Mr carey

The bestselling novelist on sprints, tattoos and “embracing the journey”

Knick-knack nostalgia Enter the artist’s domain, full of trinkets to distract him from the adult world

Best books… Axel Scheffler The award-winning illustrator of ...

Twenty-four TLS writers share their summer reading

A bit of a mess

The TV presenter and novelist, who turns 68 this month, on weight loss, her unusual way with words, and why she has fallen in love with going to church