A practical manual for anyone who has no choice but to sit on committees with idealistic intellectuals

All novels should be like this: stripped of the necessary but boring connective tissue

Not only is it a page-turner, it’s also an essential manual for defending women’s sport

It’s time for our annual guide to the best new fiction of the year

Andrews’ view of the world is a fringe sliver of what ethnic minorities think about Britain

In a recession-ridden Britain, another European war seemed unthinkable

Only one with a slightly deranged confidence could ever have attempted it

In their lives we find fiercely opposed poles of a culture that has profoundly shaped our world

Fantasy is an essential part of what we are pleased to call reality

There is something uncanny about the story of Justinian