Journalism books

Rogues by Patrick Radden Keefe review – a preternaturally attentive reporter at work
In this ‘greatest hits’ collection, the author of the acclaimed Empire of Pain stops at nothing in pursuit of the truth
Abhrajyoti Chakraborty
19, Jun, 2022 @10:00 AM

Lost Illusions review – Balzac adaptation is period-drama perfection
Benjamin Voisin and Cécile de France star in a superb costume coming-of-age story for the Netflix generation
Peter Bradshaw
10, May, 2022 @12:00 PM

The Premonitions Bureau by Sam Knight review – the press, psychiatry and the paranormal
The prizewinning New Yorker journalist provides more questions than answers in a tantalising tale of a psychiatrist fascinated by predicting disasters
Anthony Cummins
03, May, 2022 @6:00 AM

Malcolm Evans obituary
Other lives: Journalist who moved into the world of business startups
Mark Cornthwaite
28, Apr, 2022 @10:33 AM

About a Son by David Whitehouse review – murder, and what comes after
The novelist worked from the diaries of a bereaved father to create this creative nonfiction account of the killing of 20-year-old Morgan Hehir
Tim Adams
17, Apr, 2022 @6:00 AM

Richard Moore obituary
Bike rider who turned to journalism and co-created the Cycling Podcast, an instant hit listened to by millions
William Fotheringham
15, Apr, 2022 @7:07 PM

A year without Sarah: memory, loss and the pain of Mother’s Day emails
The Observer writer Sarah Hughes died at just 48. Her husband talks about how he is coping and the launch of the memoir that was so dear to her
Vanessa Thorpe
27, Mar, 2022 @9:30 AM

Hugh O’Shaughnessy obituary
Journalist who reported for 30 years from many Latin American countries where grave human rights abuses were being committed
Nick Caistor
14, Mar, 2022 @5:38 PM

Hashir Faruqi obituary
Other lives: Founder of Impact International magazine, which provided English-reading Muslims with news and analysis
Jamil Sherif
14, Mar, 2022 @5:00 PM

I wrote the original miserable marriage memoir – and I have no regrets
Bookshelves today are full of true-life stories of marital discord but a former Observer columnist pioneered the genre 25 years ago
Kathryn Flett
06, Mar, 2022 @11:00 AM

‘I read the book out to the girls. It was really tough’: Andrea Elliott on writing about New York’s homeless children
The Pulitzer-winning New York Times journalist talks about her new book, Invisible Child, which records the experiences of a young girl growing up homeless in Brooklyn
Alex Preston
16, Jan, 2022 @8:00 AM

Chasing History review: Carl Bernstein’s pre-Watergate world
Before he helped bring down Richard Nixon, the reporter grew up in a school of hard knocks. His memoir is a treasure
Lloyd Green
16, Jan, 2022 @7:00 AM
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