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Militarily, both the Kremlin and the White House got things spectacularly wrong. Two new books examine why and how
Part guide, part indictment of a yawning wealth gap, Caroline Knowles’s eye-opening book reveals how the capital has changed over the decades
A clutch of books makes an alarmingly persuasive case that the warning lights are flashing redder than at any point since 1861
The military historian’s account of the Bolsheviks’ rise and the ensuing turmoil spares no sensitivities
What separates autocrats from outright dictators? Two books consider the path to power, from Erdoğan’s rise in Turkey to strongmen leaders around the world
A timely and enthralling study focuses on six cases of atomic energy disasters, including Chernobyl, Fukushima and Three Mile Island
Three works look at this most basic of social unions, the innumerable slights that tend to destroy it and the lingering appeal of the fading institution
The great renaissance in pandemic times of page-turning pleasure highlights the remarkable resilience of the classic reading format
As the French elect their president, Graham Robb and Peter Watson offer contrasting views of what shapes the national narrative
This final, posthumous instalment by celebrated biographer John Richardson brings his gripping account of Picasso’s life up to 1943
Pulitzer-winning Caroline Elkins’ deeply researched account seeks to finally dispel the myth of benevolent British imperialism
Two urgent reports tell the stories of those who risk everything to escape — and the governments that fail them
Three books examine how and why financial centres in Britain and the US responded to the challenges of the postwar world by assuming the role of ‘butlers’ for autocrats
Three new books examine the violently fraught ties between England and its island neighbour and the prospects of unification
This powerful — and sometimes humorous — book examines humanity’s often conflicted relationship with eating animals
Part broadcasting history, part social history, a new work looks back at the corporation’s idealistic beginnings and traces its development to the crossroads of today
Former ambassador Rodric Braithwaite looks at two new books on the post-cold war period and argues that the present conflict was inevitable
The French writer owes his standing to provocative social critique — but does his antagonistic image mask a concern for humanity?
Colm Tóibín examines how James Joyce’s groundbreaking novel overturned traditions of narrative storytelling — and of Irish nationhood
Two new books examine the evolution of fitness and our sculpting of the human form
Howard French’s Born in Blackness makes the case that the continent was central to the emergence of the Age of Discovery
His novel won France’s leading literary prize — yet it confronts head-on an establishment struggling to shake off colonial attitudes
WFH, presenteeism, the ‘Big Resignation’ — one novel and two searching non-fiction books shine a spotlight on dramatic changes in working culture
A remarkable new history of the Ottomans restores the empire’s central role in shaping European culture
Three books look at the territory’s recent tussles with Beijing and offer differing levels of optimism on the outlook for freedom
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