Memoirs
The company of hens could be the best cure for depression
Their jostling energy and distinct personalities bring joy not only to their owners but increasingly to children in therapy and lonely pensioners in care homes
The danger of making too many friends
Elizabeth Day recognises that real friends need nurturing, and spreading yourself too thinly doesn’t help anyone
The cut-throat business of the secondhand book trade
For almost as long as there have been books, there have been books about books — writers just love to…
Experiences of Eton — and the success it rewards
In the summer of 2019, the journalist Anita Sethi was on a train travelling across northern England when she was…
Russian memoirs are prone to a particular form of angst
Perhaps the secret to understanding Russian history lies in its grammar: it lacks a pluperfect tense. In Latin, English and…
James Kelman’s ‘Memoirs’ are a misnomer
James Kelman doubtless remains best known for his 1994 Booker prize win for How Late It Was, How Late and…
Of his time
Great novelists come in all shapes and sizes, but one thing they all share is a status of half-belonging. If…
