Fiction
Small, but perfectly formed
John Self examines three varied, emotionally satisfying novels that together come in at less than the length of a single Mantel
Miss Havisham on heroin
Natasha Green reviews Kitty Peck and the Music Hall Murders, by Kate Griffin
Me, Myself and I
The hip young authors who write about their greatest obsession – themselves
The Steiner of nether edge
Michael Henderson reviews A Small Revolution in Germany by Philip Hensher and Here We Are by Graham Swift
How long can Ireland’s gender equality hold?
A gender divide in voting is not as clear as in other countries — but that could change
Hoorah for winter!
Life comes alive again in October when you can start anticipating proper National Hunt racing
Not a dull phrase
Ethel Smyth: 2nd sonata &c (Delphian)
The price of victory
Benjamin Netanyahu has won battles, but there is no foreseeable end to the war
Bursary school
Refuse to play the poverty card
Why shouldn’t we discriminate against people’s beliefs?
It is not the same as discriminating on the basis of race or sex
The art of violence
High jinks in the Groucho Club are small beer when compared to the misdeeds of their artist ancestors
Beetlejuice Beetlejuice
The magic of the original stubbornly refused to rise from the dead and save the movie from mediocrity
The death of conservatism?
Individually and collectively, we must choose life
Why Sergeant Martyn Blake was acquitted
There does not appear to be any case for rejecting the decision of the jury
Oasis: the good boys of rock and roll
For guitar bands since punk, there’s been a tension between credibility and success
