Fiction
The Critic Books Podcast: Mrs Death Misses Death
Salena Godden is in conversation with Francesca Peacock
Tales of helping and helplessness
This selection of new fiction is marked by both novelty and tradition
The Critic Books Podcast: C J Carey’s Widowland
C J Carey speaks to Francesca Peacock about Widowland
Imaginary country
The land of Morbia was revealed to me in a dream
Thinly-veiled but enjoyable nonsense
Donald Trump should write a novel to at least give him the chance to deliver a bit of payback for this release by Hillary Clinton
Sparks, glitterballs and masterworks
The greatest works of fiction published this year
Male authors: the sun also sets
Give up writing, men – the world will be a happier place when you do
The Critic Books Podcast: Learwife
The first episode of The Critic Books Podcast: in conversation with J. R. Thorp.
The coronavirus variations
Here are three of our most praised writers with new offerings written during one or more lockdowns and that also take in the pandemic in their subject matter
The other Elizabeth Taylor
Discover “one of the finest novelists of her and our time.”
How I came to live in Looking-Glass House
How it feels to be exiled over political disagreement
A time for restoration
An interview with David Starkey
Germany is acknowledging the unspeakable
A pattern of criminality is shattering taboos
The publisher and the police
The case of Ernest Moret has drawn attention to a sinister abuse of power
The school as a battleground
Michaela defeat will not deter Islamist designs on schools
The follies of the wets
There is nothing “moderate” about the Tory centrists
Peers but not equals
Ferdinand Ries: Symphonies 1&2 (Ondine); Franz Clement: Solo violin works (Naxos)
A spy’s afterlife
John le Carré’s work and life still haunt British culture
Why people love Farage
He is Britain’s only MP with “Rizz”
Walk tall in these shoes
If you buy the best kit, it will last much longer
The rise of electoral sectarianism
Multiculturalism is reshaping British political life
