‘It was defiance’: an interview with Ngugi wa Thiong’o
The Kenyan writer reflects on war, exile and his relationship with the country he loves
‘Out of the Desert’, by Ali al-Naimi
From office boy to the most powerful oilman in the world
Q&A with author Per Petterson
‘Who would I like to sit next to at a dinner party? I sat next to Doris Lessing once. It’s hard to beat that’
The Senecans by Peter Stothard review — as the Romans do
Reflections on Margaret Thatcher and the media through four classicists and courtiers
A World Gone Mad — Astrid Lindgren’s wartime diaries
A celebrated Swedish children’s author provides insights into the birth of ‘Pippi Longstocking’
The Story of a Brief Marriage by Anuk Arudpragasam review - love, interrupted
A remarkable debut novel about a young Sri Lankan couple at a time of bloody civil war
China’s Crony Capitalism by Minxin Pei review — the means of corruption
Are state anti-graft campaigns failing to tackle the root causes of an endemic problem?
The Visiting Privilege by Joy Williams review — awkward truths
In their settings from from rehab to prison, these American short stories simmer with dark humour
Return of the Bern: Edward Luce on Bernie Sanders’ memoir
The Vermont senator who narrowly lost out to Hillary Clinton sets the stage for a new battle
‘It was defiance’: an interview with Ngugi wa Thiong’o
The Kenyan writer reflects on war, exile and his relationship with the country he loves
‘East West Street’ wins non-fiction Baillie Gifford prize
Book on international law by Philippe Sands wins biggest non-fiction award
Apple goes analogue with latest product
Revolutionary device runs without batteries and is made of paper
‘Migrant, Refugee, Smuggler, Saviour’ by Peter Tinti and Tuesday Reitano
A journalist and an academic examine the shadowy economics of people smuggling
Echoland by Per Petterson review — back to the beginning
Finally available in English, this debut novel about a brooding 12-year-old establishes the tone for an oeuvre
How Leave won: behind the scenes in the battle for Brexit
Four contrasting accounts of the campaign seek to explain Britain’s decision to reject Europe
Negroland by Margo Jefferson review — between Americas
A fine memoir explores the formation of identity in a privileged black milieu
The Power by Naomi Alderman review — girls will be girls
An inventive tale in which women possess a special power insists that evil acts are gender neutral
Jonathan Swift by John Stubbs — Gulliver’s troubles
How the satirist drew on his own experience of abandonment and humiliation to become a literary scourge of the establishment
Rotten Row by Petina Gappah — law and disorder
Criminality is at the heart of a trenchant and mordantly funny collection of stories about life in modern Zimbabwe
