Books

From books to television, the gentle mystery genre is everywhere these days

Author Alexander McCall Smith on why brevity is best, the British election and his favourite bookstore in the world (hint: it’s in Canada)

The author of ‘The Reader’ discusses a theme that’s dominated his life: guilt about the past

Q&A with Mireille Guiliano, author of French Women Don’t Get Fat Cookbook

Ten upcoming books worth keeping an eye out for this spring and summer

It turns out the iconic last queen of Egypt was noticeably less beautiful but a lot smarter than we thought

In Philip Pullman’s ‘fable,’ Mary gives birth to two geniuses, one spiritual, one religious

A guide to domestic liberation offers a compilation of ‘cheats and compromises’

The best-selling author on why our bosses need to give us more freedom, not money

Andrew Potter: How did authenticity become the hot new status symbol?