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The complexities of Modi’s India; an astonishing memoir of growing up in the KKK; Olivia Laing on why gardens may be the answer to equality; Sunjeev Sahota’s novel on class in northern England; a barrister makes the case for reforming British politics; cosmic enlightenment in Sarah Perry’s latest; lessons in love from Michael Donkor; a study of medieval and Renaissance household magic; the lives changed by the Panama canal — plus the best new books in economics
This history of medieval and Renaissance household ‘service magic’ is packed with eye-opening details
Is India enjoying a golden age or in democratic decline? And what will the prime minister do next? As the nation goes to the polls, four books attempt to unravel its many complexities
In gardens both real and imagined, Laing asks whether we can use green spaces to make a more equal world
In this memoir, the child of American white nationalists chronicles a remarkable personal journey towards awareness and anti-racism
A look at how to control nothing but influence everything; a re-evaluation of how we learn; and breaking down the flaws in economic analyses
From shady deals to outright fraud, a series of high-profile scandals have rocked the art world. What’s the solution?
Dana Mattioli’s important book looks at the winner-takes-all dynamic that built a competition-squashing behemoth
Stupidity; Soho; Stiglitz; and spam
The American screenwriter’s account of four decades in Hollywood is as gossipy and scandalous as you’d expect
Rachel Cockerell movingly chronicles her ancestors’ migration from Kyiv to America — via a scheme for a homeland in Texas
This fast-paced account lays bare bitter divisions, relentless setbacks and a prime minister’s ultimate undoing
The writer, who lost an eye and use of his hand in the attempted murder, uses witty prose to overcome the urge to confront his attacker in the flesh
An exploration of the lives of countless unsung artisans who made the book what it is — and isn’t — today
Recent titles range from the effects of extreme weather on human behaviour to the unseen forces of nature
His pioneering theoretical work helped us understand what made the universe possible
The literary superstar’s profound comments on mankind’s relationship with God are both beautiful and thought-provoking
Anna Reid’s vivid history of an ill-judged intervention in 1918 demonstrates that we underestimate Russia at our peril
Getting familiar with AI, motorsports history, and how to thrive under pressure
Daniel Susskind argues that there is too much muddled thinking on the topic
From Vietnam to Che Guevara: tales of the White House from one of America’s great historians in an unusual and very personal memoir
Dan Davies makes a compelling case for the use of Stafford Beer’s management cybernetics in the age of AI
Jonathan Haidt argues that social media and gaming have disastrously rewired childhood, but haven’t we been here before?
Tommy Tomlinson on the demanding, obsessive quest to compete in the ‘Super Bowl’ of American dog shows
As the alliance prepares to celebrate its 75th anniversary, three books consider its relevance, and argue that its most difficult years may lie ahead
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