Literature
An off-kilter visionary
Henry Green had a strange and distinctive talent
William Golding and the curse of the dream
We must resist the lure of utopianism
Bret Easton Ellis — the enfant terrible who finally grew up
How he at last lived up to his promise
The new establishment
Who will subvert today’s anti-establishment?
The art of literary celebrity
How do writers become more than their books?
Read for pleasure
Against the functionalist approach to literature
The truth about book reviewing
What does it mean to be critical?
No country for old men
Publishers get rid of talented editors whose worn faces don’t fit their youth-focused world
Remembering an “effervescently affable man”
Kurt Vonnegut at 100
A fresh take on difficult women
Why should women writers of the past take on today’s Utopian orthodoxies?
Why Sergeant Martyn Blake was acquitted
There does not appear to be any case for rejecting the decision of the jury
Are all Christians monks?
George Guiver’s book exudes down-to-earthiness, bordering on irreverence
Land of fire and blood
The detours, if at times distracting, are worth the price of this historical journey
Nothing to declare
Labour have done nothing wrong, but they’re going to stop it
The Democratic Party deserves Donald Trump
Its arrogance and complacency have been exposed
Carole Cadwalladr’s conspiracy theory
The feverish paranoia obscures valid questions
A life of indulgence
Jacob Rees-Mogg has a major persona and a minor career
So many voters got it wrong
The ignorant masses have betrayed democracy
Still knocking on the door
For all the promises, subpostmasters are still waiting for compensation
Imaginary friends
The idea of a synthetic companion that knows everything about you goes well beyond friendship
One of the greats
Bathos, fatalism, heartbreak: these are the pillars of a MacColl song
