Susan hill
Books of the Year I – 2026
Our regular contributors choose the books they have most enjoyed reading in 2026
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Daniel Swift I spent too much of this (and last) year reading anaemic updatings of Shakespeare plays: pale novels which…
Diary
I don’t know why party conferences no longer take place in Scarborough. As a child, I saw many an important…
There’s nothing wrong with plugging a friend’s book
The advantage of reviewing books by a friend is that you can invite him out for a walk across the…
