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Three books on birds and their biannual odysseys encourage deeper thought on our relationship to the planet as a whole
This year’s much-anticipated Summer Books series is close — and, as ever, we want to hear from you
Two books raise serious questions about the country’s exports of intelligence weapons — but both fail to fully address the implications
First encountered in 1986, Frank Bascombe sets off on a valedictory road trip to bow out in resigned but witty style
Caleb Azumah Nelson’s novel about a young black man’s coming of age shifts between intimacy and tragedy
The New Zealander’s eighth novel is a chilling story of vulnerability and violence in a Catholic primary school
The novelist was the last conjuror of a now vanished America
Eco-lessons to learn from migrating birds; Richard Ford’s farewell American road trip; Israel’s murky arms sales; Daniel Finkelstein’s family Holocaust memoir; Catherine Chidgey’s New Zealand ‘mean girls’ story; music and race in Caleb Azumah Nelson’s second novel; Ben Judah’s European stories — plus an economics round-up
Tom Rachman uses lockdown life to explore the psyche of his elderly female protagonist through a series of stories
Ed Conway’s lucid book explores the mines and quarries beneath the ‘ethereal’ economy of technology and services
Daniel Finkelstein’s account of his ancestors’ experiences of the Holocaust is sobering, elegiac and, at times, even joyful
A collection of first-hand narratives that explore the danger, uncertainty and aspirations of living in Europe
The search for 2023’s ‘most compelling and enjoyable’ business title is under way
From the roots of Britain’s postwar decline to a dissection of crashes and how to tame technology
The novelist explores the idea of sin against the backdrop of Ofili’s paintings on the same theme
The historian examines how medical knowledge and political force intersect to fight epidemic disease
Not all former spies and politicians have the skill to write the twists and turns of an edge-of-your-seat thriller
A fictional last opera by the composer takes centre stage in an ambitious, entertaining novel full of comic brio
A slender novel from one of our greatest writers is a reminder to prize every moment we get with her on the page
Putin’s war on Ukraine exposes not only a rift between Russia and the west, but also divisions within eastern Europe
Tim Burrows traces the history of a county that has become a byword for brashness and rebellion
The former poet laureate’s second memoir charts a brilliant career underpinned by his ability to network
Naoise Dolan’s second novel explores the ups and downs of romantic love in not entirely convincing fashion
James Ashton’s corporate drama of the extraordinary impact of the ‘Switzerland of semiconductors’ that’s more valued by foreign investors
From a Tan Twan Eng tale of colonial intrigue to the epoch-defining voice of Martin Amis
Charting the rise of the influencing industry and how experts could make better leaders
The visionary author on the limits of AI, the uses of science fiction — and why there’s a ‘market opportunity for volleyballs’
The rightwing lurch of a crucial branch of government not only stifles liberal causes but is a cause for long-term concern, argue two new insider accounts
The novel’s female rector protagonist faces a difficult decision in a world of fast-changing mores
The author finds that a relative’s 18th-century diary offers a window to the past and a context for his own life
The Argentine author’s award-winning novel revels in black humour on misogyny, abuse and disability
A constellation of characters shines in the Booker-nominated author’s caustic campus-set tale of aspiring artists
From fleeing war and revolution to life as an émigré in the US, Fiona Maddocks profiles the much-loved Russian composer
Three books — including a novel — overturn assumptions about how politics, economics and science should combat global warming
Jen Beagin’s new novel is a brilliant satire of therapy-speak and wellness
It is hard not share Brett Christophers’ rage in this polemic against the greed and short-termism of the asset management industry
Alexander Chula’s eclectic biography shows that the African nation has rich lessons for wealthier countries
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