Nick Hornby

Arsene Wenger's Arsenal top the Fairy Play League. Or do they?

The angel of Islington sees his halo slip in today's Daily Bung. All's fair: Arsene Wenger's obsessions are becoming a worry for Arsenal fans Photo: GETTY IMAGES There's only one thing more pathetic than boasting about your...

Fever Pitch: LTV 1pm

Famagusta Gazette 06.NOV.08 In the popular tradition of the British romantic comedy movie, pretty much everything about this film is a compromise. If, like me, you have read the original Fever Pitch novel by Nick Hornby or sat...

A civilized political interlude

You might be surprised to know that there has been, to date, no debate in the House of Commons about the financial crisis. On Monday of this week (3 November) the Lords had their first debate on the subject. Lord Taylor of...

Shorties (Halloween Music, Nick Hornby, and more)

The Phoenix profiles Jolie Holland. Her music, too, has been all over the map. Elements of folk, jangly rock, and old-time country, blues, bluegrass, swing, and jazz — as well as her husky, wobbly, slightly spooky voice — come...

I wouldn't change our autistic boy for the world: An admission about their son from the ex-wife...

Last week, the first major conference on the future of treating the 100,000 children with autism in the UK was held in London, where the question was raised: Should we try to find a cure for autism? In the UK, only 20 per cent...

Paper Cuts: A Playlist by Nick Hornby

Nick Hornby is the author of "High Fidelity," "Songbook" and many other books, including most recently the novel "Slam." Nick Hornby's 2008 Playlist: I haven't actually made the playlist below, for a good reason: a couple of...

[EXPAT VOICE] A win-win Situation

Many years ago when I was writing for a British newspaper as a food critic, I had to stand in for a sick colleague who was the film critic. Let me put all this in perspective: As food critic I got to attend the openings of new...

Teen Book Club Suggestions

Recommended Titles for Young Adult Book Clubs This article contains a list of highly-readable books that will be meaningful and will stimulate discussion at your Young Adult book club. Book clubs are popping up in high schools...

Sholto Byrnes: This sporting strife

The Olympic target to get Britons active has been missed. I blame Nick Hornby The London Olympics may bring us many joys – regeneration in the East End, the possibility of a Briton taking gold in "Whiff Whaff" (as Boris Johnson...