Why does crime fiction fascinate so many people? What might this show us about people's concerns today.

Twenty questions to help us think more carefully about films - or to use in film discussion evenings.

‘I don’t know if the story I want to tell you is entirely true,’ confesses the narrator at the opening of Michael…

Why the growing popularity of Jane Austen? Is it accidental, a typical postmodern temporary fad, or is there some deeper reason for the…

William Shakespeare is regarded as the greatest writer in the English language - yet we know little about his personal life. Jerram Barrs…

Some guidelines on how to run a film discussion evening and how to choose a suitable film.

I write a weekly column for The Dallas Morning News as a contributor to their Texas Faith blog. This week we were asked, "What would Jesus…

Margaret Atwood is one of the most important and influential writers alive today. Her fiction explores and reflects the current cultural…

A review of the recent Sherlock Holmes films and BBC TV series.