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His novel won France’s leading literary prize — yet it confronts head-on an establishment struggling to shake off colonial attitudes
From politics, economics and history to art, food and, of course, fiction — FT writers and critics pick their favourite reads in our annual round-up of publishing highlights
The turbulent age that straddles the first millennium is brought to life in a history worthy of a modern television epic
A disappearing sun, adventure by a real astronaut, nanotech in Dhaka, a dystopian Texas and short stories to fuel the imagination
This autobiographical novel about a vanished Yugoslavian homeland and unease in a new country frays reality
The art historian’s book attempts to upset some of our assumptions about different shades to kaleidoscopic effect
WFH, presenteeism, the ‘Big Resignation’ — one novel and two searching non-fiction books shine a spotlight on dramatic changes in working culture
The Polish Nobel Prize-winner’s magnum opus is a dazzling achievement, aided by an equally deft English translation
Martin Indyk’s revelatory account highlights the extraordinary geopolitical influence wielded by the former US secretary of state
What’s not working in the world of work, the lyrics of Paul McCartney, the stratagems of Henry Kissinger, memories of a lost Yugoslav homeland, a magnum opus from Nobel laureate Olga Tokarczuk, the FT/McKinsey business book 2021 — plus Barry Forshaw’s round-up of crime fiction
Two celebrated Dutch authors grapple in different ways with the future of Europe
This two-volume collection offers a rewarding portrait of the artist, despite its literary pretensions
Winner of the FT/McKinsey business book award aims to ‘wake people up’ to the dangers of cyber warfare
‘There’s nothing extraordinary about women being creative. It’s the creativity, the work, that’s extraordinary’
Christmas reading recommendations to challenge your thinking
‘This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends’ sheds light on secretive world of cyber security
Proposal for a book on the future of higher education takes the award for authors under 35
This story of an irresolute head of household and his family in late Victorian Manchester sings with period detail
Patricia Cornwell’s Kay Scarpetta returns; German conspiracy; Budapest bravura; and Michael Connelly in post-George Floyd LA
The writer was made for our times far more than his own, having the misfortune to peak during one of history’s blander interludes
From the politicisation of the workplace to implementing strategy in difficult times — here are the top titles from this month and next
A polymath and polyglot who never lost sight of the possibility for hope amid conflict
The country’s writers have used science fiction and fantasy to tackle earthly issues — and the rest of the world is catching up
This is a contemplative and companionable work on the role played by glowing interiors in the nocturnal scenes of art and literature
In this superb account, Kevin Birmingham delves into the mind of the real-life murderer who inspired Dostoevsky’s novel
The story of the city as a centre for commerce and consumption has lessons for today’s urban planners
Cyber attacks, how the education system went wrong and the women decarbonising the future
Three authors in the running for FT and McKinsey’s award for best business book proposal
A bitingly funny and surprisingly moving meditation on the nature of identity from the author of ‘His Bloody Project’
A remarkable new history of the Ottomans restores the empire’s central role in shaping European culture
Two books document and attempt to explain how fear is harnessed by manufacturers and the NRA to fill their coffers
Now the predictions of his bestseller ‘The Circle’ have been superseded, his sequel to the dystopia has had to reach deeper
The king’s reputation as feeble or despotic is in need of revision, argues this well-researched biography
Crisis in the Peak District; a sculptor’s response to loss; nature reclaims its own; and an Irish reminiscence to enrapture the listener
The psychoanalyst Adam Phillips questions what it means for us to ‘get better’ as individuals
FT writers, editors and columnists select their must-read titles
Our pick of the best books written by current and former FT writers
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