Tim Adams
A Place in the Country by WG Sebald - review
Sebald's posthumous essays affirm his ability to make his own obessions ours too Posthumous publication seems to suit WG Sebald, now a dozen years dead, far more than most writers. He was, after all, in his writing, always in the company of ghosts, both
The General: The Ordinary Man Who Challenged Guantánamo by Ahmed Errachidi – review
One man's powerful account of his imprisonment in Guantánamo Bay reveals great courage
The Lion Sleeps Tonight and Other Stories of Africa by Rian Malan - review
Rian Malan's tales of post-apartheid South Africa create a grimly realistic picture of a nation clinging desperately to hope It would be fair to say that Rian Malan is not a natural salesman. In his introduction to this collection of his compulsive jou
Thom Yorke: 'If I can't enjoy this now, when do I start?'
Thom Yorke has taken time out from Radiohead for a new album made with a few famous friends. In a loose, upbeat mood, he discusses music and the internet, making Michael Stipe dance and surfing, as well as answering some of your questions You don't neces
Far from the Tree: A Dozen Kinds of Love by Andrew Solomon - review
A study of how disability, crime or illness test the limits of parental love is powerfully moving A couple of weeks ago I wrote a story about Google in which I discovered in passing that the question "what is love?" was almost always among the top 10 que
RB Kitaj: an obsession with revenge
The painter RB Kitaj was known for his brilliant draughtsmanship and fierce intelligence. Until the 'Tate war' of 1994, that is, when critics savaged him as 'pseudo intellectual'. Will the first retrospective since his 2007 suicide finally rehabilitate hi
