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With ever-rising inequality and the supremacy of a privileged elite class, American-style democracy is under threat
From London-eyed views of the provinces to feverish dystopian tales, novelists make sense of the referendum vote
Religions old and new are deftly explored in this tale of a family trying to stay united
Must democracy, sovereignty and economic integration remain incompatible today?
A new biography reveals a sociable, fiery activist steeped in transcendentalism
A descendent tells a touching tale of an East India Company employee who went rogue in 1850s Nepal
A memoirist recounts her late husband’s survival in wartime Europe
The author’s short stories peer into the darker recesses of the heart
The Nobel-winner’s account of female Russian soldiers is more than a historical document — it is the stuff of history itself
Was the former Breitbart chairman the power behind an insurgent campaign? An investigation into his role makes the case
A dystopian novel of chemically controlled emotions and musical rebellion magically retunes the genre
A biography of Claude Shannon invites us to celebrate the Midwestern mathematician’s pioneering work on binary code
A study of a once-prosperous segment of Bengali society reveals a class that looks longingly backwards
The story of the evolution of the detective and the people behind his enduring screen appeal
A new history explores the ways in which the British empire was built on the trading of foodstuffs
Two children struggle to survive in the wake of a global catastrophe in this tense, menacing novel
Over rabbit in Havana, Cuba’s best-known writer talks about the Castros, censorship and the bittersweet realities of his country
A leading advocate for flat-rate payments to all citizens makes his passionate case
A former Italian prime minister settles old scores and sets out a new agenda
The story of a woman who is perpetually travelling is a philosophical tale for our frantic times
Essays and stories that tug at both the heart and the mind
What does it mean to be a writer? Listening to people, encouraging yourself, stopping yourself
SF stories explore the philosophy of a London-based landscape, art and architecture collective
An investigation into the costs of outsourcing government services
A briny mix of memoir, travelogue and literary biography from the author of ‘Leviathan’
How America’s promise in the 17th century was a measure of England’s failure
From ‘Angel Hill’
Steeped in sex and death, these short stories eschew social convention for something more innate
A delicate novel about grief, heritage and the role of death in life
A witty, unsettling collection of stories about transformation
Textual versus ‘real’ relationships are explored in an astute tale of modern love
Fiction helps bridge the divide between bankers and the rest of us
‘Who would I most like to sit next to at a dinner party? Someone full of trivia who isn’t looking at their phone’
The gases around us are the starting point for an entertaining scientific journey
Stories about the Bengali middle class are elevated by the author’s empathy for the poor
A personal account of autism and a novel about disfigurement seek to overturn preconceptions
A trip along an ancient road brings together different ideas of Britishness, from ‘The Canterbury Tales’ to 1990s rave culture
