Oldies made the best holiday companions
A trio of 20th century novels each offer a different desideratum for the discerning lounger
The rise and fall of Sad White Men
Novels about middle class male malaise are now considered passé but they were once both groundbreaking and shocking
Thinkers, writers and storytellers
Narrative, voice and good novels — not always at the same time
Dedication’s what you need
Down with the gratitude-bloat of authors’ endless lists of acknowledgements
Reinvention and rediscoveries
An actress turned author, a Kafkaesque fantasy and a 1960s re-release stir the imagination
Prize-winner reprises and rediscovered tales
From Young Mungo to The Candy House: three new novels to read this month
Welcome returns for three Irish writers
Why is the publishing industry so obsessed with debuts?
A return, a reissue, a brilliant new voice
The best, and the not-so-great, new fiction to read this month
TB or not TB: the literature of consumption
No infectious disease has left its scars on the body of literature like tuberculosis
Literature’s year zero
One hundred years ago two literary masterpieces changed the literary world forever
Free speech defenders should practice what they preach
There should be no illiberal exception for anti-Zionist academics
The state Will Hutton is in
Dissecting a spiteful attack on British farmers
The DUP aren’t tough negotiators
The party that claimed to stand up for unionists capitulated at every turn
A Soviet revelation
David Oistrakh: The Warner Remastered Edition (58CDs, 3DVDs)
Enjoy some old Baileys
Few literary activities could give quite so much pleasure as reading the work of this brilliant but overlooked novelist
Risks and rewards
It is too easy to forget that jockeys run life-threatening risks
Burgundy on a budget
In search of the wine lover’s holy grail
Food for thoughtlessness
The march of the public health puritans continues
The fables of Davos Man
Yuval Noah Harari has written another long book with little wisdom
Why Tony Hinchcliffe’s jokes didn’t work
It is very hard to blend comedy and politics
The Conservatives must reject Human Quantitative Easing
It has been a disaster for the party and for the nation
