Articles by Fiona Sturges

A Particularly Nasty Case by Adam Kay audiobook review – a wayward doctor turns detective

Andy Serkis revels in his narration of the first murder mystery from the author of This Is Going to Hurt, which showcases Kay’s signature pitch-black humour

10 hours ago

Entertainment

Liars by Sarah Manguso audiobook review – livid tale of marriage gone awry

Rebecca Lowman narrates a superb, claustrophobia-inducing plunge into a relationship descending from bad to worse

Nov 20, 2025

Entertainment

Feminist History for Every Day of the Year by Kate Mosse review – the women who helped change the world

The bestselling author champions female trailblazers in an enjoyable anthology for all ages

Nov 13, 2025

Technology

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by JK Rowling audiobook review – an all-star outing

It has become tradition for Audible to bring out the big guns in the run-up to Christmas and deliver star-studded adaptations of well-known novels; the last few years have brought terrific productions of Dickens’s Oliver Twist, Bleak House and David Copperfield. Now attention has turned to younger listeners with a...

Nov 5, 2025

World

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by JK Rowling audiobook review – an all-star outing

Cush Jumbo, Hugh Laurie and Matthew Macfadyen bring extra twinkle to Rowling’s magical tale

Nov 5, 2025

Theft by Abdulrazak Gurnah audiobook review – coming-of-age saga in Tanzania

Three young people step boldly into their adult lives in this elegantly narrated novel from the Nobel laureate

Oct 30, 2025

Technology

Doctor Who’s Disney deal was a bold, doomed experiment – but where does the BBC go from here?

It’s been to the ends of the universe and survived man-eating slugs, murderous statues and the bubonic plague, but Doctor Who may have never faced a challenge quite so gruelling as the year 2025. Back in May, Ncuti Gatwa, the 15th Doctor, announced he was stepping down from the long-running...

Oct 30, 2025

Teenage Daydream by Debsey Wykes review – coming of age in an all-girl guitar band

Dolly Mixture’s singer and bassist looks back on their time chasing mainstream success and facing down outrageous sexism

Oct 28, 2025

The Rest of Our Lives by Benjamin Markovits audiobook review – an American road trip with a twist

A law professor leaves his failing marriage and faltering career and hits the open road in this Booker-shortlisted novel of midlife turmoil

Oct 23, 2025

The Lemonheads’ Evan Dando: ‘Some people were supposed to take drugs – and one of them was me’

He was the darling of early-90s alt rock, but success came with the kind of rock’n’roll excess that many of his peers did not survive. Now, having finally quit heroin, he’s back with a new album, a memoir – and no regrets

Oct 6, 2025