The Observer, June 2020 An eco-thriller from Robbie Arnott, a defence of traditional cricket by Duncan Hamilton and Colson Whitehead’s prize-winning novel about a racist school. The Rain HeronRobbie Arnott Atlantic, £14.99, p288 A quietly […]
The Observer, May 2020 A marvellous tour of British landmarks, an archaeological mystery and a dystopian satire about a ‘gestation retreat’ Walking the Great North LineRobert Twigger Orion, £20, pp320 Robert Twigger’s travelogues have always […]
Last year, Egan Bernal became the first Colombian to ride to Tour de France success, despite the sport being engrained in this Latin American country’s psyche – Gabriel Garcia Marquez once wrote a cycling biography […]
We are all doing it, aren’t we? Constantly, obsessively checking news feeds and death rates. There is even a term for this compulsive behaviour: doomscrolling. Think about it, though. Did the two hours you just […]
The Observer, May 2020 Enter the AardvarkJessica Anthony Doubleday, £12.99, pp192 What begins as a topical takedown of the American political system deepens into a hugely enjoyable romp through history – and all because of […]