Hamilton first delivered this to his publishers 80 years ago in March 1941. What does a re-read of it tell us about the time that produced it?

This biography on Sir Stanley Rous and sport in the twentieth century is scholarly, balanced and well-written, says Lincoln Allison

Do we really need another biography about Francis Bacon? The answer is emphatically yes, says Christopher Bray

The rambling and discursive nature of the writing lends Rupert Everett’s book an enjoyable appeal

David Goodhart’s recent book is a reminder that we need to look out for those whose lives, jobs and purpose are disappearing

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

E. J. White’s book on the history of New York English is not the first on the subject, but it goes a long way in explaining the evolution of the city’s unique linguistics

Serenhedd James finds folly and ruin frequently go together in Rory Fraser’s new release: Follies

Barry Turner delves into an illuminating and entertaining insight into Bohemian life in the fast lane

John Self says that while writing has always been seen as a vocation, the characters many authors care most about are the ones printed on their royalty statements