Features & interviews

<p>Christopher Isherwood and WH Auden</p>

The real story of the wild boy magic of Christopher Isherwood

Inveterate partygoer, sometime lover of WH Auden, and literary conjurer of Thirties Berlin, Christopher Isherwood was deemed to hold ‘the future of the English novel in his hands’. So what is left to say about him? A new biography by Katherine Bucknell finds plenty, says Robert McCrum

<p>‘Father’s Day’ is 68-year-old Madeley’s latest literary effort </p>

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Richard Madeley’s new novel might be his most Partridge moment yet

<p>Our guide to the best books in June</p>

The best new books to read this June

<p>Lucian Freud photographed with his children Rose and Ali Boyt</p>

Rose Boyt on father Lucian Freud: ‘Reading my diary was horrifying’

Reviews

<p>Alba Arikha’s 2017 memoir, ‘Major/Minor’, was widely acclaimed</p>

Two Hours by Alba Arikha is a lesson in forging a life without regret

<p>Salman Rushdie pictured in 2023</p>

Salman Rushdie’s Knife is moving, sardonic and not for the squeamish

<p>Liz Truss recounts her brief time in office in her new book </p>

Liz Truss’s ludicrous memoir self-pityingly recaps 49 days of disaster

<p>Dunn’s ‘As Young as This’ joins a wave of novels exploring thirtysomething women’s often jumbled feelings about their fertility and having kids</p>

The novel exploring the thirty-something fertility question

Lists

<p>Fiction highlights for the year ahead including Gabriel Garcia Marquez’s ‘lost’ novel and new titles from Stephen King and Emily Henry </p>

The best fiction to read in 2024

The best non-fiction to read in 2024

<p>It’s been a great year for reading... here are our tops picks of 2023 </p>

The 25 best books of the year, from Zadie Smith to Paul Murray

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