The Latest Breaking News from James Joyce

Chaucer’s Wife of Bath is one of the most famous characters in English literature. Since appearing in the Canterbury tales in 1387, her tale has been rewritten and adapted by authors from the French philosopher Voltaire in the 18th century to the contemporary author Zadie Smith in 2021.

Critics and Guardian readers discuss the titles they have read over the last month. Join the conversation in the comments

The Booker prize winner on why revisiting his books makes him sick, killing off his crime-writing pseudonym, and the new wave of Irish novelists

The A Clockwork Orange author’s translation – complete with recording – hailed as significant literary discovery

O’Brien’s new play about her literary hero, imagining James Joyce through the eyes of the women in his life, is the hot ticket in Dublin

Hillary and Chelsea Clinton seek out inspirational women; Joe Lycett steals Laura Kuenssberg’s maiden show; and The Capture pulls off a rare feat

The line-up includes the return of daytime police drama Hope Street

Gutting public schools, targeting booksellers, shutting down libraries: Every censorship tactic is on the table

Miles Franklin winner Tim Winton, crime writer Michael Robotham, non-fiction author Sarah Krasnostein and others share the books they re-read for inspiration, comfort and insight.