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In VF’s exclusive cover reveal of 'Bread of Angels,' Smith’s forthcoming memoir, she shares the intimate love story behind ...
Many people have asked me why I decided to curate an issue on mental health. I think the answer lies in the memory. An old, ...
There are inklings of greatness in Kate Riley’s first novel, “Ruth.” It claims a place on that high modern shelf next to the offbeat books of Ottessa Moshfegh, Sheila Heti, Elif Batuman and Nell Zink ...
Explore the life of Enid Blyton, the prolific and beloved author behind The Famous Five, Noddy, and more. Discover how her ...
T he novelist Muriel Spark died almost 20 years ago, but she still regularly appears on lists of top comic novelists to read ...
The book carries new work as well as selected poems from eight previous collections, and avant-garde pieces, such as a ...
There was little in his immediate surroundings to nourish his ambition, but turns out that was good enough. A profile by ...
He is the latest Englishman to pay homage to Sigiriya and its graffiti. Richard Murphy composed his own verse about the fabled lion rock, which formed part of his book The Mirror Wall. Sigiriya even ...
He absconded, an action he put down to “a kind of breakdown.” When captured, he was imprisoned by the naval authorities, ...
On Book Lovers Day today bibliophiles share reasons that keep them glued to their favourite companions: books, more books and ...
The Graces: The Extraordinary Untold Lives of Women at the Restoration Court by Breeze Barrington looks beyond the warming ...