01/21/2022 - 12:00am

The rise of the literary noble savage They can be 'problematic' without being cancelled

Alex Perez

17.01

The annihilation of Michel Houellebecq Purged of venom, his sentimental swan song falls flat

Ann Manov

07.01

Michel Houellebecq is a hopeless romantic He's cynical about sex, yet prey to the potential of love

Jarryd Bartle

29.12

It’s not the end of the world Fantasies of decline can make you powerless

Oliver Bateman

24.12

Dickens hated Oliver Twist The Victorians virtue-signalled their way out of caring about poverty

Will Lloyd

20.12

The unbearable lightness of being cancelled Milan Kundera introduced us to the Devil's laughter

Howard Jacobson

15.12

The cult of Christopher Hitchens He would be unimpressed by the fawning of his fans

Tomiwa Owolade

13.12

We are all Madame Bovary Gustave Flaubert, born 200 years ago, was disgusted by reality

Tomiwa Owolade

10.12

This is Tolkien’s world The Lord of the Rings is more than nostalgic medievalism

Dominic Sandbrook

09.12

Inside the trans publishing purge Children's authors are silenced for telling the truth

Josephine Bartosch

02.12

Alice Sebold’s empty apology I've never believed a word she's written

Philip Hensher

30.11

Why writers loved to feud Today's bright young things are too wet for a scrap

Julie Burchill