John Grisham, Gerald Jacobs, Leaf Arbuthnot and Catherine Lacey: This week’s best new fiction

From John Grisham’s escapist latest to Pomeranski by Gerald Jacobs, a debut by Leaf Arbuthnot & Catherine Lacey’s Pew, this week’s best new fiction By John Williams and Max Davidson and Madeleine Feeny and Hephzibah Anderson Published: 22:02 BST, 16 May 2020 | Updated: 17:10 BST, 4 June 2020 Camino Winds John Grisham      … Read more

From Spitfire: The People’s Plane to House Of Rugby and Floodlines: This week’s top podcasts

From Spitfire: The People’s Plane to James Haskell and Alex Payne’s House Of Rugby, Might Delete Later and Floodlines, this week’s top podcasts By Leaf Arbuthnot Published: 22:01 BST, 30 May 2020 | Updated: 22:01 BST, 30 May 2020 Spitfire: The People’s Plane It’s hard to think of a plane that has captured a nation’s … Read more

Rule No 1 of being a good parent? Stay off this show

Britain’s Best Parent? Thursday, Channel 4  Rating: McMillion$ Wednesday, Sky Documentaries Rating: Channel 4’s latest reality competition is Britain’s Best Parent?, although you do have to wonder whether the first rule of being Britain’s best parent is: don’t appear on a show like Britain’s Best Parent? Steer clear. Avoid. And also, isn’t the test now … Read more

Simon Stephenson, Michael Connelly, Paul M. M. Cooper and Nick Bradley: This week’s best new fiction

From Simon Stephenson’s debut to Fair Warning by Michael Connelly, an engrossing novel by Paul M. M. Cooper and Nick Bradley’s latest By John Williams and Madeleine Feeny and Simon Humphreys For Event Magazine and Hephzibah Anderson Published: 22:00 BST, 30 May 2020 | Updated: 22:00 BST, 30 May 2020 Fair Warning  Michael Connelly    … Read more