Claudia Pineiro is now well known for exploring social issues through novels which read like thrillers, but she does not perhaps get the credit she deserves for the way she structures her stories. …

From humour to history to heartbreak, and from satire to sci-fi to surreality, here’s the lowdown on this year’s ‘Booker Dozen’

Now that we’re well into July, I thought it might be interesting to put together a mid-year review, summarising my reading highlights from January to June. I seem to say this every year, but 2026 i…

Letter: As well as a government apology, parents, charities and mother and baby homes should take responsibility, writes Christine Hayes

The Nobel Prize-winning French author Annie Ernaux (neé Duchesne) is definitely an author who intrigues me. She writes, with great candour, clarity and vulnerability, about various aspects of the f…