Novelist
Belfast’s best-kept secret
John Self welcomes the reissue of three works by Brian Moore, one of Northern Ireland few novelists who can stand toe-to-toe with the contemporary greats
The end of the road
Nick Cohen has adopted a new workout: wrestling with a novel
Bunty Malone
Best-selling novelist
American Tolstoy
Time to proclaim the greatness of Herman Wouk, once feted for the sweep of his historical novels
Scenting success
The wondrous whiff of sex, spice and civet
Government against the governed
Austria has already decided on barring the unvaccinated, partially vaccinated or immune from participating in normal life
I’m a Classic FM convert
Ignore the snobs, trip the light (music) fantastic and bask in the shameless joy of Classic FM
The other Elizabeth Taylor
Discover “one of the finest novelists of her and our time.”
Shifting the goalposts on Israel
A partisan report distorts the law as well as the facts on the Palestinian question
Dilyn goes to Glasgow COP26
Bozzo’s team meets a nice girl called Greta, and spends ages over something called a tweet
Play it again, Sam
Nostalgia has long been the key to pop’s survival
Prisons must be single-sex spaces
The House of Lords has failed to pass an amendment to ensure female prisoners’ safety
Glaring omissions of a whistle-stop tour
Carey is the tour guide of a magnificent villa telling of the wonders that lie beyond a closed door
Murders for January
While away the winter with would-be classics
Man’s best friend
Eric Gill was an awful man — but that doesn’t make his art any less brilliant