Books
The House of Hidden Meanings: A Memoir by RuPaul review – poignant, egotistical and often wise
In a witty, highly entertaining memoir, the drag queen turned TV star recounts his journey from homelessness to the dizzying heights of fame via the punk scene – and a snub from Madonna
Kathryn Bromwich
19, Mar, 2024 @7:00 AM
Two Hours by Alba Arikha review – an impassioned tale of how life pummels and reshapes us
Navigating the extreme gap between a woman’s life and the one she imagined for herself, the writer’s third novel is concise, rigorous and heartbreaking
John Self
18, Mar, 2024 @6:00 PM
The big idea: should we worry about trillionaires?
Individual wealth is reaching levels we’ve never seen before. What might that mean?
Duncan Weldon
18, Mar, 2024 @12:30 PM
Poem of the week: To Robert Browning by Walter Savage Landor
A warm and generous-minded tribute from an older poet to the ‘brighter plumage, stronger wing’ of his younger colleague
Carol Rumens
18, Mar, 2024 @10:00 AM
The Silver Bone by Andrey Kurkov – droll detective work in revolutionary Kyiv
The first in a series of crime mysteries by Ukraine’s most famous writer has a rattling plot and a torrent of enjoyable absurdities
Luke Harding
18, Mar, 2024 @7:00 AM
All Before Me by Esther Rutter review – the healing power of place and poetry
Filled with fascinating potted histories, this memoir of a year spent at Wordsworth’s Dove Cottage following a breakdown is wonderfully revivifying
Alex Clark
17, Mar, 2024 @6:00 PM
Saul Reichlin obituary
Other lives: Actor whose mellifluous voice narrated hundreds of audiobooks and video games
Tony Hazel
17, Mar, 2024 @5:46 PM
Rites of Passage by Judith Flanders review – a brilliant account of Victorian Britain in mourning
From shops for the bereaved to beekeepers’ black ribbons, the treatment of death in the late-19th century could be odd but also touchingly universal, as this masterly book reveals
Rachel Cooke
17, Mar, 2024 @2:00 PM
In brief: Four Shots in the Night; The Kellerby Code; Masquerade – review
The gripping real-life story of the murder of a spy; a funny and chilling debut in hock to the Ripley books; and the definitive biography of Noël Coward
Alexander Larman
17, Mar, 2024 @12:30 PM
Among the exvangelicals: Sarah McCammon on faith, Trump and leaving the churches behind
In her first book, the NPR political correspondent examines a growing movement away from the rightwing Christian church
Martin Pengelly in Washington
17, Mar, 2024 @9:00 AM
Crime and thrillers of the month – review
Three doctors’ enduring bond is put to the test in former nurse Christie Watson’s thoughtful first thriller, while Abigail Dean dissects a school shooting in a month littered with big hitters
Alison Flood
17, Mar, 2024 @8:30 AM
Me and Mr Jones by Suzi Ronson review – Stardust memories of David Bowie’s hairdresser
This candid memoir by the stylist who helped create the singer’s Ziggy look offers a vivid snapshot of his golden years – but loses its lustre when Bowie moves to LA
Anthony Quinn
17, Mar, 2024 @7:00 AM
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