Literature

There is a great deal to look forward to this year, and hopefully not that much to dread

George Orwell has a gift for the unusual and the memorable that means that even his half-forgotten novels are well worth discovering once again

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’