"Elton makes no effort to make himself seem good or worthy of the reader’s approval...."

"there’s lots in it that’s lovely,..."

"As Nelson’s book indicates, a little more distance between Charlemagne and Europe might be healthy for early medieval history. ..."

"It is the antithesis of an ostentatiously soul-searching autobiography..."

"Taylor wades deep into the cigaretty fug of that small literary circle awash with till-boredom-do-us-part love affairs conducted in rented accommodation..."

"This investigation tries to prove the links between a series of suspicious Russian deaths on British soil..."

" So much is known about Trump that a very high bar must be cleared to shock the public. A Warning, nevertheless, contains some revealing insights...."

"His journals are stuffed with juicy plums, and they will become an indispensable source...."

"Seven years after its original publication, John D’Agata’s and Jim Fingal’s experiment in postmodern playfulness now seems all too familiar and depressing..."

"This impressive biography is welcome...."

"This is a subtle and clever book, but it is not without its simple punches..."

"While Carrère is hardly averse to writing about himself, he is equally happy to let other people and subjects take the spotlight..."

"Kate Kirkpatrick frees the feminist writer from a subplot that came to define her..."

"the most convincing case you are likely to read that the US president is an asset of the Russian government..."

"it’s a story that is as eventful as it is tragic..."

"A fascinating biographical study of a stellar acting career – including the secrets that lie behind it..."

"a beautifully illustrated exploration, indeed compendium, of the popular editions of Austen’s novels that have appeared over the last two centuries..."

"astute and enjoyable biography..."

"There is writing of a glancing brilliance here, and an emotional and sensory acuity well matched to the terrain..."

"an excellent suite of essays on transience and remembrance..."

"Although it is a memoir set in the Reagan years, the milieu still feels so contemporary..."

" A Radical Romance is an admirable tribute to a man, a period of rapid change in London, and an unusual marriage..."

"supplies us with an array of surprising and often moving details..."

"His best criticism comes in brief, piercing flashes. ..."

"a potent antidote to the winter blues..."

"We are reminded too that certain features of British politics are less new-fangled than they may appear...."

"This zigzag opus is hard to follow...."

"The candid life story of Princess Margaret’s aide, which has proved a publishing hit, provides insights into the aristocratic system and the real life behind The Crown..."

"I was interested in the book. Would I recommend it? It’s a points decision, not a knock-out...."

"This is not an easy book to read, but it is a necessary one..."

"A brisk account of the African American writer’s insights on race, class and sexuality, which are more relevant than ever..."

"if we are only to have fragments, then these are the very best ones to have..."

"The man who dragged The Times out of the gutter and hauled it on to its pedestal as the newspaper of record ..."

"It is a book that sets itself a conundrum: “How did Rembrandt become Rembrandt?”..."

"It’s impossible not to be impressed by the scale of the task Moore undertook ..."

"rich with telling detail and narrated with unobtrusive skill..."

"A somewhat heavy-handed satirical work..."

"Now and again a joke lands – but these jokes are saturation-bombed in the manner of a boss-fight in Ikaruga...."

"this compilation of his favourite funny stories offers material both hilarious and unusual..."

"A story can do and be whatever it wants, this collection seems to be saying..."

"it envelops the reader in a warm cosy glow, in which the shadows are always lengthening on a late afternoon in high summer..."

"much, much better than it needed to be..."

"The text of Romanifesto is demotic, full of slang, reliably jocular...."

"Patchett gracefully captures the strange, egotistical logic of childhood...."

"Connolly’s comedy is all about performance, not the printed word..."

"Certainly Kington produced a lot in his insufficiently long life (1941-2008)...."

"an entertaining and superbly well-informed guide to the often mysterious workings behind electoral outcomes..."

"Sharp, action-packed short stories..."

"This powerful, occasionally astonishing story about materialism, status and manipulation is written in Singlish — a Singaporean English patois — which takes some getting used to but adds extra authenticity..."

"An unmissable, multi-layered read..."

"A fascinating guide and a celebration of linguistic diversity and bilingualism..."

"a spoof too far..."

"a no-holds-barred attack on the Establishment’s blocking of Brexit..."

"the market will always be open for books like this one..."