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Tom Robbins selects his must-read titles
Pilita Clark selects her must-read titles
Gideon Rachman selects his must-read titles
Lauren Indvik selects her must-read titles
Martin Wolf selects his must-read titles for the second half of 2020
Clive Cookson selects his must-read titles
John Thornhill selects his must-read titles
Andrew Hill selects his must-read titles
Tom Burgis’ probe shines a light on the legalised secrecy within the financial system
From an examination of British spy agencies to a treatise on America’s optimal role in the world, featured works this week include Irish short stories and a comprehensive new biography of Sylvia Plath — plus a round-up of the best young adult fiction and more
The US should neither run the world, nor run from it, says a former Obama adviser
Heather Clark’s biography, Red Comet, frees the poet of decades of mythmaking and cultural baggage
From supper or tea to the pronunciation of ‘scone’, Pen Vogler examines food habits as a marker of social status
Michael Ashcroft charts the relentless ascent of the UK chancellor but struggles to find much grit
Edward Luce picks his best reads on the next US leader, the vice-president and the daunting tasks ahead
Two books look at the hard graft of gathering intelligence and our enduring fascination with spookery
Edmund Fawcett dissects the contradictions of conservative thought and political practice in four countries
Biography captures the thrill of scientific discovery, as well as the trials of daily living
An intrepid, polemical reporter who made his career in the Middle East
Brian Dillon’s essays in defence of literary originality are a reminder of the beauty that can be contained in concision
The Powerful and the Damned gives an up-close view of the challenges of editing in our age of disruption
A gripping tale of the archaeologists who raced to uncover dazzling ancient monuments
Three books by western journalists underline the terrible toll the religious-based nation has faced since independence
A lively study of port cities and globalisation in the age of steam-driven technology
A ‘witness statement’ from a lifetime of travels — and an urgent call to action
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