David Sexton
Son of Nobody is more proof that Yann Martel is a literary paper tiger
Although this time, at least, Yann Martel’s tale is about people, he can’t resist his animal flourishes once again
The best gardening books to buy this Christmas
From the challenge of gardening on an island to a tome on modernist design, there are plenty of new books to delight the green-fingered, says David Sexton
Christmas Books: The best celebrity memoirs of 2018
After years of overkill this year’s bunch are by people with genuinely interesting stories, says David Sexton
Turbulence by David Szalay - review
More tales of mortality from a master of the genre
Milkman by Anna Burns: the prize winner that will test its readers
Milkman is a fine and remarkably original literary achievement, says David Sexton
Why the horror genre is still not really respectable
Horror has always had an essential place in our culture, but commercial forces are threatening to undermine its important role
Slinging London: Our writers weigh in on baby slings and masculinity
From James Bond to Captain America, new fathers are taking on Piers Morgan and proving their masculinity by strapping little babies to their chests. Our writers weigh in