Nobody could accuse Hockney of over-exerting himself

Following the letdown of the new adaptation of The Pursuit of Love, Alexander Larman says that TV dramatisations of classic novels haven’t always been this bad

As the BBC’s adaptation of The Pursuit of Love begins, Alexander Larman questions whether the new dramatisation will do justice to Nancy Mitford’s 1945 novel

It doesn’t take the minds of AC-12’s finest to see the parallels between our own political climate and the nation’s favourite police drama

Blake Bailey has become the latest figure to allegedly fall foul of the uncompromising moral standards of American publishing

New revelations about Hollywood producer Scott Rudin are a sad but unsurprising indictment on the entire industry and its practices

Ed Balls’ presence in public life is a welcome reminder that sometimes there can be a second act for former politicians

It is a truth universally acknowledged that a long-dead author who is beloved by millions will, eventually, find themselves dragged into controversy

Without school libraries, boys and girls will grow up in households where the idea of owning books, or even borrowing, seems an increasingly fantastical one

How Helen McCrory blazed through her life and career like a comet