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Friday, 7 February, 2020

Style
Embrace Valentine’s Day — lean in to the lovely
Could the day be remastered with a bit of wit and flair?
Friday, 17 January, 2020

ReviewBiography and memoir
Motherwell — a heart-rending memoir of girlhood
The late Deborah Orr’s book evokes working-class origins in a patriarchal Scottish community
Friday, 20 December, 2019

Life & Arts
Why not have Christmas every other year?
The season of goodwill plays to my strengths — but it asks a lot of its devotees
Friday, 6 December, 2019

Style
How to make your big party truly memorable
Is having a loved one jump out of a giant cake too much to ask?
Friday, 1 November, 2019

ReviewFashion
Review: How to dress the crown
Tiaras, tweed and cups of tea: a new book by the monarch’s personal stylist reveals the inner workings of the royal wardrobe
Friday, 4 October, 2019

FT Magazine
Loss, grief and how I learnt the art of consolation
To be reminded that what we feel is natural and sane can make all the difference, writes Susie Boyt
Friday, 27 September, 2019

Style
From girlish ginghams to stage sequins: Judy Garland’s star style
A new biopic starring Renée Zellweger is set to put the singer’s wardrobe back in the spotlight
Friday, 12 July, 2019

ReviewFiction
Big Sky by Kate Atkinson — detective with a purpose
Loveable Yorkshire sleuth is drawn into a case worth fighting for
Friday, 19 April, 2019

ReviewFiction
Things In Jars — the worst place to get in a pickle
Jess Kidd’s detective heroine inhabits a Victorian London that is revealed in all its stench and glory
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Friday, 1 March, 2019

ReviewFiction
Gingerbread by Helen Oyeyemi — elegant but complex
Family history and mythical lands pervade a rich, clever, rueful and sometimes maddening work
Friday, 1 February, 2019

ReviewFiction
Graceland by Bethan Roberts — Elvis and his mother
A surprisingly sober fictionalised recreation of the King’s early life with Gladys
Friday, 19 October, 2018

ReviewBiography and memoir
The mirthful, austere Bill Cunningham
A delightful memoir by the fashion photographer about his troublesome, flamboyant boyhood — and a later passion for hats
Friday, 5 October, 2018

ReviewFiction
In the City of Love’s Sleep by Lavinia Greenlaw — not for public display
Two heartbroken people seek out a shared life in this ambitious, refined novel about attraction, disappointment, loss and care
Friday, 7 September, 2018

Fiction
Fiction, home of the good deed
Susie Boyt on why kindness in literature, from Austen to Bellow, should be cherished and treated with caution
Wednesday, 29 August, 2018

ReviewBiography and memoir
William Miller recalls life in the gene pool of competitive typing
A memoir of an upbringing in an intellectual elite full of clashes and strictures
Friday, 24 August, 2018

ReviewFiction
All Among the Barley by Melissa Harrison — farm hands
A girl’s imagination adds colour to rural life in 1930s England in this evocative tale
Friday, 13 July, 2018

Style
Why laundry sheets never looked so chic
Susie Boyt unfolds the immaculate allure of the linen cupboard
Friday, 11 May, 2018

FT Best ofNovels to read now
Mothers by Chris Power — strange tales of maternal deprivation
A daring collection of short stories with an aura of cool and featuring dislocated characters
Friday, 27 April, 2018

FT Best ofNovels to read now
All the Beautiful Girls by Elizabeth J Church — loss and glamour
A moving and involving story about a Las Vegas showgirl attempting to conquer past demons
Thursday, 12 April, 2018

Style
No present — and incorrect
The ‘no presents’ edict sadly de-skills me. It somehow makes me feel deprived
Friday, 23 March, 2018

FT MagazineBring on spring: a Food & Drink special
Party-giving is an extreme sport. Here’s how to do it well
Susie Boyt, herself a devotee of extreme entertaining, shares her tips: from lavish food to fragrant flowers and the vital importance of “a bit of theatre”
Friday, 16 March, 2018

Fashion
In search of springspiration
When the winter seems endless, could a seasonal dress put a spring in your step?
Friday, 16 February, 2018

ReviewFiction
Sal by Mick Kitson — born survivors
Two sisters in flight from a troubled home find solace in the Scottish wilderness
Friday, 9 February, 2018

Style
Why do teenage girls love drag queens?
‘There is something about watching drag queens that lets teenagers off the sharp hooks of themselves’
Friday, 12 January, 2018

Next Act
What should I wear to travel in?
‘I tried to concoct a contemporary-ish version of Marlene Dietrich’s splendid yacht attire’