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Amelia Tait
Why creative writing is crucial

Fri 12 Jun 2026

Why creative writing is crucial
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
Tim Adams
Sathnam Sanghera: ‘I didn’t know any other George Michael fans. I think it was a weird form of rebellion’

Thu 4 Jun 2026

Sathnam Sanghera: ‘I didn’t know any other George Michael fans. I think it was a weird form of rebellion’
Jessy Parker Humphreys
Football’s multibillion-pound gambling habit

Thu 4 Jun 2026

Football’s multibillion-pound gambling habit
Ellen Peirson-Hagger
Sufiyaan Salam’s raucous night out

Thu 4 Jun 2026

Sufiyaan Salam’s raucous night out
Ellen Peirson-Hagger
What to read this week, from betting on football to tackling the climate crisis

Thu 4 Jun 2026

What to read this week, from betting on football to tackling the climate crisis
Andrew Anthony
Turi King: ‘The Knox case shows there was a misunderstanding about what DNA can tell you’

Thu 4 Jun 2026

Turi King: ‘The Knox case shows there was a misunderstanding about what DNA can tell you’
Jeevan Vasagar
Can Britain adapt to the age of extreme weather?

Wed 3 Jun 2026

Can Britain adapt to the age of extreme weather?
Erica Wagner
Ann Patchett’s book of transgressions

Wed 3 Jun 2026

Ann Patchett’s book of transgressions
Ellen Peirson-Hagger
Ten books to pack for your holidays

Mon 1 Jun 2026

Ten books to pack for your holidays
Alexander McCall Smith
Alexander McCall Smith: ‘Friendship lies at the heart of almost all my books’

Mon 1 Jun 2026

Alexander McCall Smith: ‘Friendship lies at the heart of almost all my books’
Marine Saint
Playlists just got a whole lot more sexy with rise of ‘Spotify for porn’

Mon 1 Jun 2026

Playlists just got a whole lot more sexy with rise of ‘Spotify for porn’
Jade Cuttle
Poetry books of the month: the republic of parenthood

Fri 29 May 2026

Poetry books of the month: the republic of parenthood
Hayley Myers
‘I always have time to read’: Pandora Sykes on bonkbusters, childhood and dodging Pilates

Thu 28 May 2026

‘I always have time to read’: Pandora Sykes on bonkbusters, childhood and dodging Pilates
Colin Grant
Jarred McGinnis’s memoir of love and fate

Thu 28 May 2026

Jarred McGinnis’s memoir of love and fate
Ellen Peirson-Hagger
What to read this week, from Richard Dawkins to Tahmima Anam

Thu 28 May 2026

What to read this week, from Richard Dawkins to Tahmima Anam
Ellen Peirson-Hagger
Tahmima Anam: ‘I wrote, vomited and thought: Am I a psychopath?’

Thu 28 May 2026

Tahmima Anam: ‘I wrote, vomited and thought: Am I a psychopath?’
Richard Dawkins
Richard Dawkins on AI, evolution and alien life

Wed 27 May 2026

Richard Dawkins on AI, evolution and alien life
Stephanie Merritt
Erica Wagner’s Wash is historical fiction at its most alive

Wed 27 May 2026

Erica Wagner’s Wash is historical fiction at its most alive
Isabel Waidner
Isabel Waidner: ‘Hours of my life are lost to writing’

Mon 25 May 2026

Isabel Waidner: ‘Hours of my life are lost to writing’
‘My writing process is unusual,’ says prize-winning author accused of being AI

Sun 24 May 2026

‘My writing process is unusual,’ says prize-winning author accused of being AI

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