January 2025


Book Review December 26, 2024

Lisa Marie Presley’s posthumous book exposes the horrors of celebrity

From Here to the Great Unknown is a tale about the intoxicating highs of the entertainment business, and a grim reminder of its abysmal lows

Christopher Sandford

Book Review December 26, 2024

William Boyd’s latest novel is a smoothly gripping read

Gabriel’s Moon is the welcome return of one of Britain’s most reliably gripping novelists

Philip Womack

Art December 26, 2024

‘When a work lands the excitement is physical’: William Kentridge interviewed

The genius of the artist is that he doesn’t take himself too seriously

Mary Wakefield

Art December 26, 2024

Guiding young minds through the National Gallery of Art

To my pleased surprise, when I met with my tour group I was confronted with very alert and engaged students

William Newton

Books and Arts December 26, 2024

This month in culture: January 2025

What to watch this month

The Spectator