Reading the week closely: culture, food, ideas and the wider world.

Our writers

The editors, critics and correspondents behind every issue.

  • Culture Editor

    Nora Whitlock

    Nora writes about books and the people who read them. She has judged two fiction prizes and regrets neither.

    12 stories

  • Film Critic

    Felix Adeyemi

    Felix has reviewed films for fifteen years and still sits in the third row, slightly to the left.

    5 stories

  • Food Editor

    Ines Duarte

    Ines trained as a pastry chef before she started writing. She has opinions about butter and will share them.

    16 stories

  • Restaurant Critic

    Tom Rasmussen

    Tom eats out for a living and pays for every meal. His only rule is that he always orders the pudding.

    6 stories

  • Senior Writer, Ideas

    Clara Voss

    Clara writes long essays in short sittings, usually in a library, usually about attention and time.

    13 stories

  • Science Correspondent

    Samir Haddad

    A former marine biologist, Samir now explains other people's research and keeps all of the error bars in.

    10 stories

  • Nature Writer

    Maeve Sullivan

    Maeve keeps a bird diary, a very muddy dog and a four-decade habit of getting up too early.

    17 stories

  • Technology Editor

    Jonah Pike

    Jonah tests the gadgets, reads the terms and conditions, and owns one unusually old laptop.

    5 stories

  • Design Editor

    Lena Kovac

    Lena has visited more than 400 homes for this magazine and has yet to see a tidy cupboard.

    15 stories

  • Style Director

    Priya Raman

    Priya writes about clothes, craft and what it means to keep something for thirty years.

    5 stories

  • Health Editor

    Hana Mori

    Hana is a former nurse who now spends her days reading clinical trials on behalf of everyone else.

    16 stories

  • Fitness Writer

    Owen Tierney

    Owen is a qualified running coach and an unqualified optimist, with two very average knees.

    5 stories

  • Travel Editor

    Elise Laurent

    Elise has filed copy from 71 countries and still packs far too many books for every trip.

    15 stories

  • Contributing Writer

    Marcus Bell

    Marcus travels by rail wherever possible and writes about the small places in between the big ones.

    17 stories

  • Sports Editor

    Theo Grant

    Theo has covered five World Cups and still prefers a wet Tuesday night at a non-league ground.

    10 stories

  • Sports Writer

    Ada Lindqvist

    Ada swims before work, has run eleven marathons and is always ready to talk about her blisters.

    10 stories

  • World Editor

    Daniel Osei

    Daniel has reported from more than fifty countries and still believes the best story is usually two streets away from the press conference.

    33 stories

  • Global Correspondent

    Sofia Marchetti

    Sofia covers climate and cities, and has learned to file her copy from ferries, rooftops and one very slow cable car.

    5 stories