Literature:
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Unleashed by Boris Johnson review – memoirs of a clown | Politics books
Written once their authors have lost power, most prime ministerial memoirs try at some level to be reflective. David Cameron’s…
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Majority of UK children’s books with Black main characters written by white authors, study finds | Books
More than half of children’s books with marginalised main characters are by writers and illustrators who do not share their…
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Kingmaker by Sonia Purnell review – a woman of influence | Biography books
In early 1965, the death of Alma Mahler-Gropius-Werfel, married to three of the most brilliant men of early 20th-century Europe…
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The Mighty Red by Louise Erdrich review – a multifaceted rural tale | Fiction
In the middle of US author Louise Erdrich’s latest novel, set in the farming communities of Tabor, North Dakota, star-crossed…
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Muslims Don’t Matter by Sayeeda Warsi review – a stinging rebuke to former colleagues | Politics books
Prejudices can always be rationalised: racial segregation is upheld as natural. Complaints about sexism get dismissed as emotional outbursts. Muslims…
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2024 Goldsmiths prize shortlist spotlights ‘the novel at its most novel’ | Books
Rachel Cusk, Neel Mukherjee and Jonathan Buckley have been shortlisted for the 2024 Goldsmiths prize, which aims to recognise fiction…
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Reese Witherspoon announces first novel co-written with Harlan Coben | Books
Reese Witherspoon has written her first novel, in collaboration with bestselling author Harlan Coben, publisher Penguin Random House (PRH) has…
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My Animals, and Other Animals by Bill Bailey review – dogs and monsters | Autobiography and memoir
Ah, Bill Bailey, mate, you didn’t: you didn’t just preface My Animals, and Other Animals, a memoir told through every animal…
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All My Precious Madness by Mark Bowles review – biting humour | Fiction
Henry, the middle-aged narrator of Mark Bowles’s debut novel, is ensconced in a Soho cafe, trying to write a memoir…
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Revenge of the Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell review – the superspreader returns | Malcolm Gladwell
Certain creative works possess such powerful self-referentiality, an endless ability to ricochet, that they become embedded in the culture. One…
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