Novel
Cutting Edge
A new novel brilliantly skewers gender theory
The feud that made the modern age
A new book breathes new life into historical fiction
Rediscovering Martin Amis
He made reading, and writing, fun
Two portraits of troubled art scholars
A pair of debut novels revive the serious business of art history
More like a lecture
“Lessons” is Ian McEwan at his worst
The ascent of Barbara Pym
A chronicler of the overlooked, she has at last got her just literary deserts
Thinkers, writers and storytellers
Narrative, voice and good novels — not always at the same time
The vampire’s mirror
The Undead: Dracula 125 years on
On and off the road
Jack Kerouac’s reputation should rest on his whole oeuvre — not just his most famous novel
The case for duelling
A Modest Proposal: If yes to assisted suicide, then why not duelling?
The uneasy aftermath of the Austrian elections
Will the Austrian establishment close ranks against the Freedom Party?
Toasting a maestro
Stranded passengers emerged bewildered into the night of the living dead
Bar none
The fraud behind the Bar Standards Board’s “equality and diversity” drive
Violence is a feature of porn, not a bug
Aggression towards women permeates the most popular pornography
An actor’s story is a late career marvel
Cleverness is a virtue in itself but is never sterile or without purpose
Tough women take on the bad guys
When it comes to spy dramas and domestic angst, less is very definitely more
How to be realistic on Ukraine
There is a route to peace, but it will take compromise
The idea of the countryside Pt. 2
English rural life in theory and practice Pt. 2
We can’t even give them away
Let’s not pretend we have sovereignty over the Chagos Islands
Max Grubb
Resentful Academic
