Literary
Hernan Diaz on his favourite American classics
'I wanted to write about Roman life from below': James Hynes on his historical novel, Sparrow
'Through the artifice of putting words into those rhythms and into that metre, you create a different kind of truth': Kae Tempest on their new collection
Young Mungo: the story of the cover
'Believe it or not, the pandemic was entirely incidental to the plot.' Emily St. John Mandel on Station Eleven
A guide to Emily St. John Mandel's books in order
Quiz: Fiendishly difficult literary quiz
'It is solidarity. It is action. It is care': why we need more honest portrayals of motherhood
Our favourite Irish poets
The best books about time travel to read right now
Be scared and do it anyway, from the woman who ended Page 3
Quiz: Can you identify the classic book from its first line?
