Sarah Moss
Might this win the Booker?
Page-turning, socially intriguing and melodramatic to the point of campness
The coronavirus variations
Here are three of our most praised writers with new offerings written during one or more lockdowns and that also take in the pandemic in their subject matter
Small, but perfectly formed
John Self examines three varied, emotionally satisfying novels that together come in at less than the length of a single Mantel
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Tame Impala fails to impress
unconquered by a
taste of Crusader food
Gary Stevenson is wrong about wealth taxes
The popular economist is irritating, but more importantly he is mistaken
Why they hated Ann Widdecombe
Fair-minded people could agree or disagree with her opinions. Left-wing bigots hated her for not abandoning them
What is wrong now was wrong before
Julia Gillard should not pretend that the “unintended consequences” of the gender debate were unknowable
Ethnic minorities are abandoning Labour
It is not just Muslim voters who have been abandoning the Labour Party
Where hatreds meet
Antisemitism and misogyny have a lot in common
The judge’s verdict
Much of what is passed off as sport is no such thing
The shape of a different Britain
Early modernist homes in Frinton-on-Sea capture a moment of confidence in a rapidly changing world
NigeDosh: an urgent appeal
Tonight’s political coverage is repeatedly interrupted by urgent appeals for charities that may or may not be fictional
Keir’s logorrhoea
The prime minister has a lot to say — but does any of it actually matter?
An intervention on interventionism
US foreign policy hawks should accept a more realistic approach
The book awards are a joke
The panel of non-literary judges shows just how frivolous the Nibbies are
Sweeter the second time around
There’s a real weight to some lyrics once you’re nearer the end than the beginning
Antisemitism and the Islamic connection
Antisemitic sentiments in Islamic theology cannot be overlooked or obscured
When can we believe what we read?
Technology can make knowing the truth more difficult — but we should always have asked more questions about what we read
It is time to cut pensions
The economic burden on younger people is unsustainable