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The lonely passions of Emily Hale and Mary Trevelyan
My review of two recent books about women and T.S. Eliot. It was printed in 8 October 2022 issues.
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Bond traders: How literary brands are refreshed and renewed
This is an essay on how literary brands are refreshing their core characters to handle modern tastes. It looks at recent versions of James Bond and Philip Marlowe and appeared in the Times Literary Supplement in the 9 September 2022 Issue.
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The price of courage: On Java Road, by Lawrence Osborne
My review of Lawrence Osborne’s latest novel, On Java Road for the Spectator. It appeared in the 30 July issue.
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The Turning Point by Robert Douglas-Fairhurst
My review of Robert Douglas-Fairhurst’s book about Charles Dickens and 1851 for the Spectator. It was printed on 4 September 2021.
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Filthy Animals by Brandon Taylor
A short review of Brandon Taylor’s collection of short stories for the Spectator, printed in the 7 August 2021 issue.
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Clive Bell and the Making of Modernism by Mark Hussey
My review of Mark Hussey’s biography of Clive Bell, printed in the Spectator on 24 April 2021.
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Two Biographies of William Wordsworth
This is a review of Well Kept Secrets by Andrew Wordsworth and Radical Wordsworth by Jonathan Bate. It was the lead review in the Spectator in the 4 April 2020 issue.
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Only To Sleep – The New Philip Marlowe Thriller
This is my review of Lawrence’s Osborne’s take on Philip Marlowe. It was published in the Spectator on 15 September 2018.
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The Black Eyed Blonde
The Irish Times asked me to review Benjamin Black’s The Black Eyed Blonde. It appeared on 1 March 2014.