If somebody were to explain the concept to me, it would sound so simultaneously populist and intellectual that I’d swear it was a European fancy: a short film being made about a new literary novel, ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

"On Chesil Beach" would be an uncomfortable sit even if director Dominic Cooke's film version of the Ian McEwan novella had figured out an effective tone and style for these clammy little scenes from ...

“What We Can Know’ is the new novel from Ian McEwan, author of “Atonement,” “Enduring Love, and “On Chesil Beach.” It is a remarkable work that effortlessly explores, across time and history, how much ...