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Novels that dip into the lives of their characters every few years risk them seeming detached from the world or clumsily inserted into historical events. Drayton and Mackenzie, Alexander Starritt’s third novel about two mismatched friends, enters into their lives at intervals, and falls into neither of those traps.

Pen names have a long history. Now Liadan Ní Chuinn is shunning publicity in an industry that demands ever more exposure, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

Booker prize-winning novel The Narrow Road to the Deep North comes to the small screen. Plus: The Veil is Elisabeth Moss’s new spy thriller. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Palestinian Authority’s ability to use the Gaza Marine field could leave them less dependent on aid

The casting directors have been killing it!

An enthusiast has created some Reference Circuit Books where the ‘pages’ are PCBs.

Former Arsenal player wins admiration for his taste in books, but admits one novel defeated him

Abortion is criminalised and stigmatised – and now the right has found a new female scapegoat in its US-style war on bodily autonomy, says Guardian Europe columnist Fatma Aydemir

Tom Bateman is starring in a fanfiction-based romance novel film adaptation that was originally inspired by his wife's portrayal of Rey in the Star Wars sequel trilogy. Here's what we know.

Decades after they lost touch as teenagers, Julia Kelly and Stewart Stanley reconnected and rekindled their relationship.

This book demonstrates that, with few exceptions, the ECtHR's general approach to hate speech has been overly expansive, often undervaluing… The post Hate Speech and the European Court of Human Rights: Towards a Principled Approach appeared first on Reason.com.