Book review: An Atheist in the Foxhole
Andrew Mueller on the confessions of a Fox mole
Culture
A sympathetic gaze
George Eliot is not only a great novelist but a pioneer of a serious, and underappreciated, approach to the meaning of religious belief, says Sarah Ditum
Book review: MaddAddam by Margaret Atwood
The conclusion of her post-apocalyptic trilogy confirms that Atwood is one of our finest living writers, says Craig Purshouse
Oh, happy day
Sally Feldman, a humanist wedding celebrant, welcomes a rational breakthrough in the marriage laws
Q&A: Derek Landy
As The Last Stand of Dead Men, the eighth book in his best-selling Skulduggery Pleasant series, is published, Irish author Derek Landy talks to New Humanist about his skeleton sleuth,…
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The magic of Derren Brown
He'll dazzle you with devious misdirection, puzzle you with prestidigitation and flummox you with flim-flam. He's our greatest entertainer, says AL Kennedy
Book review: The Fun Parts by Sam Lipsyte
Philip Womack on Sam Lipsyte's invention
Book review: Holy Sh*t by Melissa Mohr
Andrew Mueller on a history of swearing
Book review: A Place in the Country by WG Sebald
Toby Saul on WG Sebald's posthumous collection
Day 7, boring old governance (Part 1)
Even if dull, governance is an important part of running a Sunday Assembly, writes Sanderson Jones