April 10, 2025

Living in Gatsby’s world We’re still fixated on self-creation

Jordan Castro

18.09

How to read like a man Male readers now are driven by hubris

Matt Feeney

28.08

Why you should let your teen read smut Adult stories are far healthier than TikTok

Nina de Gramont

01.02

The books that made me Every library is autobiographical

Penelope Lively

18.04

The books that made me Only reading can prepare us for life's tragedies

Michel Houellebecq

21.02

The empathy of Joseph Stalin Nothing is more dangerous than a well-read dictator

Boyd Tonkin

27.08

Books have always been a weapon The index can be a surprisingly powerful tool

Sam Leith

06.05

Why do schools treat dyslexics like fools? Neurodivergence is a superpower, not a disability

Giles Fraser

26.08

Will the Conservatives start conserving? Britain is the most nature-obsessed country on the planet — a fact not reflected in Government policy

Tom Holland

05.12

Spare us the bedtime morality tales Reading to your children is an opportunity to fire up imaginations, not an ideological battleground

Giles Fraser

27.12

Bayes should be the face of the new £50 note

Graeme Archer