Books Notes on a Voice Muriel Spark Examining the razor-sharp style of a novelist who considered herself a poet
Readings Books Our pick of the best new releases A triumphant portrait of old age, the human side of T.S. Eliot, and a haunting memoir from Zambia
Readings Books Lolita’s loathsome brilliance Nabokov’s “Lolita” unfolds in motel America. Robert Macfarlane travels along the road to despair
Books Found in Translation Leben nach dem Leben A poignant German what-if novel about a life which can’t escape death
Profile John Green, the rock-star nerd behind “The Fault in Our Stars” Young-adult writer, YouTube star and world-champion worrier. Emma Brockes profiles the voice of a generation
Design Let’s reinvent the bookshop Four firms of architects and designers try to create the bookshop of their dreams
