Spare by Prince Harry reviewed
By Philip Hensher
On a cold day in winter, there is nothing as cozy as buttered toast with a thick smear of Marmite and a cup of tea in front of afternoon TV
By Philip Hensher
Magritte: A Life by Alex Danchev reviewed
By Philip Hensher
Innovation: The History of England Volume VI by Peter Ackroyd reviewed
By Philip Hensher
The Anatomy of Melancholy by Robert Burton reviewed
By Philip Hensher
It’s amazing, but when you chew something 60 times, a piece of broccoli starts to taste sumptuous, complex, irresistible
By Philip Hensher
Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life by Jordan B. Peterson reviewed
By Philip Hensher
Take Arms Against a Sea of Troubles: The Power of the Reader’s Mind Over a Universe of Death by Harold Bloom reviewed
By Philip Hensher
The Eighth: Mahler and the World in 1910 by Stephen Johnson reviewed
By Philip Hensher
Wagnerism: Art and Politics in the Shadow of Music by Alex Ross reviewed
By Philip Hensher
The Polymath: A Cultural History from Leonardo da Vinci to Susan Sontag by Peter Burke reviewed
By Philip Hensher
The Bilingual Brain: And What It Tells Us About the Language of Science by
By Philip Hensher
Philip Hensher chooses some of his favorite authors, including Chekhov, V.S. Pritchett, Alice Munro and Italo Calvino
By Philip Hensher
Think, Write, Speak: Uncollected Essays, Reviews, Interviews and Letters to the Editor by Vladimir Nabokov reviewed
By Philip Hensher