Diary Howard Jacobson’s Diary: Escaping an icy fate in the Highlands, celebrity-spotting in London, and my soft spot for the King Finding poetic consolation on a quest for snow, solace and Santa. By Howard Jacobson
Diary Howard Jacobson’s Diary: Mourners in Westminster, sweet treats in Soho, and shedding a tear for the Queen By Howard Jacobson
Diary Howard Jacobson’s Diary: Home-front warriors and Francis Bacon’s waning shock value By Howard Jacobson
Culture Howard Jacobson’s Diary: Soho never sleeps – so I escape to see the rides at Brighton Pier By Howard Jacobson
Howard Jacobson’s Diary: Clashes with Joe the Jogger, forgiving William Cobbett, and a slip into humiliation This is my fault. I tutted at him six months ago for taking up the entire footpath and a… By Howard Jacobson
The photo that shaped me: Howard Jacobson on his mother’s eyes Is it only because this is a photograph of my mother that I feel protective of it? By Howard Jacobson
The road not taken: Howard Jacobson on his ambition to be a lyric tenor “That’s not singing, Jacobson, that’s shouting to music”. With those words my ambition to be a lyric tenor in… By Howard Jacobson
Howard Jacobson’s Diary: The theatre delusion, Labour’s anti-Semitism mess, and why I dodge reviews Publication week. My 16th novel. As always I struggle against the impulse to read my reviews, knowing I won’t… By Howard Jacobson
Myth busting: Are Jews actually rich? From Judas to the Brick Lane mural, how the malicious libel about Jewish greed gripped the global imagination By Howard Jacobson
Howard Jacobson’s Diary: I turn on the radio, primed for apoplexy, and discover only family entertainment For one whole half hour I have not seen the faces of those lying, scheming, conniving, despicable scumbags who claim… By Howard Jacobson
Yes, The Affair has a story – but we watched it for the sex A box set isn’t an entitlement. You can’t assume that what works well for ten episodes – and The Affair… By Howard Jacobson
To truly remember the Holocaust, we must stay alert to prejudice The modern anti-Semite is more subtle than his great-grandparents. By Howard Jacobson