Where will the vogue for censoring our best-loved authors lead?
It seems that the ‘revised’ titles are likely to become the norm
Books
Sunday
Thursday
What makes a novel funny?
In search of the great American comic novel
Madness and cannibalism with David Grann
The author guides us through a military operation gone horribly awry
Wednesday
How America influenced George Orwell
The legendary British author’s attitude to the US is curiously double-edged
Saturday
A new book and a newborn
I find myself wondering how I might have fared were I a child today
Monday
The difficulties of writing historical fiction
Historians ask ‘What?’ Novelists ask ‘What if?’
The enigmatic rise of Colleen Hoover
Meet the world’s bestselling author, a self-made forty-three-year-old mom you probably haven’t heard of
The magnetism of His Dark Materials
Pullman’s color palette is of vibrant grays. He rejects absolute goods and evils
Tuesday
Stephen Rubin, the publisher who speaks truth to power
‘If you’re publishing mostly books by people of color and people who are gay, then where’s the diversity?’
Friday
Trainspotting at thirty: an interview with Irvine Welsh
‘It would be very difficult, with the homogenization of culture, to publish a book like Trainspotting now’
Friday
The return of Bret Easton Ellis
The American Psycho and Less Than Zero author discusses his first novel in thirteen years
Wednesday
The books to watch out for in 2023
Hopefully the new year will see several stars burn brightly in the literary firmament
Tuesday
The publishing mega-merger that wasn’t
Penguin Random House and Simon & Schuster have failed to merge
The spy who loved me
Suleika Dawson’s account of her affair with novelist John le Carré has caused controversy. But she is unrepentant
Monday
The Spectator’s 2022 Books of the Year
Our writers weigh in
Think autofiction is easy? Think again
There are relatively few rules beyond (perhaps) a disregard for plot
How to throw a book party
My book has not gotten sensational reviews. It’s gotten no reviews — at least from the national press
Thursday
Inside Joan Didion’s extravagant estate auction
The legendary writer’s iconic Corvette photo sold for $26,000
Sunday
Have we finally reached Peak Pride?
Gay pride has been very much on my mind lately
Tuesday
Free expression after the Rushdie attack
It was an assault on literary free speech itself
