Dirty/Realistic

In 1962, Beryl Swain became the first woman to compete in the Isle of Man TT motorcycle races. After finishing 22nd, her licenc...

I think everyone's said that this year is a bit of a mystery; I'm not able to disagree with that. I think there are some that are gi...

HOPE I called mother and accused her of being a liar. 'You said you took Gracie to a farm for a better life. But you put h...

[I asked Twitter and Facebook for a subject or idea for a Christmas story. I received a wide variety of sensible, weird and filthy ideas; bu...

After an astonishingly poor showing for my longlist predictions - just one out of 13 - it's probably not a good reason to pay any heed t...

This is the original text of the lecture I gave on the eve of publication of Haruki Murakami's Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Ye...

If any year is going to prove a tough one to call, the first Booker Prize with added Americans is it. As I compiled this list, I kept wonder...