Cult Books8 Mar 2023A cult novel's 'dangerous' diaryThe 1952 novel Forbidden Notebook, by Cuban-Italian author Alba de Céspedes, reveals secret diary entries that give an insight to thoughts rarely expressed, writes Clare Thorp.8 Mar 202315 Nov 2022The 60-year-old teen slang that shocksAnthony Burgess's A Clockwork Orange spawned an underground lexicon that seeped into pop culture and resonates now, writes Arwa Haider, in BBC Culture's new Cult Books series.15 Nov 202221 Oct 2022Why a 90s cult classic still appealsThirty years since it was first published, Donna Tartt's debut novel The Secret History continues to enthral new generations of readers, writes Clare Thorp.21 Oct 2022
