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Olivia Ovenden
Prestige Drama is a bitterly funny take on TV’s obsession with the Troubles

Thu 14 May 2026

Prestige Drama is a bitterly funny take on TV’s obsession with the Troubles
Ellen Peirson-Hagger
What to read this week, from wild places to Troubles tourism

Thu 14 May 2026

What to read this week, from wild places to Troubles tourism
Ellen Peirson-Hagger
Yassmin Abdel-Magied: ‘I’m nostalgic for life on the oil rig’

Wed 13 May 2026

Yassmin Abdel-Magied: ‘I’m nostalgic for life on the oil rig’
Erica Wagner
The women who brought the Nazis to justice

Wed 13 May 2026

The women who brought the Nazis to justice
Megan Nolan
Blake Morrison’s guide to life-writing

Tue 12 May 2026

Blake Morrison’s guide to life-writing
Anna Leszkiewicz
Liz Allan’s 1990s-set novel smells like teen spirit

Sun 10 May 2026

Liz Allan’s 1990s-set novel smells like teen spirit
Anna Woodford
The Sunday Poem: Victorian Honeymoon

Sun 10 May 2026

The Sunday Poem: Victorian Honeymoon
Chris Power
Paperback of the week: Jesus’ Son by Denis Johnson

Sat 9 May 2026

Paperback of the week: Jesus’ Son by Denis Johnson
Killian Fox
Graphic novel of the month: Opioids and Organs by Arizona O’Neill

Sat 9 May 2026

Graphic novel of the month: Opioids and Organs by Arizona O’Neill
Robert Macfarlane
What to read to understand birds

Sat 9 May 2026

What to read to understand birds
Anthony Cummins
Ben Lerner’s anxious generations

Fri 8 May 2026

Ben Lerner’s anxious generations
Nicola Sturgeon
Douglas Stuart’s island of lost souls

Thu 7 May 2026

Douglas Stuart’s island of lost souls
Ellen Peirson-Hagger
What to read this week, from life with Paul Auster to the return of Douglas Stuart

Thu 7 May 2026

What to read this week, from life with Paul Auster to the return of Douglas Stuart
Erica Wagner
Siri Hustvedt, Paul Auster and a love that wasn’t enough

Thu 7 May 2026

Siri Hustvedt, Paul Auster and a love that wasn’t enough
Andrew Anthony
How the assisted dying debate became a tribal war

Tue 5 May 2026

How the assisted dying debate became a tribal war
Jeet Thayil
The Sunday Poem: A New Vernacular

Sun 3 May 2026

The Sunday Poem: A New Vernacular
Colin Kidd
How the General Strike changed Britain

Sat 2 May 2026

How the General Strike changed Britain
Tim Adams
JG Ballard’s lessons in life and death

Fri 1 May 2026

JG Ballard’s lessons in life and death
Chris Power
Paperback of the week: Shamanism by Manvir Singh

Fri 1 May 2026

Paperback of the week: Shamanism by Manvir Singh
Ellen Peirson-Hagger
What to read this week, from Tana French to the joy of swimming

Thu 30 Apr 2026

What to read this week, from Tana French to the joy of swimming
Nell Frizzell
What to read to understand swimming

Thu 30 Apr 2026

What to read to understand swimming
Olivia Laing
The chaos and passion of Peter Hujar and Paul Thek

Thu 30 Apr 2026

The chaos and passion of Peter Hujar and Paul Thek
Jade Cuttle
Poetry books of the month: Melete and Yiewsley

Thu 30 Apr 2026

Poetry books of the month: Melete and Yiewsley
Lily Isaacs
Nelio Biedermann explains how he became a bestselling novelist at 22

Wed 29 Apr 2026

Nelio Biedermann explains how he became a bestselling novelist at 22
Killian Fox
David Keenan: ‘I want my books to be horny’

Wed 29 Apr 2026

David Keenan: ‘I want my books to be horny’
Stephanie Merritt
To understand modern Ireland, read Tana French

Wed 29 Apr 2026

To understand modern Ireland, read Tana French
Kim Moore
The Sunday Poem: Many Answers to the Same Question

Sun 26 Apr 2026

The Sunday Poem: Many Answers to the Same Question
Lucie McKnight Hardy
What to read to understand toxic female friendships

Sun 26 Apr 2026

What to read to understand toxic female friendships
Rowan Williams
Yann Martel’s Trojan folly

Sat 25 Apr 2026

Yann Martel’s Trojan folly
Abhrajyoti Chakraborty
Railsong hitches a ride to the heart of modern India

Sat 25 Apr 2026

Railsong hitches a ride to the heart of modern India
Tara Joshi
The grid: The books that made Hogarth Press

Fri 24 Apr 2026

The grid: The books that made Hogarth Press
Hephzibah Anderson
Femme Feral is a sly werewolf horror about the menopause

Fri 24 Apr 2026

Femme Feral is a sly werewolf horror about the menopause
Chris Power
Paperback of the week: Hayek’s Bastards by Quinn Slobodian

