Books & Poetry

There is often an interesting clash between our sense of who a writer is and the self they reveal in private letters or in memoirs. This clash always ultimately resolves itself as part of the...

There is often an interesting clash between our sense of who a writer is and the self they reveal in private letters or in memoirs. This clash always ultimately resolves itself as part of the...

There is often an interesting clash between our sense of who a writer is and the self they reveal in private letters or in memoirs. This clash always ultimately resolves itself as part of the...

Stephen King is a writer for whom ideas continue to arrive thick and fast – ‘Duma Key’ comes hot on the heels of last year’s ‘Lisey’s...

Falguni Fruitseller is startled by a croc in the village, and soon trying to oust the roving reptile, aided by expressive typography and inky illustrations. It takes little Meena to show the...

‘Counting the Stars’, a fictionalised account of the Roman poet Catullus’ most noted love affair, sees Helen Dunmore at her most innovative and daring. Addressing one of the great...

In this wartime tale of tortured genius, human frailty and death, Janna Lavin weaves together a story of two of the twentieth century’s finest minds. Alan Turing, breaker of the Enigma code,...

As America ponders on whether the White House is any place for a woman, it’s a timely moment to rewind 2,050 years. For here we’ll find a shrewd leader commanding a decaying superpower...