Between the parents and the teachers and the children (all three volumes of them!) you might have thought that David Walliams had finally run out of the Worst Whatsits in the World to delight and appal us with. Not so! Because Walliams is back and this time he has...
There are many things that need making sense of. That’s not a new truism, of course, but it is an endless source of inspiring, thought-provoking and fascinating writing. So that’s good – even if it can feel a bit much now and then. The five non-fiction...
It’s not often that our new fiction picks are united by a theme. We don’t really pick them that way, but in this case it just seems to have happened. And the theme, if there is one, in this case is almost certainly women. Or, more particularly, the challenges,...
Being a mother is a stressful business. Not exclusively, obviously, but there’s really no denying that it’s a tough job. And that’s why it’s a good idea to show your mother, all mothers, in fact, some love. You probably ought to be doing that all the time, to...
By now you all know that we’re ceaselessly excited about debut novels, so we’ll skip the preamble and plunge straight into our brilliant choice for this month: My Name is Yip by Paddy Crewe Already being extensively praised for its vividity, eloquence and, most...
Genius: How to Take Smart Ideas Global by Bruce Whitfield With his previous book, The Upside of Down (which came out in 2020), veteran journalist and business speaker Bruce Whitfield explored a world awash with chaos… and explained that, with the right...
