“All the best stories are true” is the motto of the Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-Fiction and none more so than those books shortlisted this year. The six stories span far and wide, from West ...

Simon Armitage reads from Arthur Heath’s letter to his mother about Brahms’s Requiem—The Great War - An Elegy: A Culture Show Special ...

Steve Silberman, who this week won the Samuel Johnson Prize for his book on autism, explains why he believes the brain disorder has become so prevalent Altered attitudes can open worlds - The ...

In the south transept of Westminster Abbey is the grave of Dr Samuel Johnson, lexicographer and critic. He lies just in front of Shakespeare's memorial. The inscription in brass letters reads: SAMUEL ...