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Why Elijah Page is the best folk singer you’ve never heard of

Lay Down Your Weary Tune by W B Belcher reminds us what a good setting the folk scene can be –…

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From rebellion and religion to swimming and surrealism – these are the books to look out for in the new…

By Tom Gatti

On the pop culture podcast this week: we pick our TV and film highlights for the coming year, review the…

By Caroline Crampton

A new book by Liam Byrne explains that the British government is making a critical mistake in its methods of…

By Andrew Hosken

Thank You for Being Late: an Optimist’s Guide to Thriving in the Age of Accelerations restates the dominant doctrine of America’s…

By K Biswas

Whitehead’s prize-winning novel of slavery in America is his finest work yet.

By Randy Boyagoda

As Douglas Smith wisely surmises in his new book, trying to separate the mythology of Rasputin from the man himself…

By Lucy Hughes-Hallett

The author of Swing Time on Michael Jackson, female friendships and how writers can bring down Donald Trump.

By Tom Gatti