Highsmith was a great writer, with a moral vision bracing enough to clarify the terrors of the twentieth century

Jeremy Black recommends an array of crime fiction novels, both modern and classic, to keep you entertained in January

Stefan Zweig’s 1939 novel ‘Beware of Pity’ now screams to have its message heeded

After 75 years, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe remains a relatable classic

Jeremy Black recommends the best murder mysteries to read in the New Year

Should libraries should sell historic manuscripts to solve short-term financial problems

John le Carré’s voice of old-fashioned English authority was one acquired through merit and bearing rather than birth

Alexander Larman talks to the Creative Editor of Penguin Classics, Henry Eliot about what makes a ‘modern classic’

Professor Jeremy Black sifts through the evidence with Graham Stewart

Nancy Mitford’s 1932 festive novella ‘Christmas Pudding’ is the tonic 2020 is crying out for