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The first English-language biography of France’s president focuses on his ascent rather than his ideas
Ellen Pao’s account of her failed discrimination lawsuit makes a strong case about sexism in technology
Libor scandal and Silicon Valley gender row among topics tackled by FT/McKinsey finalists
The presidential candidate’s memoir of defeat is written with a zest that would have benefited her lacklustre campaign
An authoritative history of the ‘political famine’ that Stalin inflicted on agrarian Ukraine in the 1930s
A gripping novel of racial prejudice, radicalisation and cross-cultural love
London’s chronicler of forgotten ways finds its inhabitants resistant to his methods
A wry account of a married couple’s trip to Amsterdam reveals a subtle feel for the ordinary
Patti Smith’s reflections on writing give us insights into an intense creative process
A mysterious midlife crisis is at the heart of a novel about a man who flees his family
A vivid family memoir that catalogues the injustices endured by India’s Dalits
A tale of a small New England town turned upside down by its new millionaire resident
A lively biography of the German leader from a self-proclaimed French “fangirl”
‘What does it mean to be a writer? Permanent financial crisis with moments of serenity’
From ‘Smoothie’
An overview of Marxist thought works as both introduction and contemporary critique
A surreal fable examines the dislocation of immigration and political exile
DCI Kate Burrows comes out of retirement to help hunt down a serial killer
The US novelist approaches swimming as fearlessly as she explores emotions in her books
Two debut authors among the six nominees for the £50,000 award
An account of Britain’s exit from the European Exchange Rate Mechanism tells a familiar story of economic failure
An optimistic analysis of the future potential of artificial intelligence
A biographer’s sparely told memoir reveals a literary life of tragedy and resilience
An assured debut about the reality of quiet, ordinary love and sadness
A tennis star known for paying attention to her brand has produced a compelling memoir
Unscrupulous landlords and a predatory removals company are at the heart of this sharp political novel
Newcomers and natives can seem equally displaced in a fine history of postwar immigration to Britain
Entrepreneurs and militants clash in this dystopian vision of environmental collapse
George Smiley returns in a novel that delivers an uncoded blast at Brexit Britain
This eerie novel infuses the mystery genre with symbolism and soul
A well-crafted rebuke to the orthodoxies of gender determinism
Two close childhood friends find their lives diverging as they reach adolescence
‘Writers who shift from the language they inherit often face accusations of betrayal. And yet it can be liberating’
‘In ”The Handmaid’s Tale”, elites try to Make America Great Again by taking it back to the 1650s’
The Nobel laureate on his new novel, the visual imagination and politics in the age of Erdogan
An analysis of relations between the US, China and Japan captures subtle shifts and unexpected continuities
Leading light of second-wave feminism made her name with the book ‘Sexual Politics’
