Sam Leith

Sam Leith is the literary editor of The Spectator, a columnist for the Evening Standard and author of You Talkin’ to Me?

A passage back to India

India's spectacular book festivals make Hay and Cheltenham look parochial with panels filled with superstar writers from all over the world

May 12, 2025

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Parents, rejoice! It's time to bring back the benevolent strangers of children's literature

December 21, 2023

Ordinarily, academics and HNWs don’t see eye to eye. The ransomware attack on the British Library might change that

December 8, 2023

Alberobello's Unesco protected trulli were influenced by some medieval creative accounting

September 13, 2023

Being rich makes TV characters easy targets, argues Sam Leith. But why do the wealthy remain fair game?

May 17, 2023

Does sci-fi thriller Severance depict a corporate dystopia? It’s a matter of perspective, says Sam Leith ‘Why should I…

September 5, 2022

The era of Netflix and online gaming has breathed new life into the works of some long-dead authors –…

May 7, 2022

The past and the future are often interwoven more than one thinks, writes Sam Leith. So is it possible…

December 9, 2021

Standard Life Aberdeen’s recent rebrand begs a question: what is it with corporate branding departments and the abuse of…

September 6, 2021