Erica Wagner

<p>Erica Wagner was Literary Editor of The Times for 17 years and is the author of six books of fiction and non-fiction. She has twice been a judge of the Booker Prize and was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2023. In 2025 she was awarded a Public Humanities Fellowship by the School of Advanced Study, University of London.</p>

How the west was stolen

How the west was stolen

Firing Jimmy Kimmel confirms the US media is being silenced – and it breaks my heart

Firing Jimmy Kimmel confirms the US media is being silenced – and it breaks my heart

Pitcairn Island is trying to escape its grisly history

Pitcairn Island is trying to escape its grisly history

Big coffee chains are has-beans – the indies rule the roast

Big coffee chains are has-beans – the indies rule the roast

Stephen King and Maurice Sendak’s Hansel and Gretel is a horror for all ages

Stephen King and Maurice Sendak’s Hansel and Gretel is a horror for all ages

My book relied on archives. Keep them open

My book relied on archives. Keep them open

JK Rowling and the deathly book review – it’s got fine company

JK Rowling and the deathly book review – it’s got fine company

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