Ben Schott’s new novel is hugely welcome, but thankfully it will never threaten to obscure the genius of the canon

Notes on Colombo’s books and bookmen in the time of Covid-19

Since the Cold War we have, to our detriment, become increasingly blinded to the wisdom of the Old Russia

Reviews of Martin Amis’s new book prove that the best questions are the ones that no one asks

Douglas Murray refuses to mourn the death of the gay novel — a genre that was once ghettoised has joined the mainstream

There is no need to make Sherlock Holmes more likeable, part of his brilliance is in his ambiguity

A new anthology displays Shakespeare’s engagement with the sonnet form across his career, but at a high cost

Why do Waugh’s political works remain either caricatured or ignored?

If Martin Amis isn’t entertaining you on every page, then what’s the point of him?

Appledore book festival has paved the way for Covid-friendly entertainment in the UK