Books
The truth about book reviewing
What does it mean to be critical?
Publishing needs JK Rowling to be a monster
The facts are irrelevant
Murders for September
Past and future killings
Why do we like Larkin so much?
On a love with limits
On pretending to have read books
It is an art in itself
Wartime hallelujah
Creativity amid conflict
Bookshops remaindered
The second-hand book trade has lost much of its romance and charm, not to mention eccentric establishments and their owners
Dedication’s what you need
Down with the gratitude-bloat of authors’ endless lists of acknowledgements
Seeing the big picture
The most enduring historical work reveals eternal truths about the human condition
The monster that lurks within us
The enduring popularity of fantasy and horror fiction proves that we still live in the long, dark shadow of the Gothic novel