Books
Book of the week: The Duchess Countess
Book of the week: The Duchess Countess
Catherine Ostler’s ‘scintillating’ biography of Elizabeth Chudleigh
7 May 2021
Book of the week: Monica Jones, Philip Larkin and Me
Book of the week: Monica Jones, Philip Larkin and Me
John Sutherland’s ‘eye-opening’ book about the poet and his long-term girlfriend
30 Apr 2021
Book of the week: Letters to Camondo
Book of the week: Letters to Camondo
Edmund de Waal pens a unique companion volume to his 2010 bestseller The Hare with Amber Eyes
23 Apr 2021
Book of the week: The Double Life of Bob Dylan
Book of the week: The Double Life of Bob Dylan
Clinton Heylin’s 528-page tome – which only takes us as far as 1966 – proves the singer to be a ‘fibber’
16 Apr 2021
Book of the week: Philip Roth by Blake Bailey
Book of the week: Philip Roth by Blake Bailey
A ‘riveting, serious and deeply intelligent’ biography of the complicated author
9 Apr 2021
25 books for your must-read bucket list
25 books for your must-read bucket list
Ignore the outside world and immerse yourself in these classic novels
31 Mar 2021
Book of the week: Albert & the Whale
Book of the week: Albert & the Whale
Philip Hoare’s book on Dürer is a ‘captivating journey’ blending biography, art history, nature writing and memoir
26 Mar 2021
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Book of the week: Henry ‘Chips’ Channon - The Diaries, 1918-1938
Book of the week: Henry ‘Chips’ Channon - The Diaries, 1918-1938
The diaries of the Tory MP provide an ‘unrivalled guide’ to society and politics in the interwar years
19 Mar 2021
The best books for teenagers
The best books for teenagers
Teachers, librarians and writers about the books they think all teens should read by the time they’re 16
18 Mar 2021
The best books for children and young teens
The best books for children and young teens
Heads, teachers and librarians tell us about the books they think every child should read by the time they are 13
16 Mar 2021
Book of the week: Beyond Order by Jordan B. Peterson
Book of the week: Beyond Order by Jordan B. Peterson
Though blinkered on certain issues, Peterson provides more sounds advice in his new book
12 Mar 2021
Book of the week: Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
Book of the week: Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro
In his first novel since winning the Nobel Prize, Ishiguro tells a story with ‘devastating significance’
5 Mar 2021
Book of the week: We Are Bellingcat by Eliot Higgins
Book of the week: We Are Bellingcat by Eliot Higgins
In a ‘deeply impressive book’, Higgins explains the power of his ‘intelligence agency for the people’
26 Feb 2021
Book of the week: Fall by John Preston
Book of the week: Fall by John Preston
In a ‘wonderfully astute’ biography, Robert Maxwell is painted as ‘the perfect villain’
19 Feb 2021
Book of the week: The Happy Traitor
Book of the week: The Happy Traitor
Kuper tells the story of the ‘least known but the most damaging of all the British double agents’
12 Feb 2021
Culture Unwrapped - art in the age of Covid
Culture Unwrapped - art in the age of Covid
Covid has made the art market more local, inclusive, and socially responsible. But how many of these changes will remain after the pandemic eases?
8 Feb 2021
Book of the week: Francis Bacon Revelations
Book of the week: Francis Bacon Revelations
Mark Stevens and Annalyn Swan ‘analyse what lay beneath the mask’ of one of Britain’s most written-about painters
5 Feb 2021
Book of the week: Devils, Lusts and Strange Desires
Book of the week: Devils, Lusts and Strange Desires
Richard Bradford’s biography of Patricia Highsmith portrays a woman who ‘courted emotional violence’
29 Jan 2021
Culture Unwrapped - owning digital culture
Culture Unwrapped - owning digital culture
The online age has given rise to new kinds of assets – digital possessions, but do they have any real-world value and what will happen to them when we…
26 Jan 2021
Book of the week: The Fall of a Sparrow by Ann Pasternak Slater
Book of the week: The Fall of a Sparrow by Ann Pasternak Slater
Pasternak Slater delves into the unhappy tale of T.S. Eliot’s ‘problem’ wife, who ended up in a psychiatric hospital
22 Jan 2021
Book of the week: A World Beneath the Sands by Toby Wilkinson
Book of the week: A World Beneath the Sands by Toby Wilkinson
Toby Wilkinson explores the dark side of the ‘Golden Age’ of Egyptology
15 Jan 2021
Culture Unwrapped - art and entertainment after the pandemic
Culture Unwrapped - art and entertainment after the pandemic
The Week Unwrapped takes a whirlwind tour through the best art, music, fashion and culture that is yet to come
12 Jan 2021
Ten of the best vegetarian and vegan cookbooks
Ten of the best vegetarian and vegan cookbooks
Check out these recipe collections and create some delicious meat-free meals
23 Dec 2020
Culture Unwrapped - how live performance will stage a comeback in 2021
Culture Unwrapped - how live performance will stage a comeback in 2021
New technology and creative thinking will help theatre, music and dance return next year
22 Dec 2020
Books of the year: what the critics say
Books of the year: what the critics say
A look at the recommended reads from the past 12 months
18 Dec 2020
Culture Unwrapped - 2020: vintage year for books or literary dud?
Culture Unwrapped - 2020: vintage year for books or literary dud?
A look through the literary highs and lows of 2020 and our predictions for the year ahead
8 Dec 2020
Books of the Week: A Promised Land, Oh Happy Day, Olga
Books of the Week: A Promised Land, Oh Happy Day, Olga
New releases from Barack Obama, Carmen Callil and Bernhard Schlink
4 Dec 2020
Books of the Week
Books of the Week
New releases by Ferdinand Mount, Anthony Quinn and Rumaan Alam
27 Nov 2020
A festive feast: the best Christmas cookbooks
A festive feast: the best Christmas cookbooks
Serve up a series of seasonal delights with these recipe collections
25 Nov 2020
Books of the Week
Books of the Week
New releases from Joseph Henrich, Selina Hastings and Roddy Doyle
20 Nov 2020
Books of the Week
Books of the Week
New releases by Barbara Amiel, Ed Douglas and Don DeLillo
30 Oct 2020
Books of the Week
Books of the Week
New releases by Hermione Lee, Jane Birkin and William Boyd
23 Oct 2020
Books of the Week: Agent Sonya and Dirt
Books of the Week: Agent Sonya and Dirt
New releases by Ben Macintyre and Bill Buford
16 Oct 2020
Kenzo Takada: remembering a master of colour
Kenzo Takada: remembering a master of colour
A fresh look at the joyful and immersive biography of the Japanese designer following his death at the age of 81
6 Oct 2020