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With her 10th novel, The Keeper, the crime writer proves herself to be a great chronicler of the nation
Wednesday, 29 April 2026
The Boyhood author on love songs as great art, writing books to dance to, and resolutely refusing to do his research
Three books that explore the darker side of intimacy between women
Sunday, 26 April 2026
Rahul Bhattacharya’s novel follows a Forrest Gump-like protagonist as she witnesses the forging of a young republic
Saturday, 25 April 2026
In the ambitious but flawed Son of Nobody, the author maps the grief of a struggling scholar on to a fictional Homeric epic
A new piece from the Forward prize-winning poet
A punchy history of the alt-right shows how it was formed via the connection online of niche groups with shared views
Friday, 24 April 2026
Sam Beckbessinger’s debut novel channels feminine rage to produce a cathartic satire with real bite
The author on education and the family secrets behind his new novel
Thursday, 23 April 2026
The essays in Talking Classics unpack our complex fascination with the ancient world – and what it can teach us about the present
Samantha Harvey explains why she is adapting Quartet in Autumn for the stage
In Braver New World, John Kampfner argues that we should be looking to other countries to help change our nation for the better
Sunday, 19 April 2026
Part love story and part wartime fantasy, this epic novel is vivid, inventive and brilliantly daft
Saturday, 18 April 2026
Three books dealing with class, entitlement and the struggle to climb the social ladder
A new work from the Scottish writer and translator
Sergio Luzzatto’s The First Fascist reveals how the Marquis de Morès’s virulent anti-Semitism shaped French politics
Friday, 17 April 2026
Fifty years after the murder suicide of three farmer siblings, the author revisits his own work of investigative journalism
Communion is a powerful and haunting debut novel about faith and belonging
Thursday, 16 April 2026
This bracingly honest memoir from the creator of Girls charts her relationships, addictions and years of debilitating illness
The author on the highs and desperate lows of being a Dungeness lifeboat volunteer, and the ‘gravitational pull’ of Derek Jarman
