‘Embryonic’: lost novel by French film-maker Éric Rohmer is republished
English translation of Élisabeth, the New Wave director’s 1946 book about young…
Stand By Me at 40: Rob Reiner’s seminal coming-of-age saga remains a bittersweet triumph
The late director’s sensitive and detailed adaptation of Stephen King’s novella has…
From Booker-listed Marlon James to a memoir by Michael Douglas – the biggest books this autumn
Midlife meditations from Barbara Kingsolver; musical portraits by Jonathan Coe and Yiyun…
The best recent translated fiction – review roundup
The Red Book of Farewells by Pirkko Saisio; Short Circuit by Wolf…
Alice Roberts: ‘By the time I’d finished Richard Dawkins I’d left faith behind’
The TV presenter and author on the evolutionary biologists who inspired her,…
Life of M by Rachel Cusk review – is this story of a film star based on Natalie Portman?
A teasing tale of the friendship between a writer and an actor…
‘Armed with a hamper from Fortnum & Mason’: on holiday with Charles Dickens
Exhibition at Charles Dickens Museum in London looks at writer’s holiday pursuits,…
