Jeffrey Archer, bestselling ‘storyteller’ and disgraced politician, dies at 86
His thrillers sold hundreds of millions of copies worldwide
By Alan Cowell
The Weight of Angels by John Boyne: What if Oscar Wilde had lived long beyond his 46 years?
Former politician and novelist Jeffrey Archer dies aged 86
Alice Cooper’s new book lacks bite, but the definitive story of The Shadows is masterful
‘As a former Catholic priest, I understood what it meant to have a calling to poetry’
New crime fiction books, including Jasper Fforde’s funny triumph of human creativity
Author Niall Williams: ‘I will always be an outsider, even here after 41 years’
Housing the Nation by Lorcan Sirr and Brittle by Ronan Lyons: indictments of an untenable system
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Female Life on Planet Earth by Laleh Khadivi: Too many perspectives, not enough of an emotional thread
By Djamel White
Glorious Monsters by Martina Devlin: An engrossing novel about Frankenstein author Mary Shelley
By John Boyne
Shauna Lawless: ‘This is always what I’ve loved about Irish mythology: the drama and the magic’
By Martin Doyle
All About My Mother: An engaging account of family life from Diana Rigg’s daughter
By Desmond Traynor
James Marriott’s The New Dark Ages: A lucid, well-written antidote for the distracted public
By Kevin Power
Stations by Louise Kennedy: A masterwork from the heir to Edna O’Brien’s agile indignation
By Greg Londe
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