In praise of… the haiku | Editorial

Last week Herman van Rompuy published a whole [...]

Burying the Bones: Pearl Buck in China by Hilary Spurling | Book review

The Nobel prize-winning novelist Pearl Buck was the [...]

Andrew Wylie: ‘I’m a books person. Yes, I have a Kindle. I used it for an hour and a half and put it in the closet’

Andrew 'the Jackal' Wylie reveals how he became [...]

The secretive world of Oprah Winfrey

She's the most famous businesswoman in the world, [...]

Ten of the best breakfasts in literature

At the home of Baron Bradwardine, Waverley enjoys [...]

Angelology by Danielle Trussoni | Book review

Mark Lawson finds a magical, sub-Dan Brown thriller [...]

Audiobook review roundup

Sue Arnold on animal audiobooks

The Elephant Keeper, by [...]

Hilary Mantel remembers her stepfather’s books

'Jack and I never had a conversation, about [...]

Five American Poets edited by Michael Schmidt

Poetry in brief

Five American Poets, edited by Michael [...]

Critical eye: book reviews roundup

If it is your life by James Kelman, [...]

Thrillers roundup

Unwritten Secrets, by Ronald Frame | Caught, by [...]

The art of the ghostwriter

In today's podcast, in the week when Roman Polanksi's new film of Robert Harris's novel, [...]