonas and Either/Or by Elif Batuman

Sandra Newman’s The Men: A crunchy and compelling dystopia
Book reviews

Sandra Newman’s The Men: A crunchy and compelling dystopia

David George Haskell: What my grandfather taught me about birdsong
Books

David George Haskell: What my grandfather taught me about birdsong

Top 5 children’s books set in Africa, chosen by Efua Traoré
Books

Top 5 children’s books set in Africa, chosen by Efua Traoré