Books
Josephine Tey, woman of mystery
Deeply private, her elegant and sharply engaging writing has often been wrongly overlooked
Four women seers in a time of strife
Eilenberger’s design is to present philosophy outside the lecture theatre in its life-transforming power
The other Camus
The controversial author’s work is filled not just with anger but with autumnal regret
Recasting the Crown for modern Britain
This progressive historian’s real charge against the monarchic institution is one of “complacency”
Giants and pygmies
Some stop-gap leaders of the opposition were never intended to be potential prime ministers
Rugby’s debt to Mrs T
Rugby league was transformed from a fringe working-class activity into part of national life
Fifth magician blues
He made the tea, he forged the autographs, and only once did he run out of plectrums
Learning in the round
Spreading fingers over a globe, not pinching them on a screen, is the best way to answer questions
Taking on the right-on with cold, hard facts
A practical manual for anyone who has no choice but to sit on committees with idealistic intellectuals
You can’t judge a book by its cover
All novels should be like this: stripped of the necessary but boring connective tissue