Martin Chilton@MartinChilton

Chief Book Critic @Independent; 'Bloomsbury Boy', Salt Publishing, 2027 saltpublishing.com/products/… Agent: @LyndyCooke

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Joined March 2011
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Delighted to say that my book 'Bloomsbury Boy' will be published by Salt Publishing Ltd, in March 2027
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Books of the month for September - for @Independent #BookTwitter independent.co.uk/arts-enter…

What to read in September, including a rollicking road-trip novel by Patrick deWitt

From Julia Donaldson to Jamie Oliver and Richard Osman, king of popular fiction in the 2020s, Martin Chilton picks his favourite new book releases for September

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RIP #DollyParton. Such a gifted songwriter and singer. A few years ago, the Independent arts desk had to choose a 'great gig' for an article. Mine was Dolly P at the Dominion in London in 1983...
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Saluting the late joyful jazz singer George Melly. He would have been 100 today!
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Some sizzling reads for August... books of the month picks for @Independent independent.co.uk/arts-enter…

What to read in August, including the tale of an odd and infantile royal love affair

Martin Chilton picks his favourite new book releases for August

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My recommendations for July's books of the month - for @Independent independent.co.uk/arts-enter…

What to read in July, from David Sedaris to Colson Whitehead’s Harlem Trilogy

Martin Chilton picks his favourite new book releases for July

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My take on the Gareth Southgate BBC documentary, for @theipaper - inews.co.uk/culture/televisi…
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Books of the month for June - for @Independent - really enjoyed this crop, especially the new Maggie O'Farrell independent.co.uk/arts-enter…

What to read in June, including a wonderful new novel from Hamnet’s Maggie O’Farrell

Martin Chilton picks his favourite new book releases for June

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Book picks for the merry month of May - for @Independent independent.co.uk/independen…

The three best new books to read in May

Martin Chilton picks his favourite new book releases for May

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RIP Andy Kershaw... remember how much the audience at @hayfestival enjoyed his fund of music stories
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April's books of the months, selected by chief book critic @MartinChilton independent.co.uk/arts-enter…

The best new books to read in April, from UFOs to Muriel Spark

Martin Chilton shares his reading highlights for April

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Some terrific fiction, non-fiction and memoir out in March. My pick of the month's best books - for @Independent independent.co.uk/arts-enter…

13 of the best new books to read this March, fiction and non-fiction

Martin Chilton shares his reading highlights for March

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Mark was a lovely and talented former sports desk colleague. Thoughts with his family at such a desperately sad time telegraph.co.uk/tennis/2026/…

Mark Hodgkinson, much-loved Telegraph tennis correspondent and author, dies aged 46

Writer who produced a bestselling Andy Murray biography and wrote books on Djokovic and Alcaraz is remembered fondly by his peers

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“See? They do what I want.” Why William Golding's #LordoftheFlies, about the dangers of tribalism and the lawless becoming “a solid mass of menace”, is relevant for our volatile times Comment for @Independent independent.co.uk/arts-enter…

Lord of the Flies is a chilling masterpiece – of course Jack Thorne chose to adapt it

William Golding’s 1954 novel is required reading in schools across the world, and its title has become shorthand for the breakdown of civilisation, writes Martin Chilton. As a new TV adaptation...

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My picks of February's new books - for @Independent independent.co.uk/arts-enter…

What to read this February, including a guide to building a better society

Martin Chilton shares his reading highlights for February

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2026 off to a good reading start - my pick of January's best #books for @Independent independent.co.uk/arts-enter…

What to read this January, including the final book from Julian Barnes

Martin Chilton shares his reading highlights for the beginning of 2026

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2025's books of the year (well, my picks anyway) for @Independent independent.co.uk/arts-enter…

For your Christmas list: The best fiction and non-fiction books of 2025

Captivating novels, surprising memoirs and tales of deception are to the fore as the year draws to a close and our chief book critic Martin Chilton picks his best 2025 reads

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David Szalay triumph with 'Flesh' @JonathanCape caps off what has already been a wonderful year for @TheBookerPrizes Comment piece for @Independent independent.co.uk/arts-enter…

David Szalay’s Flesh is the most deserved Booker Prize winner in years

The British-Hungarian author’s novel encompasses teenage sex, infidelity, murder, death and war to tap into modern anxieties about masculinity. Finally, writes Martin Chilton, here is a worthy winner

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'Stephen Sondheim really is telling everyone’s story' Ahead of new album 'Stephensong' and November launch gig at @KingsPlace, I chatted to @ianshawjazz - interview at @LondonJazz ukjazznews.com/stephensong-i…

‘Stephensong – Ian Shaw Sings Stephen Sondheim’ - UK Jazz News

Having to narrow down Stephen Sondheim’s remarkable repertoire to just 11 songs was “an almost impossibly tough task” says singer Ian Shaw. His consummate exploration of the work of the late American...

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November's books of the month - for @Independent #BookRecommendation independent.co.uk/arts-enter…

What to read this November, from Margaret Atwood to Jeanette Winterson

Martin Chilton shares his November reading highlights

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