This week, Lauren Elkin on a Nobel Prize-winner's obsession with images; and Judith Flanders assesses bold claims about the origins of contemporary English. 'The Use of Photography', by Annie Ernaux and Marc Marie, translated by Alison L. Strayer 'La Langue Anglaise N'existe Pas: C’est du...

This week, Toby Lichtig talks to the new Booker Prize-winner Samantha Harvey about her voyage to the stars; and TLS contributors choose their books of the year. ‘Orbital’, by Samantha Harvey Produced by Charlotte Pardy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, Norma Clarke explores the world of 18th-century chameleon Mary Robinson; and Devoney Looser on a soccer player's passion for Virginia Woolf. 'Mary Robinson: Actress, mistress, writer, radical',  Chawton House, Chawton, Hampshire, until April 21, 2025  'The Striker and the Clock: On...