Books
'Future is as shaky as its ever been': Will Baillie Gifford funding row kill our book festivals?
'Future is as shaky as its ever been': Will Baillie Gifford funding row kill our book festivals?
How books can help children understand the crushing challenges of poverty
How books can help children understand the crushing challenges of poverty
Top 5 empowering teen novels, chosen by YA author Rebecca Westcott
Top 5 empowering teen novels, chosen by YA author Rebecca Westcott
All Fours by Miranda July review – a shockingly original voice and a story for our times
All Fours by Miranda July review – a shockingly original voice and a story for our times
The Horse by Willy Vlautin review – funny, shocking and heartfelt contender for book of the year
The Horse by Willy Vlautin review – funny, shocking and heartfelt contender for book of the year
Author Alexander McCall Smith: 'At 16 I took myself terrifically seriously. And no one else did'
Author Alexander McCall Smith: 'At 16 I took myself terrifically seriously. And no one else did'
Nero was emperor of Rome at just 16. Which of us would have done better?
Nero was emperor of Rome at just 16. Which of us would have done better?
MP Liam Fox on the 21st century battle for water and why we must be careful about strawberries
MP Liam Fox on the 21st century battle for water and why we must be careful about strawberries
Question 7 by Richard Flanagan review – this literary quest is a transformative experience
Question 7 by Richard Flanagan review – this literary quest is a transformative experience
Historian Darrin M McMahon on why we need to rethink equality for the modern age
Historian Darrin M McMahon on why we need to rethink equality for the modern age
Prospect Cottage: See inside artist Derek Jarman's seaside home for the first time
Prospect Cottage: See inside artist Derek Jarman's seaside home for the first time
Top 5 books about the Troubles, chosen by bestselling author Henry Hemming
Top 5 books about the Troubles, chosen by bestselling author Henry Hemming
Cocktails with George and Martha by Philip Gefter review – art imitating life in a war of egos
Cocktails with George and Martha by Philip Gefter review – art imitating life in a war of egos
Top 5 inventive, speculative fiction books – chosen by poet and playwright Joelle Taylor
Top 5 inventive, speculative fiction books – chosen by poet and playwright Joelle Taylor
I wouldn't exist if not for a gruesome mass murder in 1905 – we owe our lives to chance and chaos
I wouldn't exist if not for a gruesome mass murder in 1905 – we owe our lives to chance and chaos
Where have all the rural voices gone from English fiction?
Where have all the rural voices gone from English fiction?
Headshot by Rita Bullwinkel review – a depth of feeling like a punch to the guts
Headshot by Rita Bullwinkel review – a depth of feeling like a punch to the guts
Clear by Carys Davies review – a wonderful, poetic reminder that no man is an island
Clear by Carys Davies review – a wonderful, poetic reminder that no man is an island
Why walking is such a great way to see, sense and stake a claim in the world
Why walking is such a great way to see, sense and stake a claim in the world
The Blues Brothers by Daniel de Visé review – behind the scenes of a musical comedy classic
