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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
Sam Freedman
How to build a model Britain

Sun 19 Apr 2026

How to build a model Britain

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