Books
Film version of Alice Sebold book scrapped after rape conviction overturned
A screen adaptation of the memoir Lucky is no longer in production after the man who was found guilty of the crime at the centre of the story is exonerated
Alison Flood
30, Nov, 2021 @12:08 PM
Renegades: Born in the USA by Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen – review
The American figureheads and friends discuss their childhoods, their debt to strong women and the illusion of the American dream in a series of candid conversations garlanded with unseen photographs
Kitty Empire
30, Nov, 2021 @11:00 AM
All About Me! by Mel Brooks review – constant corpsing
The comedian and film-maker seems oblivious to his best material in an uneven life story in need of a punchline or two
Jonathan Romney
30, Nov, 2021 @9:00 AM
In the Eye of the Wild by Nastassja Martin review – life after being ‘kissed’ by a bear
A close escape from the jaws of a bear leads to an exploration of trauma and survival in the French anthropologist’s funny and horrifying memoir
John Self
30, Nov, 2021 @7:00 AM
Novelist Bernardine Evaristo to be president of Royal Society of Literature
Author best known for Booker-winning Girl, Woman, Other will be first writer of colour in position
Harriet Sherwood Arts and culture correspondent
30, Nov, 2021 @12:01 AM
János Kornai obituary
Hungarian-born Harvard professor who pinpointed the flaws of communist bloc command economies in the 70s and 80s
Klaus Nielsen
29, Nov, 2021 @8:16 PM
The best recent thrillers – review roundup
A post-Covid murder mystery, a puzzle in the mountains of India and a fictional take on the spy cops scandal are among this month’s crop
Alison Flood
29, Nov, 2021 @11:00 AM
Poem of the week: Homesick by Hugo Williams
As a patient in a British hospital, the poet observes nursing staff from overseas who may be longing for home as much as he is
Carol Rumens
29, Nov, 2021 @10:08 AM
The Falling Thread by Adam O’Riordan review – stately family saga
This poised, Jamesian debut novel about a Manchester family in the lead up to the first world war is a masterclass in detail and atmosphere
Alex Preston
29, Nov, 2021 @9:00 AM
The big idea: Should we worry about artificial intelligence?
Could AI turn on us, or is natural stupidity a greater threat to humanity?
Steven Poole
29, Nov, 2021 @8:00 AM
Daring to Hope by Sheila Rowbotham review – on the frontline of 70s feminism
The historian recounts her fight for liberation in a memoir that underlines her radical credentials and her refusal to forsake utopia
Yvonne Roberts
29, Nov, 2021 @7:00 AM
In brief: 1922: Scenes from a Turbulent Year; The Retreat; Greenlights – reviews
A breakneck account of events a century past, a thriller set in an artists’ retreat, and actor Matthew McConaughey’s winning memoir
Alexander Larman
28, Nov, 2021 @4:00 PM
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