Melanie McDonagh
Melanie McDonagh is a columnist, arts critic and feature writer. She covers art exhibitions and also does some leader writing, interviews and occasional beauty/fragrance features....
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Melanie McDonagh is a columnist, arts critic and feature writer. She covers art exhibitions and also does some leader writing, interviews and occasional beauty/fragrance features.
Francis was a force for good - even if he couldn't achieve everything
First South American Pope spoke to non-Catholics as well as Catholics and warned politicians against the ‘logic of fear’
Best gifts for gardeners 2024
Get the green thumb in your life something they will actually use
Murder is Easy on BBC One: give this Christie mystery a miss
Murder may be easy, but watching this is hard
The scents guaranteed to make you feel Christmassy
What makes a festive fragrance? Melanie McDonagh discovers the most evocative scents to wear now
The Crown s6 part 2: a fitting end with a few royal rumbles on the way
The younger royals are a poor substitute for some titans of the 20th century, but Peter Morgan has managed to pull off a decent ending to this saga
2023's best kids books, from The Bowerbird to Impossible Creatures
With authors such as Katherine Rundell, Julia Donaldson and Frank Cottrell Boyce, these are the most brilliant gifts for the smaller readers in your life
