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Isolationist superpower or still ‘the world’s policeman’? Two books explore the competing impulses in US politics
The killing of a precious deer calf in the Swedish Arctic brings home the struggles of the region’s indigenous people
Paul Harding, author of the Pulitzer-winning ‘Tinkers’, brings a creeping menace to this saga of islanders whose rural idyll is shattered by exploitation
This courageous account puts the indigenous Americans who came to Europe, most as slaves, at the centre of the story
Dolphin communication expert Justin Gregg sets out his thinking about the problem with intelligence
From the English countryside to Bulgaria’s herbalists, healers and horse whisperers — two books let the landscape tell the tale of our unsustainable lives
When US foreign policy pulls in opposing directions; the indigenous Americans who ‘discovered’ Europe; the enforced forgetting of China’s Cultural Revolution; a dolphin expert’s take on the failings of human intelligence; the lessons of lost landscapes; an émigré in 1920s Paris; a tale of American ethnic cleansing; the plight of the Sámi — plus Pilita Clark’s round-up of environmental titles
Tania Branigan’s intimate stories of survivors capture a traumatic decade for many that still informs modern China
Swept along by revolutionary forces, the young émigré seeks to realise her dreams of ‘freedom and fantasy’ in 1920s France
An intense and precise novel that explores the changing sexual mores of Victorian society through the eyes of two ethical pioneers
From direct air carbon capture to the prospects for 100 per cent renewables — plus a sea voyage into a more sustainable future
. . . but getting the messaging correct is not always child’s play
The bestselling novelist has gained a new audience through his tweets from hospital
French writer/film-maker Philippe Claudel weaves together disparate strands to create a decade-spanning panorama
The Scottish poet delves into the murky waters of his life and emerges with clarity and wisdom
Claire Bushey explores the cost of US healthcare after her treatment for breast cancer. Then, Henry Mance reviews Prince Harry’s autobiography
The final volume in the Children of Disaster trilogy weaves public and private lives into a vibrant account of France in 1940
Geoffrey Robertson demolishes the myth that England is a longstanding bastion of free speech
Deepti Kapoor’s crime saga evokes a modern city of carnage, confusion — and brilliant dreams
Heather Radke investigates the symbolism and history of women’s backsides in her rigorously researched debut
Melvyn Leffler’s new history of the war against Saddam reveals how guilt, fear and hubris led to a fateful military intervention
Autobiography covering stormy period from Brexit to pandemic likely to yield 7-figure fee, say industry insiders
Spark debate, listen to everyone and don’t turn it into a party: top tips for running a happy book group
The latest novels from Jane Harper, Harlan Coben, Janice Hallett, Simon Mason and more
Several books explore the reality of the workplace and how corporate spaces may blur with the home
In a bookselling duel, Harry Potter has the advantage. Fiction sells better than non fiction
Normally our job is to be invisible and to show the same curiosity about public figures as readers will
A riveting account of how secretaries were left behind in the fight for equality in the workplace
The novella, rendered in Ottilie Mulzet’s fine translation, is imbued with a precision that can be glorious, but also at times intensely analytical
The advice given by academics and by financial self-help gurus is often very different
Is the term ‘white privilege’ doing more harm than good? Three insightful books look at anti-Semitism, migration and class amid the battle to end racism
The ultimate destination in this latest book by the pilgrim-cum-travel writer is more a state of being than a place
A motorcycle-riding Irish priest is the driving force in this polyphonic literary thriller set during the Nazi occupation of Rome
An artful novel teeming with ideas about politics, time and trauma
A South Korean classic about tycoons, ghosts and cinephiles that blends folklore and magical realism
Marion Turner’s biography of Chaucer’s greatest creation charts how Alison of Bath has lived on in the popular imagination
The memoir is arguably the most insightful royal book in a generation, yet still leaves readers with many questions about the monarchy unanswered
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