Features & interviews

<p>A novel idea: What better way to beat the heat of the holiday sun than to lounge with a great book? </p>

What makes a great summer read (according to a literary critic)

As we ponder what books to take on holiday, literary critic Robert McCrum unpicks what makes the perfect tome for lazy days and packs in a few surprising suggestions on the way…

<p>It’s now common for producers to snap up the rights to books before authors have even finished writing them </p>

the reading list

Are authors now writing for TV producers rather than readers?

<p>July’s best books include novels by Camille Bordas and Austin Duffy and non-fiction about trees and parks</p>

The best new books to read this July

<p>Dylan Jones</p>

Interview

Dylan Jones on his abusive childhood, GQ, and celebrity culture

Reviews

<p>Alba Arikha’s 2017 memoir, ‘Major/Minor’, was widely acclaimed</p>

Two Hours by Alba Arikha is a lesson in forging a life without regret

<p>Salman Rushdie pictured in 2023</p>

Salman Rushdie’s Knife is moving, sardonic and not for the squeamish

<p>Liz Truss recounts her brief time in office in her new book </p>

Liz Truss’s ludicrous memoir self-pityingly recaps 49 days of disaster

<p>Dunn’s ‘As Young as This’ joins a wave of novels exploring thirtysomething women’s often jumbled feelings about their fertility and having kids</p>

The novel exploring the thirty-something fertility question

Lists

<p>Fiction highlights for the year ahead including Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s ‘lost’ novel and new titles from Stephen King and Emily Henry </p>

The best fiction to read in 2024

The best non-fiction to read in 2024

<p>It’s been a great year for reading... here are our tops picks of 2023 </p>

The 25 best books of the year, from Zadie Smith to Paul Murray

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