Craig brown
A shortage of Nigels and other calamities: humorous stocking-fillers
Ysenda Maxtone Graham, Stuart Heritage and Rob Orchard, among others, explore the mysteries and frustrations of modern life
What’s the right way to voyage?
My husband has ordered a copy of Craig Brown’s new book, out next week, a bit late for my birthday.…
Wallace Arnold: Pity the hard-pressed Snuff Community
Could it really be 40 years since one was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature? Borne up…
Books of the year
A.N. Wilson Elmet by Fiona Mozley (John Murray, £10.99). It is difficult to convey the full horror of this spellbinding…
Alexander Chancellor’s diary: Picking golden oldies, Ken Dodd, and the sadness of Jack Nicholson
An excellent test of character is a person’s response to being offered an Oldie of the Year Award. There have…
