Books
Humanly Possible by Sarah Bakewell review – the meaning of humanism
An skilful examination of seven centuries of thought that deftly combines philosophy, history and biography
Jane O'Grady
24, Mar, 2023 @7:30 AM
Mary Rayner obituary
Children’s author who devised the adventures of the Pig family and illustrated stories including Dick King-Smith’s The Sheep-Pig
Julia Eccleshare
23, Mar, 2023 @4:59 PM
Resistance by Jacinta Halloran review – a perceptive novel about secrets and shame
Halloran’s fourth novel follows a therapist who becomes obsessed with her new clients, a family court-mandated to see her after a strange event
Jack Callil
23, Mar, 2023 @2:00 PM
Eric Brown, science fiction author and Guardian critic, dies aged 62
Writers, publishers and agents pay tribute to a warm, generous figure, author of more than 50 books ranging from SFF to crime to children’s literature
David Barnett
23, Mar, 2023 @1:58 PM
In Memoriam by Alice Winn review – an elegy for young love
Two young men journey from the classroom to the trenches in this tale of a forbidden relationship set against the first world war
Christopher Shrimpton
23, Mar, 2023 @11:00 AM
‘These are my stomping grounds’: the first Black-owned bookstore opens in Octavia Butler’s home town
Octavia’s Bookshelf promotes Black writers, culture and business in Pasadena, where the famed novelist lived and worked
Jireh Deng in Pasadena, California
23, Mar, 2023 @10:00 AM
Patrick French: the biographer of VS Naipaul was a generous collaborator with twinkling wit
The writer and historian, who has died aged 56, was not only widely respected for his writing on India but a kind and optimistic man, says fellow academic Maya Jasanoff
Maya Jasanoff
23, Mar, 2023 @9:35 AM
Dylan Thomas prize shortlist includes four debuts
Three British writers are among the six nominees including Saba Sams for her short story collection, Send Nudes, and Warsan Shire for Bless the Daughter Raised By a Voice in Her Head
Sarah Shaffi
23, Mar, 2023 @9:00 AM
Plotters by Lizzie Dearden review – the terrorists who failed
From malfunctioning satnavs to dud bombs, the stories behind botched attacks on the UK
Houman Barekat
23, Mar, 2023 @9:00 AM
To Battersea Park by Philip Hensher review – a pandemic masterclass
Hensher brilliantly explores the lockdown experience, and how to bear witness to it, in this fluid portrait of south London lives
Keiran Goddard
23, Mar, 2023 @7:30 AM
Poverty, By America by Matthew Desmond review – how the rich keep the poor down
A Pulitzer-winning sociologist argues that the United States’s gross inequality is no accident
Samuel Moyn
22, Mar, 2023 @11:00 AM
Dr No by Percival Everett review – serious comedy
A maths professor meets a would-be Bond villain in a metaphysical caper through race and history from the author of The Trees
Mark O’Connell
22, Mar, 2023 @9:00 AM
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