Tim Adams

The acclaimed novelist thought he had finished with ‘serious’ books. But now, at 78 and still grieving the loss of his wife, he has a new project on the go

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Andrew McConnell’s shot of a young scrap collector at the remote spot where astronauts return from space captures a curious juxtaposition

Jane Bown’s portrait of the artist, who died last week aged 93, captured the obsessive nature of the painter who saw no divide between his life and work

A retrospective of the work of the prolific US street photographer reveals a singular gift for investing everyday moments with lasting drama

The author employs his pitch-perfect repertoire of satirical skills in his first book for five years – a novella about the residents of an upmarket care home during the pandemic

John and Funmilayo Abe’s famed Abi Morocco photographic studio captured generations of Nigerians on camera

The French photographer’s painterly portrait of a woman in a metro station hints at the unknowableness of everyday urban life

The Washington Post is sitting on the fence at the most dangerous time in history

The Essex Serpent novelist discusses the connection between astrophysics and her religious upbringing … and over-doing all you can eat sushi