The story of loss and hope that won the CostaBart van Es's memoir traces the story of the Jewish girl sheltered by his grandparents during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands. Last week it won one of the UK's most prestigious book awards. Keren David met him.By Keren David7 min read
Book review: The Corrosion of ConservatismRobert Philpot investigates wrecked RepublicanismBy Robert Philpot1 min read
Book review: The Sentence is DeathThe second book in the modern-day Sherlock Holmes series by Anthony Horowitz is no regulation mysteryBy Alan Montague1 min read
Book review: Bad RabbiAmerican historian Eddy Portnoy's new book is about the Jews that reviewer Jonathan Margolis calls "the lobbesses"By Jonathan Margolis2 min read
Book review: The Point Of It AllRobert Philpot reviews a posthumous publication by journalist Charles KrauthammeBy Robert Philpot1 min read
The battle over Kafka’s last wordsFranz Kafka's work captured the modern state of being - and yet if the author's dying wish had been respected, all his manuscripts would have been destroyed. J P O'Malley interviews the author of a new book about Kafka's legacyBy J P O'Malley 5 min read
Who was the Pharaoh of the Exodus?Striving for Perfection, Colin Jaque, Shieldcrest, £8.29By Colin Jaque1 min read
Children's booksOur pick of the best books for children - big and smallBy Angela Kiverstein1 min read
Book review: Exile, Statelessness and Migration. Playing Chess with HistoryExile, culture and intellectBy Amanda Hopkinson2 min read
Book review: For Single Mothers Working as Train ConductorsCrazy title, great book, prompted by crazy Soviet lifeBy Anne Garvey 2 min read
Book review: Never a NativeAmanda Hopkinson praises a distinguished career.By Amanda Hopkinson1 min read
Book reviews: If I Chance to Talk a Little Wild and IndescribableMadeleine Kingsley is moved by stories of mental anguish.By Madeleine Kingsley2 min read