Drawing on the author’s experiences, the book’s effect is akin to having a long pub chat with a knowledgeable journo

Jeremy Black recommends a menagerie of disturbing animal-themed stories to entertain throughout the summer

Michel Houellebecq’s prescient, mocking critiques of our debased modern world

Why are there so few conservatively-minded novelists?

Readers should savour this book, as you might one of the delectable bottles that compose the enticing strophe of the book’s narrative

This meticulous account gives Frederick Chatterton a deserved and belated spotlight

There’s more to feminism than how many women are on the FTSE100 — Mary Ann Sieghart’s new book does a disservice to working-class women

The Unbroken Thread is an engaging and entertaining read — but it feels like a project that’s only just beginning

In this month’s fiction selection, John Self discovers novels that successfully use their style to enhance rather than simply describe the story

The winner of the Wolfson Prize for History significantly advances neither our knowledge of Toussaint Louverture nor Haiti