William Boyd

Geri Halliwell-Horner reveals writing advice she was given by top authors

Ex-Spice Girl tells Hay festival about tips from William Boyd and Jacqueline Wilson for children’s book

Lucy Knight

29, May, 2024 @6:05 PM

The Mirror and the Road: Conversations With William Boyd by Alistair Owen – review

A superfan’s series of interviews with the author veers perilously close to hagiography but its mix of enthusiasm and encyclopedic knowledge proves unexpectedly illuminating

Alex Preston

29, Oct, 2023 @10:30 AM

Unable to read, I listened – and found out just what an imperfect reader I am | Paul Daley

Whole episodes I’d forgotten were revealed to me. The main character became a whole new person

Paul Daley

08, Apr, 2023 @8:00 PM

The Romantic by William Boyd review – a swashbuckling adventure

Boyd’s absorbing ‘whole-life’ novel transports its 19th-century hero around the globe for encounters with real-life figures and endless incident

Alexander Larman

01, Nov, 2022 @12:00 PM

The Romantic by William Boyd review – a fine ‘whole life’ novel

Boyd tracks the adventures of a 19th-century traveller in a hugely satisfying cradle-to-grave narrative

Jonathan Lee

05, Oct, 2022 @6:30 AM

William Boyd: ‘The books world is much tougher now’

The author on his latest ‘whole-life’ novel, the brutal realities of modern publishing and the inspirational influence of Catch-22

Anthony Cummins

24, Sep, 2022 @5:00 PM

Seven big-hitter books for autumn 2022, from Maggie O’Farrell to Cormac McCarthy

It’s going to be a vintage autumn for fiction, with new novels from some of our finest writers. Here’s our essential guide

Alex Preston

21, Aug, 2022 @10:00 AM

What we’re reading: writers and readers on the books they’ve enjoyed in February

David Baddiel, Houman Barekat and Guardian readers Rosa Jones and Elizabeth Best discuss the titles they’ve read over the last month. Join the conversation in the comments

David Baddiel, Houman Barekat, Rosa Jones and Elizabeth Best

25, Feb, 2022 @2:05 PM

‘The twists and turns are riveting’: Stephen King, Paula Hawkins and others on their favourite le Carré

The master of espionage wrote 26 novels – top authors share the books they love the most

Stephen King, Paula Hawkins, Frederick Forsyth, Aya de León, John Banville, William Boyd, Charlotte Philby and John Grisham

09, Oct, 2021 @8:45 AM

This month’s best paperbacks: Susanna Clarke, Claudia Rankine, a biography of Tom Stoppard and more

Not sure what to read this month? Here are some fantastic new paperbacks, including a study of why we shake hands, a new William Boyd and James Rebanks’s illuminating thoughts on farming

02, Sep, 2021 @9:54 AM

The reputation game: how authors try to control their image from beyond the grave

The row over a new biography of Philip Roth has exposed the way agents and estates restrict access and manage archives to maintain a writer’s posthumous good name

Edward Helmore

23, May, 2021 @2:36 PM

In brief: The Nolan Variations; Paris By Starlight; Nat Tate – review

Tom Shone’s fascinating study of film director Christopher Nolan