Three important books highlight the technology’s great promise — but warn of the dangers of its misuse without regulation
Camilla Läckberg takes us back to her Christie-style Swedish village while Abir Mukherjee’s surprising move into blockbuster thrillers pays off
A dramatic account of the 1961 Ashes is a compelling story of leadership, empire and class
Barbara Emerson examines how the two countries kept hostilities at bay and warns of the high-handedness of foreign imperialism
The writer and filmmaker rewrites the sex novel with a provocative exploration of sexuality in perimenopause
Christoph Dallach documents the musical renegades transforming Germany’s underground scene in the 1970s
Kaliane Bradley’s time-travel novel moves and amuses with its mix of science fiction, romance and history
Swiss writer Ariane Koch’s debut novel offers a witty, folkloric perspective on immigration and identity
Modern writers are breathing new life — and fresh ghosts and monsters — into a genre that reflects on real-world nightmares
Corinne Fowler’s exploration of the dark histories behind the country’s landed wealth is both scholarly and nuanced
The shape of the future of AI; the empires of Britain and Russia in a 19th-century cold war; the ‘krautrock’ of Germany’s 1970s music scene; the murky colonialism of England’s landed wealth; Miranda July’s novel of mid-life sexuality; Kaliane Bradley’s blend of love story and time-travel; Adelle Waldman’s satire on America’s invisible workforce — plus Nilanjana Roy on horror stories and Adam Le Bor’s pick of thrillers
A modern makeover for Fleming’s spy and a reissue of a classic actioner — but little relief after the gulag
Learn principles and technique with this five-steak programme
Social media has produced growth for once-niche genres and boosted authors little known to mainstream audiences
Corporate hypocrisy and the futility of hard graft are skewered in this novel on working culture in a fictional superstore
The governor of South Dakota is not the only public figure to have disastrously misjudged popular opinion
From corsets and cosmetics to food, fitness and plastic surgery, an absorbing new history explores the timeless pursuit of beauty
A novel about the building of the canal and the people whose lives were changed
This history of medieval and Renaissance household ‘service magic’ is packed with eye-opening details
A story of the lives and loves of four people in contemporary Essex broadens out into a dazzling exploration of science and religion
Michael Donkor’s story of a Black English teacher whose parents struggle to understand his sexuality is subtle and illuminating
The Booker nominee’s finely plotted new novel focuses on post-industrial politics in northern England, and also a great deal more
Prolific author who combined formal experimentation with popular appeal and was a fixture of the New York literary scene
Is India enjoying a golden age or in democratic decline? And what will the prime minister do next? As the nation goes to the polls, four books attempt to unravel its many complexities
In gardens both real and imagined, Laing asks whether we can use green spaces to make a more equal world
In this memoir, the child of American white nationalists chronicles a remarkable personal journey towards awareness and anti-racism
A senior barrister makes the case for fixing the ‘sense of decay’ affecting Westminster and offers detailed and robust reforms
A look at how to control nothing but influence everything; a re-evaluation of how we learn; and breaking down the flaws in economic analyses
Tools used by recruiters and managers to hire and fire may be doing more harm than good
From shady deals to outright fraud, a series of high-profile scandals have rocked the art world. What’s the solution?
Dana Mattioli’s important book looks at the winner-takes-all dynamic that built a competition-squashing behemoth
Was a Highland postman the inspiration for Mr McGregor?
The author and journalist on Cambridge, Black British gay history and his ‘garish’ gold jacket
Rupert Thomson’s exceptional novel makes co-conspirators of his readers in the story of a history professor’s mid-life breakdown
Stupidity; Soho; Stiglitz; and spam
The American screenwriter’s account of four decades in Hollywood is as gossipy and scandalous as you’d expect
Rachel Cockerell movingly chronicles her ancestors’ migration from Kyiv to America — via a scheme for a homeland in Texas
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