Books Contents Archive

Our new issue is now online, with @adamshatz on the US midterms, Barbara Newman on Albertus Magnus, Hal Foster on modernism, Jonathan Parry on Lord Northcliffe, @LalehKhalili on COP27 and a cover by Anne Rothenstein. https://t.co/fHlLRKqesn https://t.co/14X2sTeRhk

This month’s best paperbacks: Claire Keegan, Mario Vargas Llosa and more https://t.co/JX22OC3nIn

Hello. Can you hear me? I have another #buyastrangerabook offer. Someone has kindly offered to buy someone the book of their choice, up to £15. So, if there's a particular book you'd like, get in touch!

From mischief makers to mighty ghosts, these collected tales offer a diverse glimpse of rich and varied Indigenous cultures: https://t.co/PvKPtGX5Uk. #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth #AmericanIndianHeritageMonth https://t.co/det6H5GtgI

'Kick the Latch' by @K_Scanlan_ is based on transcribed interviews with Sonia, a horse trainer. This immersive and precisely crafted novel describes the arc of one woman's life in the world of horse racing. #BookOfTheDay: https://t.co/CWyNNbXHs1 https://t.co/wxTEIW8lEo

The Fall of Númenor by JRR Tolkien review – masterful world-building from the father of fantasy https://t.co/0lmwlGTw1V

Hello, we are open https://t.co/8bDzwMhfcf

‘Fetterman looks like a Maga guy, and talks like one, mocking his opponent as an elitist for using the word “crudité”. Democratic leaders must be wondering where they can find fifty more Fettermans.’ @adamshatz, online now from the next issue: https://t.co/zb2ia3vk8j

Some midweek #NaNoWriMo insight from #NovelistasaVocation by Haruki Murakami https://t.co/jg9sMfe6u0 https://t.co/2siufI1rjP

Also, Gizelle did say that next time someone got bopped because of their mouth she ain't defending it

It's #buyastrangerabook day and @272BookFaith has bought TWO copies of My Friend the Octopus by Lindsay Galvin for me to give away. One has already gone! So you'd better be quick and get in touch if you want the other. https://t.co/7DQJg7rhhm

This week on the Penguin Podcast, Nihal is joined by Ian McEwan as he talks about his new novel, Lessons. He discusses the delight of discovery when writing and the challenge and bliss of writing a long novel. Listen to the episode here on @SoundCloud https://t.co/eJQuUP7BHa

@adamshatz @LalehKhalili Also featuring Stefan Collini on English literature in the university, @trillingual on the migrant crisis, Tessa Hadley on Josephine Tey, @jameslasdun on the murderous origins of Stanford University, Amy Larocca on Edward Enninful, @helensulllivan on Micronesia...

Out of the Blue review – the rise and fall of Liz Truss https://t.co/WMaROPGqMH

... @mba_gazelle on African fashion, @clarebucknell on Gu Byeong-mo, Michael Wood on Living, @simonehaysom on the illegal wildlife trade, @chris_power on Nona Fernandez, @briandillon on Chris Killip and two poems by @ae_stallings.