Five must-read new novels everyone will be talking about
This epic, beautifully crafted novel spans the entire 20th century and tells the story of Violeta, who is born into a rich Chilean family on a stormy…
Five festive books (for perfect last-minute gifts)
This treasure trove of recipes and ideas will take you through all your Christmas prep. Making ‘glutney’ and cherry vodka will get you in the festive mood,…
Five future classics to buy book lovers for Christmas
After Julian Lawndsley leaves his City career behind to open a bookshop in a sleepy Suffolk village, he attracts only mild interest from locals, inured to moneyed…
The best books to buy wine lovers as Christmas presents in 2021
Only a handful of vineyards around the world attract selfie-sticks and sightseers in the manner of the Leaning Tower of Pisa. One of those is Romanée-Conti of…
Phileas Fogg represented the best of Victorian derring-do
Has David Tennant really got the measure of Phileas Fogg? Tennant, who plays Jules Verne’s globetrotting hero in the new BBC dramatisation of Around the World in…
Five of the best books to buy foodies for Christmas
For anyone who is a fan of Ware’s podcast, Table Manners, this is a must-read. It’s packed full of nostalgic food memories, weaving in family, friendship and…
The 75 best books of 2021 to read this winter
There’s no better time than the winter season to get down with a good book. Perhaps you’re looking for a cosy indoor activity across Christmas – or…
The 75 best books of 2021
The Telegraph’s regular book reviewers – as well as writing specialist guides to 2021’s best history, fiction, biographies, crime and other genres – have each put forward…
The best new novels and fiction books to buy for Christmas 2021
The Zanzibari novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah, who has lived in Britain since 1968, was awarded 2021’s Nobel Prize in literature for telling just such different stories. In serious,…
The best new biographies to buy for Christmas 2021
Albert and the Whale by Philip Hoare (Fourth Estate, £16.99) was one of many biographies to cut down a big subject by yoking it to another. Hoare…
The best new poetry books to buy for Christmas 2021
Here we are again, at the poets’ Christmas party. Pour yourself a mugful of mulled wine and try not to get stuck in the hallway with the…