Fiction
There’s more to 1922 than just Woolf, Joyce, and Eliot
We should pay attention to Katherine Mansfield and Elizabeth von Arnim
Should we take Kingsley Amis more seriously as a poet?
The acclaimed novelist harboured dreams of writing verse
The Critic Books Podcast: Stewkey Blues
DJ Taylor’s new collection of short stories
A Room with a Feud
What happened to robust — and, yes, rude — literary criticism?
How to become a cult writer
What does it take for an author to become idolised way beyond their literary merit?
Do we really need so many stage adaptations of novels?
There’s much that can go wrong when the drama of a book is transferred to the stage
Welcome returns for three Irish writers
Why is the publishing industry so obsessed with debuts?
Young Stalin’s unlikely London holiday
Stephen May’s new novel is a triumph of historical fiction
The Critic Books Podcast: The Golden Rule
In discussion with novelist Amanda Craig about her latest book
Writing outside the box
Elena Ferrante’s essay collection is an exploration of the delights and constraints of form