The scampish prince and his duchess definitely have a story to tell, but it is not the story in this bookPrince Harry – HRH as was – has long had to endure cruel snarks about, among other things, his paternity, yet in Finding Freedom, he confirms one t...
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Sam Selvon’s 1965 novel about a group of West Indian friends attempting to buy a house together in London is perfectly observedBritish landlords who put signs in windows in the 1950s and 60s warning “No Blacks, No Irish, No Dogs” did West Indians a fav...
This list is remarkably different to past years, featuring several black authors and debut female writers. And yes, Hilary MantelI’m sort of in love with the 2020 Booker prize longlist. I understand this is a strange thing to say about a stack of books...
This plodding retelling of the first book from Edward’s perspective is a 750-page exercise in toothless tediumSet aside the millions of copies sold, the controversies over both its ****** overtones and its lack of actual ***, and the blockbuster film f...
The journalist and poet follows her flawed characters from Iraq to Australia in brilliant, indelible imagesGerry brings a snake skin home to his mother one day, hoping to scare her. Instead she stares at it wistfully. “It must be an incredible feeling,...
The dreamy, slippery novel melds adventure with climate fiction, as its protagonist follows the last remaining Arctic terns on their final migration amid mass extinction• This piece is part of a new weekly series of Australian book reviews, funded by C...
A novel of philosophical and creative inquiry, cleverly plotted and packed with great charactersWhen Jan Vidor, the narrator of Valerie Martin’s immensely satisfying new novel, arrives at the grand Villa Chiara near Siena in the summer of 1983, she kno...
Tom Wood spent decades photographing the pubs, clubs and bus rides of Liverpool – and the people who inhabited them. His new book paints an affectionate portrait of his adopted home town Continue reading...
Nobel literature laureate writes letter of solidarity marking Bala’s 100th day in detention, saying his supporters ‘will not rest until you are free and safe’The Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka, who was held as a political prisoner in Nigeria in the 1960s,...
How a fight between GIs in Cornwall introduced the British to American-style racism and, for a while, became a focal point of global race politicsWhen almost 3 million American GIs began arriving in the UK from January 1942, the eventual perception was...