Books

Why Tolkien’s world of hobbits, elves, wizards and warriors continues to...

Great stories allow ideas to be experienced rather than merely thought about...

The future doesn’t have to be horrible.

Haidt's diagnosis of a 'doomed' youth is off. Instead, we should learn from...

This week: the creativity of writers Jane Austen and poet Theresa Lola; and...

The cultural revolution's factions have a disconcertingly contemporary feel.

The death-haunted yet lyrical, joyful and moving poet for a new generation.

A ‘fashionable goodness’ lay at the heart of the author and her writing.

Seeing through a rebel angel’s eyes opens up some surprising new angles on...

At the start of a new year, Bishop Graham Tomlin looks back over his...

Reading an award-winning children’s book challenges Elizabeth Wainwright...

A nervy, precarious read echoes the lives of outsiders across Europe. Simon...