Weeds in the garden
A brilliant new work walks the thorny path of motherhood
How do you solve a problem like memoir?
A new book by Melissa Febos gets right to the heart of the genre
The cult of the father
A memoir of a family pulled apart by the cult of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh
Memorials to the fallen of Covid
An act of quasi-guerrilla commemoration
French soul searching
The search engine that tells you if you are descended from slave owners
The Lost Bohemians
Arabella Byrne asks if the modern world still has room for artistic outlaws
Napoleon Bonaparte: A PR nightmare
On the bicentenary of his death, Napoleon Bonaparte remains a curiously stubborn rampart of cultural history in France and beyond
Very public introspection
The content of “misery lit” is disturbing, but what purpose does it serve?
Of course women support women
Men are angry about where women’s money is going? What’s new?
From cholera to coronavirus
A forgotten novel offers insights into living with a deadly and dehumanising pandemic
Eyes on the prizes
On a dispiriting start to racing’s “Premierisation” era
A monumental work on British buildings
Gavin Stamp’s posthumous book is a magnificent tour d’horizon, a bible of the styles available to architects between the wars
Parklife people
This book has a brilliant premise but, frustratingly, it doesn’t quite work
The campaign against National Conservatism is a disgrace
A peaceful conference is facing state and activist intimidation
Playing politics
Parliament was at its most preposterous today
All smoke and no fire
An Impact Assessment on prohibiting cigarettes is unconvincing
A judicial defence of religious liberty is long overdue
Christians should not be discriminated against because of their religious beliefs
Light from darkness
Troubled: A Memoir of Foster Care, Family and Social Class by Rob Henderson
