Brushstrokes

Wordplay, queer themes and witty experimentation in the novels of a literary original

Bourgeois chronicler of multicultural London who tended to deify black foreigners and demonise native whites

Most writers need some kind of support network, whether it’s from a writing group, mentorship or tutorial group. It’s so important to find the right balance of encouragement, advice, constructive crit

Twenty-four TLS writers share their summer reading

Mum, what’s the worst thing anyone’s ever said to you?” Various replies sprang to mind, none appropriate for her son to hear. “She won’t tell you,” Clare’s daughter answered sagely. “If you tell me th

Letter of the week In hindsight… YOUR ...