Iraq is not a twentieth century Crusade
Oxford historian Christopher Tyerman delivers a polemic speech against rhetorical comparisons between the war on terror and the crusades
The trouble with sex in fiction
Fiction presenting sex as pornography is dishonest and ridiculous
A feminist rereading of Austen for 2018
The 18th century novel is surprisingly relevant to the issues facing women today
Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature: reflections on Kazuo Ishiguro’s recognition
Did the Swedish Academy miss the subtlety of his writing?
‘The worst Chosen One who’s ever been chosen’
'Carry On: The Rise and Fall of Simon Snow' offers an unconventional take on the 'Chosen One' genre
Toxic Masculinity and the Mythopoetical Movement
Books like Michael Meade's Men and Waters of Life are just as important as Feminist classics in the fight towards equality
Review: ‘Women & Power: A Manifesto’ by Mary Beard
Beard’s new book shows that new trolls are using the same old tricks to silence women
12 books to get you through 2018
You may need these books to survive 2018, if it is as rocky as 2017
The shameful truth about Churchill
Despite Winston Churchill's major role in one of the greatest famines in the history of mankind he is still unduly lauded by the British people
We need diverse books now more than ever
Sally Christmas reflects on the importance of diverse literature in the current political climate
Poirot’s enduring appeal
Branagh’s Murder on the Orient Express reminds us why the detective remains so intriguing, writes Raffaella Sero
Fairytales can show us the horrors of Hitler’s Germany
The stories of Günter Grass bring Germany’s repressed trauma into the light
The late Mr Salinger deserves his enduring reputation
The Catcher in the Rye encapsulates central tenets of our modern world, writes Barney Pite
Science fiction that shaped the Revolution
Daniel Antonio Villar looks at the impact of Red Star, by Alexander Bognadov
