Why M R James is still the greatest ghost story writer

The story of wine is a glorious story which illuminates the topics of more conventional histories

Macdonald’s prose is full of resonance and beauty, apposite delicacy and memorable evocations, says Matthew Adams

Through history, Mermaids have been treated as more real than legendary, even by those who have had a reputation to uphold

Lisa Hilton finds it hard to imagine that this guide will be of actual use to anyone at all

Loneliness is not just a side-effect of Coronavirus: it’s been here for a while

It is the duty of a responsible publisher to reflect the intellectual and social diversity that exists across the world

This is perhaps the only book I have yet read about Amin which gives anything like an accurate assessment of who he was

Understanding George and his reign is crucial to our post-progressivist consideration of the history of patriotism

What we have is pure storytelling delight, a page-turner that works forwards and backwards as the reader fills in the gaps