Fri 24 Apr 2026

Paperback of the week: Hayek’s Bastards by Quinn Slobodian
Ellen Peirson-Hagger
Ashley Hickson-Lovence: ‘We need a seismic shift in English teaching’

Thu 23 Apr 2026

Ashley Hickson-Lovence: ‘We need a seismic shift in English teaching’
Tom Gatti
What to read this week, from Barbara Pym to Mary Beard

Thu 23 Apr 2026

What to read this week, from Barbara Pym to Mary Beard
Josephine Balmer
Mary Beard wants us to rethink the Classics

Thu 23 Apr 2026

Mary Beard wants us to rethink the Classics
Samantha Harvey
Barbara Pym’s doll’s house

Thu 23 Apr 2026

Barbara Pym’s doll’s house
Kenan Malik
The toxic myth of white decline

Wed 22 Apr 2026

The toxic myth of white decline
Colin Bramwell
The Sunday Poem: You walk past (after Tsvetaeva)

Sun 19 Apr 2026

The Sunday Poem: You walk past (after Tsvetaeva)
Sam Freedman
How to build a model Britain

Sun 19 Apr 2026

How to build a model Britain
Lucy Hughes-Hallett
Francis Spufford’s Nonesuch is a genre-defying delight

Sat 18 Apr 2026

Francis Spufford’s Nonesuch is a genre-defying delight
John Lanchester
What to read to understand privilege

Sat 18 Apr 2026

What to read to understand privilege
Andrew Hussey
France’s forgotten father of the far right

Fri 17 Apr 2026

France’s forgotten father of the far right
Chris Power
Paperback of the week: Earth to Earth by John Cornwell

Fri 17 Apr 2026

Paperback of the week: Earth to Earth by John Cornwell
Tom Gatti
What to read this week: Lena Dunham on fame and Tom Junod on fathers

Thu 16 Apr 2026

What to read this week: Lena Dunham on fame and Tom Junod on fathers
Anna Leszkiewicz
In Famesick, Lena Dunham tells the whole, painful truth

Thu 16 Apr 2026

In Famesick, Lena Dunham tells the whole, painful truth
Lisa O’Kelly
Dominic Gregory: ‘You have to want to go and save lives’

Thu 16 Apr 2026

Dominic Gregory: ‘You have to want to go and save lives’
Jude Rogers
The Passion of Jon Doyle

Thu 16 Apr 2026

The Passion of Jon Doyle
Xavier Greenwood
A father’s secret life

Wed 15 Apr 2026

A father’s secret life
Jeevan Vasagar
Amitav Ghosh: ‘It’s a fool’s errand to imagine the future’

Sun 12 Apr 2026

Amitav Ghosh: ‘It’s a fool’s errand to imagine the future’
Kathleen Jamie
The Sunday Poem: Rowan

Sun 12 Apr 2026

The Sunday Poem: Rowan
Sara Wheeler
What to read to understand cities

Sat 11 Apr 2026

What to read to understand cities
Kitty Empire
Chapter books of the month: in the space between worlds

Sat 11 Apr 2026

Chapter books of the month: in the space between worlds
Melissa Denes
The bad mother myth

Fri 10 Apr 2026

The bad mother myth
Andrew Butler
In search of Rory McIlroy

Thu 9 Apr 2026

In search of Rory McIlroy
Olivia Ovenden
What to read this week, from Patrick Radden Keefe to James Baldwin

Thu 9 Apr 2026

What to read this week, from Patrick Radden Keefe to James Baldwin
Chris Power
Paperback of the week: Offenses by Constance Debré

Thu 9 Apr 2026

Paperback of the week: Offenses by Constance Debré
Laura Cumming
Who really killed Zac Brettler?

Thu 9 Apr 2026

Who really killed Zac Brettler?
Colin Grant
A love letter to James Baldwin

Wed 8 Apr 2026

A love letter to James Baldwin
Hugo Williams
The Sunday Poem: Heartbreak Hotel (Eton College, 1956)

Sun 5 Apr 2026

The Sunday Poem: Heartbreak Hotel (Eton College, 1956)
Deborah Levy
In search of Gertrude Stein

Sun 5 Apr 2026

In search of Gertrude Stein
Killian Fox
Graphic novel of the month: The Wreck by Lizzy Stewart

Sat 4 Apr 2026

Graphic novel of the month: The Wreck by Lizzy Stewart
Sophie Mackintosh
What to read to understand affairs

Fri 3 Apr 2026

What to read to understand affairs
Lily Isaacs
Benjamin Wood: ‘I wore waterproof trousers to write in the rain’

Fri 3 Apr 2026

Benjamin Wood: ‘I wore waterproof trousers to write in the rain’
Chris Power
Paperback of the week: I Do Know Some Things by Richard Siken

Thu 2 Apr 2026

Paperback of the week: I Do Know Some Things by Richard Siken
Rowan Moore
Reinier de Graaf’s manifesto for building a better future

