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From a look at two works that bring insight into the ruptures wrought by the pandemic to Colson Whitehead’s latest novel, this week’s reviews also explore a biography of German writer WG Sebald, fiction of a Chinese immigrant family, a round-up of the latest science fiction and much more
This biography of the great German writer places his work at the heart of the catastrophes of 20th-century history
This sharply observed memoir evokes the many struggles of an undocumented Chinese family in New York, told from the perspective of the author as a seven-year-old child
The Enlightenment torchbearer is eloquent in his defence of clear thinking and uncharitable to what he deems irrational belief
The cellist talks about uncovering Bach’s religious symbolism in his new book and why he hates ‘overconfident famous musicians’
Two books bring insights into the radical political ruptures wrought by the pandemic
Former PepsiCo chief reveals all and how to tackle the burnout epidemic — here are this month’s top titles
Mixing scientific forecasting and storytelling, Kai-Fu Lee and Chen Qiufan engagingly draw an alarming picture of a world shaped by AI
Hindu nationalists have attacked their own heritage with a mindless stunt outside an Ahmedabad bookstore
A readable and comprehensive history of the rise and fall of the country’s economic power, from the Corn Laws to Brexit
Josiah Wedgwood’s genius created a global export success. This book calls for a return to his way of thinking by today’s British entrepreneurs
Robert Douglas-Fairhurst cleverly shadows the great author’s London life in 1851 as he formulates his most ambitious work, ‘Bleak House’
The FT’s Simon Kuper reveals how FC Barcelona came to dominate football — and then lost its way
This look at Cyril Connolly’s 1940s Horizon magazine and the Bloomsbury set skilfully conveys the unravelling of literary London
In two contrasting takes on the power of Amazon, Facebook, Google et al, politicians and legislators are also found sorely wanting
The novelist and critic’s memoir of the late 1970s and early 1980s blends the city’s spaces and sights with the music of the era
Three books look at colonial-era crimes and offer insights on the way to defuse this flashpoint in the culture war
Dennis Duncan’s fascinating study of the origins of the index offers subversion, whimsy — and hope
In the latest of his esoteric, discursive histories, Mark Kurlansky turns his eye to a favourite pursuit of the great and the good
Three books reconsider art history at a time when much of the misogyny that taints famous works is still ignored
Amia Srinivasan’s essay collection offers glosses and challenges to feminist orthodoxy but little examination of its past failings
Two books look at the rise of autocracy and inequality in the country
Tom Standage’s survey of transport shines a light on our addiction to cars and ponders a future that reins them in
Francine Prose’s novel and Anne Sebba’s gripping biography offer two very different takes on the alleged spy
Akash Kapur’s intermittently gripping true account recounts factional conflict and tragedy in a 1960s commune
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