John Preston
John Preston is the author of A Very English Scandal. The film of his novel, The Dig, is due in the autumn. His next book Fall: The Mystery of Robert Maxwell, is published next February
More plausible than real life
John Preston reviews Beneath the Streets by Adam Macqueen
July: Letters to the Editor
The Reformation has left us with a precious legacy
Steel works
Beth Steel’s House of Shades is a confident new nod to the tradition of multi-generation family sagas
A madman’s guide to Wagner
You don’t have to be crazy to enjoy Wagner, but it helps
The Great Awokening of British media
New research throws light on how the media landscape is being transformed
The daring buds of May
The promise of Conservative realignment should be renewed
Raw and immersive tale of the Civil War
The siege of Basing House encompasses all of England in microcosm
Sacked for Christian beliefs
How cancel culture targets jobs to curtail free speech
Broad horizons
Libraries are now much less about places to house books as places for people to work