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John Niven
In my game, crime pays. Do I have it in me?

Fri 5 Dec 2025

In my game, crime pays. Do I have it in me?
Lucy Popescu
What it means to be German

Fri 5 Dec 2025

What it means to be German
Christopher Frayling
What to read to understand vampires

Fri 5 Dec 2025

What to read to understand vampires
Ellen Peirson-Hagger
New ‘romantasy’ novels sell fantasies of sexual violence

Fri 5 Dec 2025

New ‘romantasy’ novels sell fantasies of sexual violence
Eimear McBride
Return to the Jon Fosse universe

Thu 4 Dec 2025

Return to the Jon Fosse universe
Chris Power
The Future Loves You by Ariel Zeleznikow-Johnston

Thu 4 Dec 2025

The Future Loves You by Ariel Zeleznikow-Johnston
Jonathan Bate
The infernal world of Christopher Marlowe

Thu 4 Dec 2025

The infernal world of Christopher Marlowe
Tom Gatti
What to read this week, from Christopher Marlowe to Joe Sacco

Thu 4 Dec 2025

What to read this week, from Christopher Marlowe to Joe Sacco
Killian Fox
Joe Sacco: ‘I can’t turn away from what’s going on in Gaza’

Wed 3 Dec 2025

Joe Sacco: ‘I can’t turn away from what’s going on in Gaza’
Sir Richard Lambert
The man behind Palantir’s military-industrial empire

Tue 2 Dec 2025

The man behind Palantir’s military-industrial empire
Martin Scorsese
‘I grew up close to violence. It’s a part of being human’

Mon 1 Dec 2025

‘I grew up close to violence. It’s a part of being human’
Chris Power
Paperback of the week: We Live Here Now by CD Rose

Fri 28 Nov 2025

Paperback of the week: We Live Here Now by CD Rose
The Observer
The best children’s books of 2025

Thu 27 Nov 2025

The best children’s books of 2025
The Observer
The Observer’s books of the year 2025

Thu 27 Nov 2025

The Observer’s books of the year 2025
Tom Gatti
What to read this week: a Christmas books special

Thu 27 Nov 2025

What to read this week: a Christmas books special
Ellen Peirson-Hagger
Jenny Erpenbeck: ‘I’ve seen a whole system collapse and fade away’

Thu 27 Nov 2025

Jenny Erpenbeck: ‘I’ve seen a whole system collapse and fade away’
Julian Barnes
A manifesto for the imagination

Thu 27 Nov 2025

A manifesto for the imagination
Writers choose their 2025 favourites

Thu 27 Nov 2025

Writers choose their 2025 favourites
Donna Ferguson
Nell Gwyn’s naughty pop-up book pops up at auction

Wed 26 Nov 2025

Nell Gwyn’s naughty pop-up book pops up at auction
Alice Hunt
The double life of George Downing

Sun 23 Nov 2025

The double life of George Downing
Val McDermid
What to read to understand winter

Sun 23 Nov 2025

What to read to understand winter
Imogen Carter
Picture books of the month: where the wild things are

Sat 22 Nov 2025

Picture books of the month: where the wild things are
Howard Jacobson
Milan Kundera in the age of censure

Fri 21 Nov 2025

Milan Kundera in the age of censure
Chris Power
Paperback of the week: On the Calculation of Volume III by Solvej Balle

Thu 20 Nov 2025

Paperback of the week: On the Calculation of Volume III by Solvej Balle
Kitty Empire
Is Taylor Swift a great poet?

Thu 20 Nov 2025

Is Taylor Swift a great poet?
Alex Clark
Jeanette Winterson’s story factory

Wed 19 Nov 2025

Jeanette Winterson’s story factory
Tom Gatti
What to read this week, from Jeanette Winterson to Taylor Swift

Wed 19 Nov 2025

What to read this week, from Jeanette Winterson to Taylor Swift
Jude Rogers
TS Eliot’s 20th-century nightmare

Tue 18 Nov 2025

TS Eliot’s 20th-century nightmare
Writers, directors, foodies and friends pay tribute to Rachel Cooke

Sun 16 Nov 2025

Writers, directors, foodies and friends pay tribute to Rachel Cooke
Jade Cuttle
Digging for the dead

Sun 16 Nov 2025

Digging for the dead
Anthony Cummins
Confessions of a reluctant bookseller

Sun 16 Nov 2025

Confessions of a reluctant bookseller
Rachel Cooke – in her words: a few highlights from 25 years of writing

Sun 16 Nov 2025

Rachel Cooke – in her words: a few highlights from 25 years of writing
Simon Winchester
What to read to understand the weather

Sun 16 Nov 2025

What to read to understand the weather
Helen Garner
The crime writers addicted to the mushroom murders

Sat 15 Nov 2025

The crime writers addicted to the mushroom murders
Rowan Moore
The houses that England built

Sat 15 Nov 2025

The houses that England built
Chris Power
Paperback of the week:  Blinding by Mircea Cărtărescu

Sat 15 Nov 2025

Paperback of the week:  Blinding by Mircea Cărtărescu
Anthony Cummins
Emmanuel Carrère on 10 years since the Paris attacks

Thu 13 Nov 2025

Emmanuel Carrère on 10 years since the Paris attacks
Marina Wheeler
Lady Hale’s rescue plan for the legal system

Thu 13 Nov 2025

Lady Hale’s rescue plan for the legal system
Anthony Cummins
David Szalay: ‘If you want to be a proper writer, you have to deal with the sordid’

Wed 12 Nov 2025

David Szalay: ‘If you want to be a proper writer, you have to deal with the sordid’

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