D.J. Taylor

Half a century on, how does E.L. Doctorow’s great American novel fare?

Susan Morrison’s book sets itself two tasks: where did its hero come from? And why is he so good at what he does?

The novel is as much a historical artifact as a work of fiction

One of The Haunted Wood’s great strengths is Sam Leith’s awareness of just how important children’s literature is

Daniel de Visé’s entertaining — if that is the right word — canter through Belushi and Aykroyd’s lives and times covers a fair number of bases