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From Covid’s consequences to the House of Windsor, FT books editors pick their titles to look for in the coming year
Maria Crawford selects her must-read titles
From a penthouse with panoramic city views to a Lido villa surrounded by gardens
From a European-style château in Connecticut to a 75-acre family home with apple trees in New Hampshire
From a thatched home in Dartmoor to a Grade I-listed Jacobean house in the New Forest
Peaceful retreats with little but the water, forest and views to distract you
Maria Crawford selects her best mid-year reads
From an elegant home once owned by the Thai royal family to a house in Barbados designed by Oliver Messel
From a coastal Pembrokeshire outpost to a Georgian mansion in Edinburgh
FT writers’ plans go beyond the usual screen conversation — why not lay the table together or share a film?
Lovelorn characters and comedic excess abound in a new collection of short stories set in Ireland
RF Foster’s enjoyable biography comes into its own on the poet’s navigation through the Troubles
Swedish academy praised ‘unmistakable poetic voice’ of former US poet laureate
Stark realism and absurd fantasy intersect in this unforgettable Japanese tale
The style innovator introduced Britain to creations of his own as well as international objects
Working from home showed her how pieces had to offer flexibility, resilience and calm
A debut collection of tales of life in the shadow of the Blue Ridge mountains are by turns funny, smart and moving
A gripping tale propelled by a destructive shared family secret
Starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus as a pathologically insecure politician, the series put the vice-presidency in the spotlight
The Booker-longlisted novel depicts the relationship between an addict and her son with compassion and stark realism
FT reviewers Maria Crawford and Barry Forshaw hosted a discussion at noon UK time on Friday July 10
Reimagined as a three-volume graphic novel, the saga of reaches its epic conclusion in small-town America
A bloody tale about an 1870s Australian gang leader Ned Kelly; a woman is being pursued and tormented by her evil-entrepreneur ex
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