Helen Fielding

A breakthrough era for women’s writing, from Edna O’Brien’s risks to JK Rowling’s Harry Potter debut

In the penultimate instalment of her series on women’s writing, Paula McGrath focuses on the second half of the 1990s

Wed Feb 19 2025 - 05:00

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy review – Lifestyle porn? Check. Cackling friends? Check. Easily the best film in the series? Check

The latest episode is connected to the greater sadnesses of life, not to mention properly funny

Wed Feb 12 2025 - 09:00

More sex, please: Bridget Jones, Colin Firth and the astonishing rebranding of Jane Austen

Thirty years ago, one event made Austen more popular than almost any other contemporary or close successor

Sun Feb 09 2025 - 05:30

Salman Rushdie: ‘I am stupidly optimistic – it got me through those bad years’

The novelist on strong women, ‘moral censorship’ and the ‘great wound’ of his life

Fri May 21 2021 - 06:00

Don’t judge a book by its coverage

Donald Clarke: BBC’s ‘novels that shaped our world’ list is terrible in a very particular way

Sat Nov 09 2019 - 05:00

Twitter’s unofficial poet laureate sparkles with his debut novel

Browser reviews: Meanwhile, Janet H Swinney’s skilful and unexpected endings also impress

Sat Oct 19 2019 - 00:00

100 books by women you have to read

Iris Murdoch, Edna O’Brien, Marian Keyes and Eimear McBride all appear on the list

Mon Jun 04 2018 - 16:14

The most popular film of 2016 in Ireland was . . .

We still love the cinema. Last year Ireland had the joint highest attendance in Europe

Tue Jun 20 2017 - 11:00

‘Bridget Jones’s Baby’ pushes producers past the billion-dollar mark

Working Title becomes first British production company to take $1bn in the UK box office

Mon Oct 03 2016 - 12:55

New Bridget Jones book out in October, Helen Fielding says

‘Bridget Jones’s Baby’ will recount the heroine’s ‘bumpy journey into motherhood’

Fri Aug 05 2016 - 12:15

Innovation must address the big social challenges

Renowned thinker Charles Leadbeater believes we should focus on ‘frugal’ innovators solving real-world problems

Mon Sept 08 2014 - 01:31

Five-star review: There's something about Caitlin

Caitlin Moran’s live show is an empowering experience – and she’s only getting started

Tue Jul 08 2014 - 15:01

Joseph O’Connor shortlisted for comic novel of the year

Sebastian Faulks, Hanif Kureishi and Helen Fielding are rivals for Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize

Tue May 06 2014 - 23:59

Bridget Jones and me: 51 and in slimming knickers

I admire Helen Fielding’s nous but I never much bought into Bridget’s world

Fri Oct 11 2013 - 01:00

The new Bridget Jones. Pages: 386. Laughs 3. Alcohol units: 0

In the new book, our lovable heroine, now a rich widow with a toy boy, is stretched far too thin by author Helen Fielding