Assuming the pollen bomb hasn’t left you sheltering indoors mainlining Piriteze, it’s prime reading-in-the-park season; or, if you’re really lucky, braving an EasyJet 6.20am flight to somewhere further-flung and balmy. From mesmerising memoirs to modern love stories, buzzy debuts and elegant new novels from virtuoso favourites, this is your springContinue Reading

T he designers who helped rejuvenate Tate Britain and Shakespeare’s Globe have been asked to do the same for the Barbican. The winning bid to lead the multi-million pound renewal of the arts centre will include architects from firms Allies & Morrison and the Asif Khan Studio. Their plan aimContinue Reading