Thu 2 Apr 2026

Reinier de Graaf’s manifesto for building a better future
Olivia Ovenden
What to read this week, from the abyss of dreams to an architectural manifesto

Thu 2 Apr 2026

What to read this week, from the abyss of dreams to an architectural manifesto
Eimear McBride
Anna Kavan’s dream vocabulary

Thu 2 Apr 2026

Anna Kavan’s dream vocabulary
Anthony Cummins
Gwendoline Riley: ‘My writing is pure instinct’

Wed 1 Apr 2026

Gwendoline Riley: ‘My writing is pure instinct’
Jana Prikryl
The Sunday Poem: Prince Rupert

Sun 29 Mar 2026

The Sunday Poem: Prince Rupert
Jade Cuttle
Poetry book of the month: Gravity Archives by Andrew Motion

Sat 28 Mar 2026

Poetry book of the month: Gravity Archives by Andrew Motion
Alex Clark
Stephanie Sy-Quia’s tale of religious and romantic devotion

Sat 28 Mar 2026

Stephanie Sy-Quia’s tale of religious and romantic devotion
Blake Morrison
What to read to understand memory

Sat 28 Mar 2026

What to read to understand memory
Catherine Taylor
Abdulrazak Gurnah: ‘Tanzania is deeply embedded in my imagination’

Fri 27 Mar 2026

Abdulrazak Gurnah: ‘Tanzania is deeply embedded in my imagination’
Olivia Ovenden
What to read this week, from Harry and Meghan to Alan Bennett’s diaries

Thu 26 Mar 2026

What to read this week, from Harry and Meghan to Alan Bennett’s diaries
Chris Power
You Are the Führer’s Unrequited Love by Jean-Noël Orengo

Thu 26 Mar 2026

You Are the Führer’s Unrequited Love by Jean-Noël Orengo
Giles Whittell
Does ‘Muskism’ mean anything?

Thu 26 Mar 2026

Does ‘Muskism’ mean anything?
Erica Wagner
Jan Morris, the traveller’s guide

Thu 26 Mar 2026

Jan Morris, the traveller’s guide
Tina Brown
Who will care for Harry and Meghan?

Tue 24 Mar 2026

Who will care for Harry and Meghan?
Lynn Barber
Who is the real Alan Bennett?

Tue 24 Mar 2026

Who is the real Alan Bennett?
Tobias Hill
The Sunday Poem: Gravity

Sun 22 Mar 2026

The Sunday Poem: Gravity
Lara Feigel
George Sand’s life of radical self-invention

Sat 21 Mar 2026

George Sand’s life of radical self-invention
‘This was literature as gelignite’

Sat 21 Mar 2026

‘This was literature as gelignite’
Chris Power
Paperback of the week: Overnight by Dan Richards

Fri 20 Mar 2026

Paperback of the week: Overnight by Dan Richards
Alex Preston
John Lanchester’s warped generational satire

Thu 19 Mar 2026

John Lanchester’s warped generational satire
Tom Gatti
What to read this week, from Rebecca Solnit to Yoko Ono

Thu 19 Mar 2026

What to read this week, from Rebecca Solnit to Yoko Ono
Kathleen Jamie
Rebecca Solnit and the audacity of hope

Thu 19 Mar 2026

Rebecca Solnit and the audacity of hope
Richard Ovenden
How Thames & Hudson brought art to the masses

Thu 19 Mar 2026

How Thames & Hudson brought art to the masses
Lily Isaacs
Yoko Ono’s shadowed life

Wed 18 Mar 2026

Yoko Ono’s shadowed life
Lily Isaacs
The obsession with unmasking Elena Ferrante

Mon 16 Mar 2026

The obsession with unmasking Elena Ferrante
Stephen Sexton
The Sunday Poem: Lot 249

Sun 15 Mar 2026

The Sunday Poem: Lot 249
Elif Shafak
How Naz Shah broke a legacy of violence

Sun 15 Mar 2026

How Naz Shah broke a legacy of violence
Imogen Carter
Picture books of the month: finding your happy place

Sat 14 Mar 2026

Picture books of the month: finding your happy place
Sarah Dear
Why people are turning to AI for love, therapy and life after death

Sat 14 Mar 2026

Why people are turning to AI for love, therapy and life after death
Tom Gatti
What to read this week: understanding Iran, and Dunblane 30 years on

Thu 12 Mar 2026

What to read this week: understanding Iran, and Dunblane 30 years on
Chris Power
Paperback of the week: Women Without Men by Shahrnush Parsipur

Thu 12 Mar 2026

Paperback of the week: Women Without Men by Shahrnush Parsipur
Killian Fox
Djamel White: ‘Dublin gangsters have a folkloric quality’

Thu 12 Mar 2026

Djamel White: ‘Dublin gangsters have a folkloric quality’
Ruth Michaelson
What to read to understand Iran

Thu 12 Mar 2026

What to read to understand Iran
Nicola Sturgeon
The avoidable tragedy of Dunblane

Thu 12 Mar 2026

The avoidable tragedy of Dunblane

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