Is reading really dead?
I get up early and head to Liverpool Street. Meet Isabelle Ralphs and Amy Batley from Hutchinson Heinemann publishers and…
The mystery of what makes us special remains unsolved
After spending six years investigating where consciousness comes from, Michael Pollan finds no overarching explanation
Bring back the book launch!
It’s that time of year when the local librairie-papeterie in your French holiday village is full of signs for la…
Diary
In this summer of sporting dramas, every patriotic sports fan likes to think he’s done his bit to help. I…
Warner and Smith are paying for the sins of a generation of Australian cricket players
When the much-admired (and very tall) literary agent Gillon Aitken died in October 2016, he left most of his estate…
Diary
I never expected to visit Iceland, let alone play cricket there. But the Iceland national team was off to play…
Diary
Just back from Sri Lanka, a place I first went to in 1981. It was then a dreamy island. I…
Diary
A year or so ago I was asked to sit on a committee that advises the government on how to…
