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Tim Adams
Frank Cottrell-Boyce: ‘We’ve treated a generation of children now at school with carelessness’

Fri 12 Jun 2026

Frank Cottrell-Boyce: ‘We’ve treated a generation of children now at school with carelessness’
Chris Power
Paperback of the week: Crossing the Wine-Dark Sea by Emily Wilson

Fri 12 Jun 2026

Paperback of the week: Crossing the Wine-Dark Sea by Emily Wilson
Lewis Huxley
Children’s books of the month: creature comforts

Thu 11 Jun 2026

Children’s books of the month: creature comforts
Ellen Peirson-Hagger
What to read this week, from Anthony Blunt to Ocean Vuong

Thu 11 Jun 2026

What to read this week, from Anthony Blunt to Ocean Vuong
Seun Matiluko
Reclaiming the story of Africa

Wed 10 Jun 2026

Reclaiming the story of Africa
Hayley Myers
‘It’s essential to be surrounded by silence sometimes’: Erdem Moralıoğlu

Tue 9 Jun 2026

‘It’s essential to be surrounded by silence sometimes’: Erdem Moralıoğlu
William Boyd
Anthony Blunt, the spy who outwitted them all

Tue 9 Jun 2026

Anthony Blunt, the spy who outwitted them all
Ellen Peirson-Hagger
Ocean Vuong: ‘Service industry work is like a sonnet to me’

Tue 9 Jun 2026

Ocean Vuong: ‘Service industry work is like a sonnet to me’
Alma Haser
Matt Haig: ‘I like that Germany still has proper Sundays’

Mon 8 Jun 2026

Matt Haig: ‘I like that Germany still has proper Sundays’
Donna Ferguson
EM Forster’s stolen nameplate comes home to King’s after 55 years

Sun 7 Jun 2026

EM Forster’s stolen nameplate comes home to King’s after 55 years
Claudine Toutoungi
The Sunday Poem: Mid-Flight Checks

Sun 7 Jun 2026

The Sunday Poem: Mid-Flight Checks
Kate Lister
What to read to understand female sexuality

Sun 7 Jun 2026

What to read to understand female sexuality
Andrea Wulf
George Forster, humanity’s forgotten hero

Sun 7 Jun 2026

George Forster, humanity’s forgotten hero
Killian Fox
Graphic novel of the month: Dogs on Dates by Luke Healy

Sat 6 Jun 2026

Graphic novel of the month: Dogs on Dates by Luke Healy
Olivia Ovenden
Olivia Laing: ‘The shame of loneliness is agonising’

Sat 6 Jun 2026

Olivia Laing: ‘The shame of loneliness is agonising’
Xavier Greenwood
‘An entry in my father’s diary reads – I hate my son’: Neil Griffiths on family, fear and failure

Fri 5 Jun 2026

‘An entry in my father’s diary reads – I hate my son’: Neil Griffiths on family, fear and failure
Rowan Williams
William Tyndale, the radical who rewrote the Bible

Fri 5 Jun 2026

William Tyndale, the radical who rewrote the Bible
Chris Power
Paperback of the week: Dooneen by Keith Ridgway

Fri 5 Jun 2026

Paperback of the week: Dooneen by Keith Ridgway
Melissa Denes
The Danish butterfly-spotter tracking down a natural high

Fri 5 Jun 2026

The Danish butterfly-spotter tracking down a natural high

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