When a new major title by a big cheese arrives, expect a tidal wave of rolled logs

The magazine that declares its main aim is to review books does anything but

Bringing back the Net Book Agreement would be a good start for badly-paid authors

Spare us the snooty superiority of “real” writers affronted by celebrity novels

More and more books are published but life is hard for the aspiring writer

Poetry has been put through the academic wringer and obfuscated by jargon

Leave literary reviews to reviewers rather than score-settling academics

Bereft of God and middle class values, authors are left with identity politics

The hip young authors who write about their greatest obsession – themselves

The Amis/Barnes/McEwan generation have dominated the book scene for too long