19 Nov 2021 - 12:02am

Mary Gaitskill teaches us to embrace complexity The writer understands that love is a living nightmare

Ann Manov

29.10

Lord of the Rings is better than Dune Tolkien understood the corrupting effect of power

Peter Franklin

29.10

Instagram is the future of poetry Ignore the snobbishness of the literary elite

Henry Oliver

21.10

Hillary’s fantasy presidency Her new thriller reads like a consolation prize

Kat Rosenfield

19.10

John Le Carré understood you His new book is an antidote to a generation of dispassionate authors

Philip Hensher

14.10

Would you sell a kidney to be famous? Success is now determined by our hunger for clout

Mary Harrington

09.10

How to survive our tragedy Covid has receded — but will pride and hubris doom humanity?

Terry Eagleton

06.10

Hong Kong’s Zero Covid deception There is nothing 'normal' about the draconian measures still in place

Philip Cowley

13.09

The problem with white saviours Ostentatious meekness doesn't make you a good person

Tomiwa Owolade

11.09

The war on Martin Amis His response to the attacks was a quixotic and disastrous battle against Islamism

Will Lloyd

07.09

Sex, drugs and the Modern Review We wouldn't have survived amid today's echo chambers and cancel culture

Julie Burchill

04.09

We need to talk about 9/11 A short story about America's new enemies

Lionel Shriver