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From politics, economics and history to art, food and, of course, fiction — FT writers and critics choose their favourite reads of the year so far
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A selection of FT readers’ recommended books of 2022 (so far), to read this summer
FT writers and editors select their must-read titles
Gideon Rachman selects his best mid-year reads
Laura Battle selects her best mid-year reads
Andrew Hill selects his best mid-year reads
Martin Wolf selects his best mid-year reads
Tony Barber selects his best mid-year reads
Pilita Clark selects her best mid-year reads
Historical treasures are often destroyed in conflict but a crusade has recreated Dublin’s records office
James Lovegrove selects his best mid-year reads
Ludovic Hunter-Tilney selects his best mid-year reads
Ángel Gurría-Quintana selects his best mid-year reads
The former Lazard chairman was known for his aversion to Wall Street fads and his ability to spot banking talent
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Simon Kuper selects his best mid-year reads
The Russian exile on seeing his fiction become fact, the ‘zombie’ of empire — and how culture will pay a price for the war on Ukraine
Suzi Feay selects her best mid-year reads
Richard Fairman selects his best mid-year reads
Tim Hayward selects his best mid-year reads
Edwin Heathcote selects his best mid-year reads
Barry Forshaw selects his best mid-year reads
Jackie Wullschläger selects her best mid-year reads
Anjana Ahuja selects her best mid-year reads
Tom Robbins selects his best mid-year reads
Everyone steals when they write, but where does ‘good’ theft end and clumsy rip-off start?
John Thornhill selects his best mid-year reads
A less repressive system will surely emerge one day, but the west’s influence over political change will be limited
Adam LeBor selects his best mid-year reads
Earlier this year, we published our selection of member’s libraries around the globe. It promoted a flurry of responses regarding remarkable reading rooms. Here are some of your favourites…
Carl Wilkinson selects his best mid-year reads
Clive Cookson selects his best mid-year reads
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