Three writers, three watches – and three very different approaches to the ticking of the clock
Remembering the career of a masterful Irish playwright, who has died aged 86
Patrick O’Brian’s Napoleonic novels bring drama to the high seas. Robert Macfarlane is hooked
Ordinary lives turn dramatic in a Booker prize contender. Plus a harrowing escape from the Hermit Kingdom
At the BAFTA lectures, Nick Hornby explains why it beats writing novels
A new book about altruism that will make you re-examine your life
Su Blackwell’s creations, which reimagine literary worlds, go on show in London
A prize-winning poet who celebrates the vernacular of the Black Country