31 October, 2011
Mike Jakeman
Amol Rajan's Twirlymen and Shehan Karunatilaka's Chinaman explore cricket's most arcane skill: the art of spin bowling.
27 June, 2011
Mike Jakeman
Sam Lipsyte's The Ask and Gary Shteyngart's Super Sad True Love Story interrogate contemporary America's self-image.
28 June, 2010
Mike Jakeman
Vampire Weekend: Sex and Drugs and Ivy League
Mike Jakeman
James Shapiro's Contested Will and Stanley Wells' Shakespeare, Sex and Love
1 March, 2010
Mike Jakeman
John Lanchester's Whoops!
7 December, 2009
Mike Jakeman
Thoughts on a Prize for Leadership in Africa