Rachel Cooke

The former Tory MP’s sequel to The Plot – her story of the ousting of Boris Johnson – is absurd and, for all the talk of Tory members, pretty dull

Watching the BBC’s The Making of Do They Know It’s Christmas?, what was once such a big deal dematerialised in a cloud of smoke.

The last thing Jacob Rees-Mogg needs is to be coddled by reality TV.

Rachel Cooke This graphic novel, published first in German, is based on a true story, and if you don't already know that tale (I'm afraid I didn't), it will astonish you.

This festive spy thriller is farcical and freewheeling –and like a decent cracker it packs a certain bang.

In London’s Yellow Bittern, bookings are taken by telephone only and payment is in cash – and the food is worth every penny

The Christmas bird has now been financially weaponised

From Aimée de Jongh’s contemporary reworking of a William Golding classic to an extraterrestrial tale from Charles Burns, here are the best titles of the year

My dad has a wonky finger. Like, it bends in directions our congenital anatomy doesn't allow for. He broke it playing stickball when he was 7.