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Was JRR Tolkien’s The Hobbit a historical novel?
Books

Was JRR Tolkien’s The Hobbit a historical novel?

Malcolm McDowell: Kubrick would be shocked at commercialisation of A Clockwork Orange
interview

Malcolm McDowell: Kubrick would be shocked at commercialisation of A Clockwork Orange

Katyń: The forgotten massacre of World War II
Books

Katyń: The forgotten massacre of World War II

Whatever Happened to Queer Happiness? review: A manifesto that all new queer art should follow
Book reviews

Whatever Happened to Queer Happiness? review: A manifesto that all new queer art should follow

As an era closes, what now for the future of Britain?
Opinion

As an era closes, what now for the future of Britain?

Top 5 children’s books about fashion accessories, chosen by Anthony Moss
Top 5 books

Top 5 children’s books about fashion accessories, chosen by Anthony Moss

In Trip Hazard, Rosie Jones proves to be an unlikely inspiration
TV review

In Trip Hazard, Rosie Jones proves to be an unlikely inspiration

Top 5 picture books with intergenerational relationships, chosen by Patrice Lawrence
Top 5 books

Top 5 picture books with intergenerational relationships, chosen by Patrice Lawrence

Motsi Mabuse: ‘I don’t like dance competitions. I have a real anxiety about them now’
Letter to my Younger Self

Motsi Mabuse: ‘I don’t like dance competitions. I have a real anxiety about them now’

Edmonton’s ‘deep history resonates in the present’
Opinion

Edmonton’s ‘deep history resonates in the present’

Rachel Parris: ‘Trump and Johnson are gone but the joke’s still on us’
Opinion

Rachel Parris: ‘Trump and Johnson are gone but the joke’s still on us’

My Victorian grandmother, who never stopped mourning the Queen
Opinion

My Victorian grandmother, who never stopped mourning the Queen

Top 5 books about the prison system, chosen by Andy West
Top 5 books

Top 5 books about the prison system, chosen by Andy West

Top 5 books about dogs, chosen by Jules Howard
Top 5 books

Top 5 books about dogs, chosen by Jules Howard

Top 5 books about twins, chosen by LV Matthews
Top 5 books

Top 5 books about twins, chosen by LV Matthews

Top 5 books on the Cuban revolution, chosen by Christopher Othen
Top 5 books

Top 5 books on the Cuban revolution, chosen by Christopher Othen

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JB Mylet: A dark history of orphanages and a mother’s childhood secret
Books

JB Mylet: A dark history of orphanages and a mother’s childhood secret

Top 5 crime books of 2022, chosen by Mark Edwards
Top 5 books

Top 5 crime books of 2022, chosen by Mark Edwards

A Prayer For the Crown-Shy review: ‘Hopepunk’ novel imagines a positive future for humanity
Book reviews

A Prayer For the Crown-Shy review: ‘Hopepunk’ novel imagines a positive future for humanity

First food banks, now warm banks. King Charles could help stop the rot
Paul McNamee

First food banks, now warm banks. King Charles could help stop the rot