Mark Mazower on the long history and troubled present of the transatlantic relationship
Artistic tastemaker extraordinaire or charlatan merely posing as a genius writer? For a biographer-detective, there is no more thrilling case
As spiritual belief shows signs of a quiet revival in Britain, has Christianity regained the underground appeal of its earliest days?
Why Gen Z are seeing religion as a cool lifestyle choice; Saudi Arabia’s transformation into petrostate titan; how media aped pornography and demeaned women; the flight from the Nazis of Jewish intellectuals; a new biography of Muriel Spark; wistful short stories by DJ Taylor; posthumous works by Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz; a stirring Catalan novel of folklore and the supernatural; our selection of economics titles — plus Nilanjana Roy on reading in sync with the seasons
David Commins’ nuanced analysis of the kingdom’s transformation highlights the ongoing tensions that the monarchy needs to manage
At the turn of the millennium TV, film and music aped pornography to pander to the male gaze. What were the creative industries thinking?
A richly detailed biography tracks the puzzles, betrayals and much more that underpinned the writer’s fiction
From summer hammock to winter fireside, books can chime with the seasonal rhythms lying dormant in our crowded lives
A meticulously researched story of the clandestine activities of the smugglers and escapers from Nazi-dominated Europe
Johan Norberg on what drove history’s influential civilisations; Ben Chu on the rise of zero-sum economic thinking; plus Germany’s decline and a must-read for monetary aficionados
Two timely and myth-busting books show that the AI boom is driven by the pursuit of power, wealth and hubris
Shaun Walker has unearthed eye-popping tales of spying by agents embedded in western societies under fake identities
An anecdotal and informative book about the tumultuous events of the 14th century that still resonate today
Three books tell the painful story of an ageing American president and how his catastrophic decision to run again paved the way for a Trump comeback
Tiffany Jenkins’ wide-reaching book explores the personal realm and argues for its defence in the face of today’s scrutiny and social media
A real-life family tragedy is the basis for this International Booker-shortlisted fable of duty, attachment and mental illness
This acutely observed memoir of postwar England might be the highlight of the writer’s illustrious four-decade career
Patrick Wallis’s authoritative account of apprenticeships in early modern England has important lessons for our own time
As a cultural figure, Stein has too often been relegated to the margins. This beguiling biography reasserts her legacy
A timely argument that AI, geopolitical tensions and global production networks demand a new statistical infrastructure
Our hunger for the Earth’s natural riches drives both political power and immense destruction. Two new books call for a reappraisal of the wealth beneath our feet
A pithy and passionate book looks beyond class, clichés and megaphones to scrutinise how we engage with the UK countryside
From Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater to Le Corbusier’s Villa Savoye: Owen Hopkins reflects on the home as catalyst for progress
Greg Grandin’s superb, punchy account of the deep ties between the US and Latin America forms a powerful case for closer ties in the present
Tiffany Watt Smith’s fascinating book asks why friendships are less valued by society than conjugal or familial relationships
