‘If you admit to being an ambitious woman, you’re somehow unfeminine’
Aifric Campbell on making the switch from banker to novelist, postnatal depression and greyhound racingDid I horribly mispronounce your name?No, it's Af-rick. Like "Africa" without the "a".You worked at US investment bank Morgan Stanley for much of the...
‘If you admit to being an ambitious woman, you’re somehow unfeminine’
Aifric Campbell on making the switch from banker to novelist, postnatal depression and greyhound racingDid I horribly mispronounce your name?No, it's Af-rick. Like "Africa" without the "a".You worked at US investment bank Morgan Stanley for much of the...
Luck: What It Means and Why It Matters by Ed Smith
The former cricketer challenges the self-help evangelists who argue that we can always control our destinyA couple of Sundays ago, probably while I should have been reading Ed Smith's new book, Luck, I flicked on the television to watch the opening exc...
Cycling roundup – review
Racing Through the Dark by David Millar; How I Won the Yellow Jumper by Ned Boulting; The Peloton by Timm Kölln; One Man and His Bike by Mike CarterIf you like watching professional cycling then, to a certain extent, you like watching other people suf...
Richard Madeley: ‘You’ve got to accept people telling you what they think about you’ | Q&A
The daytime TV titan on the Richard and Judy book club, Twitter and his method of dealing with abuseYou turned 55 on Friday. Blimey, you look good for your age. What's your secret?Well, a week in Portugal helps. But I don't think I look different from ...
Why We Run: A Story of Obsession by Robin Harvie
Extreme distance runners really are a breed apartThis morning, possibly as you read this review with a coffee and a pastry, nearly 40,000 men, women and costumed rhinos are lining up in Blackheath to race 26.2 miles across the capital. There is a good ...
It’s All About the Bike by Robert Penn | Book review
Robert Penn's account of seeking out components for his perfect "steed" will convince you never to buy another off-the-peg bicycle, writes Tim Lewis"Every time you spend money," wrote American ethicist Anna Lappé, "you're casting a vote for the kind o...
