The story of Graceland’s origins,’ writes Ashley Kahn in his deep dive into Paul Simon’s multi-million-selling album, ‘is the ...

Theory was cool. Theory was French. Theory was also, strange though it might sound, sexy.’ When Emily Eakin first ...

It is the final irony of a life that is full of them. A Scottish king on the English throne beheaded by a second Cromwell.

But whereas, in previous novels, from his earliest, The Spinning Heart, to the most recent, Heart, Be at Peace, the ...

One September, Rory MacLean’s wife, Katrin, was diagnosed with terminal cancer. Seven months later she was dead. The couple ...

Billed as a literary thriller from one of the masters of the genre, Scarlett Thomas’s The Runner is a far denser ...

This is the age of the rule of women, but with little honour, because they degrade the man in his worth. They first make him ...

Is there really anything new to say about the conquest of Constantinople? In the absence of fresh archaeological discoveries, ...

Can architecture solve urban crises? Or should architects and planners concentrate on mitigating the consequences of wider ...

The Small Stuff is rescued from silliness by Bogost’s skill at describing itty-bitty delights. Early on, he takes us into his ...

What will have happened is that many of your guests will have shrunk physically in size since last year – due to being on fat ...

Modern Toss was invented in 2004 as the label for a series of cartoons by Jon Link and Mick Bunnage. Many use foul language ...