Irvine Welsh: ‘Trainspotting was a last chance saloon of creativity’
It’s been 30 years since Trainspotting and Irvine Welsh is the subject of a new documentary, 'Choose Irvine Welsh'. Should you?
Literature
Kenzaburo Oe | Nobel Prize winner passes away at 88
Kenzaburo Oe, the Nobel Prize-winning Japanese author and essayist, known for his criticism of postwar Japan, has died at the age of 88.
Booker Prize 2022: Sri Lankan author Shehan Karunatilaka wins
Shehan Karunatilaka’s The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida has won this year’s Booker Prize.
The archaeologist who thought Jesus was a mushroom
Jesus Christ was a mushroom, according to a well-respected British academic who turned his career upside down after a mind-boggling career change.
Dame Hilary Mantel dies aged 70
Dame Hilary Mantel, author of The Wolf Hall Trilogy, has passed away "suddenly yet peacefully" at the age of 70.
Susie Dent's Top Tens: 10 words for summer
At 35°C fans become inneffective. This weekend it's scheduled to be 34°C. What better time for Susie Dent's ten words for summer?
You can now buy a comic book about Stevie Nicks
Female Force: Stevie Nicks is a new comic book that explores the life and career of the Fleetwood Mac legend.
Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time review | Endearing, thoughtful and unique
★★★★☆
From Robert E. Weide, comes Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time, the remarkable documentary made over four decades, shining a light on the wonderful, troubled brain of one of the 20th Century’s greatest authors.
‘Invest £100m in school libraries,’ Says Children’s Laureate Cressida Cowell
In her final act as children's laureate, the How To Train Your Dragon author has called for a ringfenced fund for lasting impact.
Quentin Tarantino is publishing a book this year
Cinema Speculation is expected to be published in October and will explore and analyse the key American films of the 1970s.
Behind The Gnarliness of Conversations with Friends
We chatted to lead actress Alison Oliver and the production team behind the TV adaptation of Sally Rooney’s Conversations with Friends.
Conversations With Friends Review: Morally Ambiguous But Empathetic Adaptation
★★★★☆
Team Normal People are here to break your heart again with an adaptation of Sally Rooney’s first novel, Conversations with Friends.
Susie Dent’s Top Tens: Top Ten Things You Didn’t Know Had a Name
Have you ever stretched and yawned simultaneously and been unable to find the word to describe it? Or observed an inept person in public office and been rendered speechless? Here, then, are ten things you didn’t know had a name.
Susie Dent’s Top Tens: 10 Emotions That Belong to the Morning
Susie Dent gives her top ten words for all those who find themselves relentlessly 'crumpsy' first thing – i.e. tired, irritable, and more than a little creased.
Pete Doherty to Publish a New Memoir Called ‘A Likely Lad’
Pete Doherty has announced he’ll publish a memoir called A Likely Lad, which will be released on 16th June.
TikTok Boosts Book Sales In The UK
Publishers Association says so called “BookTok” has helped book sales in the UK hit a record high in 2021.
The Weird Routines of Creative Geniuses
We take you through the strange creative routines of history’s geniuses.
