Your holiday reading list: chosen by Zadie Smith, David Nicholls and more
Leading authors including Bernardine Evaristo, Armistead Maupin and Alice Roberts recommend books to read this summer
September 2023
The Instagram photos of Jarvis Cocker, Kamila Shamsie, Rachel Whiteread and other creatives – in pictures
Instagram: surprising images from creatives
August 2021
Books that made me
Chris Riddell: ‘Maurice Sendak taught us playfulness could be profound’
The author-illustrator on being read Tolkien at school, the perfect picture book and struggling to crack The Da Vinci Code
March 2021
‘Imperially nostalgic racists’ target Empireland author with hate mail
Sathnam Sanghera speaks out against ‘vicious’ abuse he is receiving over his bestselling book: ‘Empire has been weaponised by the right wing, ever since Black Lives Matter’
September 2020
UK needs a museum of colonialism, says historian William Dalrymple
White Mughals author, speaking at the Jaipur literature festival, says it is ‘not a matter of being woke’ and children should learn about imperial history
December 2019
Best books of 2019
All-nighters and sideways ideas: readers' books of the year
Forgotten Masters review – the natural history geniuses robbed by the British empire
September 2019
The Anarchy: The Relentless Rise of the East India Company – review
Book of the day
The Anarchy by William Dalrymple review – the East India Company and corporate excess
May 2019
Book of the day
She-Merchants, Buccaneers & Gentlewomen review – the women of the Raj
Katie Hickman’s study recounts stories with sympathy, clarity and verve, but raises the question of British misapprehensions about the empire
October 2018
Book clinic
Book clinic: which books should I read before travelling the world?
From Kipling’s Kim to The SAS Survival Handbook, our expert picks the titles that will prepare you for a life of adventure
