The Queen’s reading habits are a bit of a mystery beyond her love of the Racing Post, but truckloads of brilliant novels have been published over her 70-year reign. That’s why for a Jubilee special we asked a panel of our critics to whittle them down to their 50 favourite fiction titles from Britain, Ireland and the Commonwealth, from 1952 up to today. The final list might surprise you: from A (Atonement) to Z (Zadie Smith's White Teeth). Here’s one from every decade:

Once again the anonymous author takes us deep into the chaotic world of criminal courts, says Thomas Grant

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We’re tightening our belts — but could you live without Netflix? We break down what the big players offer and the upcoming shows you won’t want to miss.

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It’s called real world learning: pinenut pesto, bush tea and homekill. Bush Farm Education is taking kids out of the classroom and into nature.

As Peaky Blinders and Killing Eve begin their final runs this week, Andrew Male picks his most satisfying television conclusions of all time — but what are yours?

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At The Times and The Sunday Times books desks we’re already looking ahead to what is coming up in 2022. We’ve put together some of the highlights of the next six months.

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A neo-Nazi who was told to read classic literature after being convicted of a terrorism offence has impressed the sentencing judge by telling him that he “enjoyed Shakespeare more than Jane Austen”.

Summer in Aotearoa New Zealand is exciting for many reasons, not least because it’s nearly Oscar season and all the heavy-hitters start to show in cinemas now. It’s the perfect time of the year to sit in a dark, cool room for a couple of hours and reset!

On 15 December 2021, we lost prolific Black feminist author and activist bell hooks. In loving memory of bell hooks, we have pulled together a reading list based on her work spanning the decades since she started writing in the 1980s. Rest in power, bell.

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John le Carré's final, posthumously published novel, Silverview will be published soon. But while this is being prepared, here’s an insight, from The Sunday Times, into his top 4 books.

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The following quiz asks you some tough questions about the Bond franchise. Good Luck! And don’t cheat the answers are found at the end.