Why did an obscure Dostoevsky novella sell 100,000 copies in the UK last year? And why are TikTokers raving about a 1943 Turkish novel? The way young people are discovering books is changing – and their literary tastes reflect our times The sales patterns for classic novels are normally a […]
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Masculinity is almost always presented as toxic on my feed – but we need constructive alternatives to give hope to those who feel lost If you judged modern boyhood from the headlines, you’d think we were broken – radicalised, misogynistic, angry. But as a teenage boy myself, I don’t see […]
In an exclusive extract from her forthcoming autobiography, the former England goalkeeper reveals how her life unravelled during the Covid lockdowns of 2020 In early 2020, on the eve of lockdown, Phil Neville, then head coach of England, dropped Mary Earps from the squad. For the first time ever, I […]
The ex-diver is so fantastic that this needle-based Bake Off wannabe is 80% better every time he’s on screen. He absolutely makes this show ‘A new generation of knitters is taking the world by storm,” says Tom Daley, striding towards us in his ankle-length woollen poncho. “With just two needles, […]
Levels of fatigue among women in Britain are soaring, and this isn’t the kind that can be cured by a nap. What lies behind the exhaustion epidemic? Look around you and it isn’t hard to find an exhausted woman. There she is, standing behind you in the queue at the […]
How did a former Mormon bishop end up pleading guilty to taking bribes to make statements in favour of Russia in the European parliament? The first thing most people recall about Nathan Gill is his imposing height. At 193cm (6ft 4in), the one-time Reform UK leader in Wales towered over […]
Will our survey of supermarket meatless sausages reveal hearty but healthy veggie bangers or rubbery tubes mechanically stuffed with joyless compost? • The best (and worst) vegan cheese, tested I was vegetarian in the 1980s, so I know how far meat-free sausages have come. In fact, some now taste almost […]
The British actor stars in three major films over next few months and it is rumoured he’s even being considered for the next James Bond He came to prominence with his portrayal of Prince Charles in The Crown, and now it seems that Josh O’Connor might be primed for his […]
Former England goalkeeper reveals full story behind her international retirement, her problems with eating and alcohol, and why she’d struggle on The Traitors Read an exclusive extract from Mary Earps’ book “I’ve learned a lot about what truly matters in life,” Mary Earps says on a quiet and cloudy afternoon as, […]
It was only years later, when I heard the word workaholic being used seriously for the first time, that I wondered whether I had a problem Have you ever heard a word that jolts you to attention? That word, for me, was “workaholism” – and when I heard it through […]