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As algorithms master the craft of generating stories, what are the implications for humanity?
Bohemian rhapsody; the dawn of spring; portrait of a Russian spy and much more
The founder of the Beat generation recalls a century of literary discovery in his novel Little Boy
When the chips are down nothing beats reading about tired police officers drinking bad coffee
Owen Matthews delves into KGB archives for Richard Sorge’s dramatic story
The eagerly awaited third instalment is like a modernist prose poem
Dawkins, Harris, Dennett and Hitchens have yet to instigate their vaunted revolution
Sydney Padua’s graphic novel on Lovelace’s work with Charles Babbage establishes a heroine for our times
Judicious work highlights recurrent patterns of political tension and economic upheaval
Farming, consumption and the love of home with the pro-Brexit philosopher
The debut experimental collection holds a mirror up to a confused age
The city enjoys a long and rich tradition of verse that is also experiencing a modern-day revival
Interview with Roger Scruton, Sydney Padua’s steampunk biography, crime for a calm mind and festival highlights
Putting a price on Brexit.
Economics was dominated by theory until pioneering research created a role for evidence
An Iraqi academic is determined to restore a library ransacked by Isis
A lucid defence of the evolution of Islam’s religious jurisprudence
A scavenger is salvaging a wrecked spacecraft when she becomes infected by a symbiotic parasite
With civil war breaking out, a human-alien hybrid may be the only hope of peace
A nuanced and propulsive exploration of the poisonous effects of wealth — with a pitiless shock ending
Dieter Helm has a plan to stop damage from farming and government’s complicity in it
An entertaining story of literary friendship, epic legal battles and cultural politics
Two new books lament the west’s decline and the threat from rival powers
Nicole Flattery’s short stories crackle with cruel clarity — and announce the arrival of a brilliant talent
Two new books — Why Women Have Better Sex Under Socialism and How Was It For You? — explore the fallout from the sexual revolution
James Griffiths takes a timely look at the world’s most sophisticated censorship system
A quirky history of a lost country and the final book in this historical European trilogy
An indispensable power turns its back on a leadership role
The Mexican migrant crisis provides a compelling backdrop to this story about a family pushed apart
David Wallace-Wells optimistically navigates prophecies of social apocalypse
The enthralling tale of the miniature portrait artist and his roving life through courtly Europe
A collection of intelligently observed dispatches from the frontline of Brexit
A period-set Bath tale but not as Austen saw it with breathless action scenes and multicultural characters
A wonderfully immersive graphic novel told with the author’s trademark melancholy grit and wit
An incident-packed road trip lacks the stylistic fun of the author’s earlier works
The Nazis’ relationship with music is explored through the life of a Jewish cellist
A look at the creative and emotional windfalls of this fundamental human pursuit
