New year, new approach

We can’t predict exactly how you’ll be feeling as the year comes to a close, but our best guess is that you’ll be in need of a breather. Because for many of us, 2025 has not been painless. Political t

This year marks the publication of my eighth novel, The Time Hop Coffee Shop. Eight feels like quite an impressive number, especially when there were times I thought I’d never get a book published. I

This month’s story, ‘The Surrogate’ by Tessa Hadley, is a study of two men through the eyes of one woman. The title suggests that one man is a surrogate for the other, but is it as simple as that? As

If you were to look back at a list of bestsellers over the last few years, there are a number of trends to be found – and one among them is the rise of the mythical retelling. The popularity of return

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Not all activism happens in headlines. Some of the most moving acts of protest are private and creative, writes Jackee Holder