Love triangles have a special ability to captivate readers, whether set in ancient history, 1960s Japan or a sci-fi future. Here are five of the best
June 2023
Best culture of 2023 so far
The best TV of 2023 so far
A tantalising new cop drama, a thrilling trip down the rage super highway and wicked fun on the labour ward – here are the year’s telly highlights up to now
May 2023
Elena Ferrante and Marian Keyes among authors competing in Eurovision book contest
As musicians prepare for the Eurovision song contest on Saturday, entries for its literary counterpart have been announced
A Life of One’s Own by Joanna Biggs review – on the shoulders of giants
The lives of female authors provide inspiration for a woman who finds herself starting over after divorce
Top 10s
Top 10 novels about motherhood
From Elena Ferrante to Taffy Brodesser-Akner,writers have captured the pressures that being a mother can inflict on marriage and on the creative self
January 2023
Audiobook of the week
The Lying Life of Adults by Elena Ferrante audiobook review – faith and deceit
TV review
The Lying Life of Adults review – another impeccable Elena Ferrante TV show
November 2022
The power of women: acclaimed Italian author Elena Ferrante on patriarchy and protest in Iran
The award-winning novelist talks to Shiva Akhavan Rad about the fight for equality in Iran
October 2022
The Guardian view on Annie Ernaux: a vintage Nobel winner
Editorial: One of France’s finest writers has joined an all too select bunch of female laureates. And about time too
March 2022
Top 10s
Top 10 mirrored lives in fiction
In the Margins by Elena Ferrante review – a window into the writer’s world
TV tonight
TV tonight: Steve Jones launches a property show with a twist
Top 10s
Top 10 novels about toxic friendships
Book of the day
In the Margins by Elena Ferrante review – a portrait of the artist
TV review
My Brilliant Friend review – this gorgeous drama is television at its best
TV tonight
TV tonight: Elena Ferrante beautifully unpacks friendship, class and privilege
‘I felt different as a child. I was nearly mute’: Elena Ferrante in conversation with Elizabeth Strout
February 2022
Olivia Colman overcomes Bafta snub to take London critics’ best actress award
Colman wins prize for her role in The Lost Daughter, while Jane Campion’s western The Power of the Dog also triumphed taking home four awards
January 2022
The Guide newsletter
The Guide #19: five under-the-radar TV gems you should catch up on next
A maternal truth: some women don’t love their children as society thinks they should
