Last week, we revealed our “Best of the Century So Far” list for young adult literature. It was a long process of deciding which 45 books from the last 25 years to include and which ones – despite considering how good they were, how influential they were, how important the author is and a range
TeaHere in hell there is a special place reserved for those doctors who trade their authority, status and medical training to make money out of public fear and gullibility. Every time I scroll past a qualified therapist promoting elixirs promising youthful vigor, cellulite-free thighs or a gut microbiome makeover, I want to puke their insidious
It was undoubtedly a wonderful weekend. From a New York perspective, it couldn’t have been any better: warm evenings, plenty of Pride shows, and last but not least, the Knicks won. We keep the good vibes going with this week’s selection of new books: a healthy selection of debut novels and a myriad of nonfiction
A new novel by Nobel laureate Kazuo Ishiguro is due to be published in March next year. Miss Lambert Steps Aboard Danger, which was announced by her UK publisher Faber, is a spy. Set in 1938, the novel follows Richard Hadley as he encounters the mysterious Miss Lambert, and he follows her to a conference
Gromit, the canine star of the Wallace & Gromit animation, is “breaking his silence” and writing a memoir. According to publisher Ebury, after “bottling everything for a long time”, it was time for them to “spill the beans”. Grand: The Autobiography of Gromit will reveal his “never before told” life story, including details such as
nOne-year-old girls reciting Don DeLillo’s prose – it sounds like an extreme English slang, but for the filmmaker ben rivers It was the foundation of his new film, and the culmination of an unlikely friendship with the literary giant. DeLillo is an almost mythical figure of contemporary literature. His prose is precisely crafted, his narratives
wWhen Charles Darwin published On the Origin of Species in 1859, the Industrial Revolution and British colonialism were in full swing. Charles Dickens published Hard Times five years ago; Queen Victoria nominally ruled over one-fifth of the world’s population. Science writer Rowan Hooper writes, Darwin devised his evolutionary theory to present what he thought his
I love reviewing books but sometimes the pace of reading them can be frustrating that classic I love Lucy episode In the chocolate factory. The conveyor belt speeds up and books keep arriving faster than they can be “wrapped” in the review. In the summer I get a chance to read some of the good
TeaThe Hugo is a fan-chosen award, voted for by the members. World Science Fiction Society. Specifically, this year each option was Too Selected by the readers of locus mag To appear on another major awards list, the Locus Awards. So there is a lot of consensus this year. The list is also full of previous
Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more. Here are the biggest headlines from last weekFrom Amazon’s picks for the best books of 2026 so far, to the winners of this year’s Nebula Awards, and much more. Amazon’s list of the best books