Books of the Times: A Literary Dynasty, Warts and All
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With this âautobiographyâ of his family, Alexander Waugh demonstrates that heâs inherited the literary gene in spades, as well as a gift for very funny, coruscating prose.
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The authors of Empire, the It book of postmodern philosophy, have a new plan to save the world
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Almost 55,000 people who shaped British society are profiled in a new 60-volume book that has taken 12 years to write.
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A 20th century witch, a black murder victim, a punk icon and Queen Victoria have all found their place in a major publication chronicling the lives of people who have left their mark on society.
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From Narnia to a Space Odyssey is a collection of the infrequent correspondence between noted authors Arthur C. Clarke and C.S. Lewis. I didn't even know they had corresponded, so I picked the book up from a bargain shelf for $4, and it turned out to be a fairly interesting if not particularly substantial bit of history, focusing mainly on their disagreements over space travel, and mainly initiated and driven by Clarke's attempts to engage Lewis in debate on the matter.
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Revolutionary or unreadable? The long, strange afterlife of David Foster Wallace's Infinite Jest
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Exploring the family tree in search of roots (or royal family connections).
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By WILLIAM REES-MOGG Ten years ago, an American analyst, James Davidson, and I published a book on the prospects for the information age, The Sovereign Individual. When I reread it now, it seems rather a good book, with a number of insights that have proved correct.
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Arts & entertainment: As Granta magazine celebrates its 100th issue, we ask how a Cambridge journal conquered the literary world
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Comment is free: Sarah Churchwell: From Marilyn to Diana, biographies are too often trashy. But readers must take a share of the blame.
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The literary master's dazzling, dizzying 1,085-page new novel is not for those looking for a snack
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Literary fans get the chance to air their views on who should win the first Man Booker International Prize.
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Madeleine LâEngle was an author work transcended both genre and generation, most memorably in her childrenâs classic âA Wrinkle in Time.â
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What seem to be ordinary, everyday objects to some people can carry a storehouse of information about the ownerâs ideology.
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Comment is free: Robert Peston: The world of the super-rich non-dom is a truly absorbing place. Here, a Â£30k levy is a fleabite
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Books have been a bit of the orphan in the digital world. Music has the iPod. Video has YouTube. Books have, well, Amazon.com, where you can buy them printed on paper.
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Beware: Book value isn't as helpful a measure as it used to be.