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Putin’s war on Ukraine exposes not only a rift between Russia and the west, but also divisions within eastern Europe
A slender novel from one of our greatest writers is a reminder to prize every moment we get with her on the page
Tim Burrows traces the history of a county that has become a byword for vulgarity and rebellion
The former poet laureate’s second memoir charts a brilliant career underpinned by his ability to network
James Ashton’s corporate drama of the extraordinary impact of the ‘Switzerland of semiconductors’ that’s more valued by foreign investors
Naoise Dolan’s second novel explores the ups and downs of romantic love in not entirely convincing fashion
Three books — including a novel — overturn assumptions about how politics, economics and science should combat global warming
The rightwing lurch of a crucial branch of government not only stifles liberal causes but is a cause for long-term concern, argue two new insider accounts
From a Tan Twan Eng tale of colonial intrigue to the epoch-defining voice of Martin Amis
A constellation of characters shines in the Booker-nominated author’s caustic campus-set tale of aspiring artists
The author finds that a relative’s 18th-century diary offers a window to the past and a context for his own life
The Argentine author’s award-winning novel revels in black humour on misogyny, abuse and disability
Charting the rise of the influencing industry and how experts could make better leaders
The visionary author on the limits of AI, the uses of science fiction — and why there’s a ‘market opportunity for volleyballs’
Three books urge us to rethink how we tackle climate change; the rightward lurch of the US Supreme Court; Rachmaninoff’s lament for a lost Russia; the greed and short-termism of the asset management industry; sharp new American novels by Brandon Taylor and Jen Beagin; an 18th-century diary — and an award winner by an Argentine octogenarian
The novel’s female rector protagonist faces a difficult decision in a world of fast-changing mores
From fleeing war and revolution to life as an émigré in the US, Fiona Maddocks profiles the much-loved Russian composer
Jen Beagin’s new novel is a brilliant satire of therapy-speak and wellness
It is hard not share Brett Christophers’ rage in this polemic against the greed and short-termism of the asset management industry
Alexander Chula’s eclectic biography shows that the African nation has rich lessons for wealthier countries
The writer’s life might best be understood as one long reply to George Orwell’s idea that only plainness can illuminate truth
Wang Xiaobo’s semi-autobiographical account of the final decades of the 20th century in China is both subversive and hilarious
Tired of endless books on time management? An artist and a watchmaker, no less, share wisdom about this most precious resource in modern life
Two books by leading historians do a fine job in charting the path from fanaticism and violence to national reconciliation
Author Georgi Gospodinov and translator Angela Rodel on ‘Time Shelter’, the first Bulgarian book to win the prize
The sequel to ‘The Country of Others’ finds its Catholic-Muslim couple facing the upheavals of Morocco in the 1960s
A Downing Street inspired satire by Boris Johnson’s former adviser pales in comparison with political reality
The writer confronts family woes — and the difficulty of championing leftwing causes while hailing from privilege
The FT examines the causes and effects of an increasing global resistance to antibiotics: from the pressures doctors are under to prescribe them, to what new treatments are currently in the pipeline, as well as what role can the consumer play in reducing antibiotic use in the food chain
Martin Daunton’s history of trade liberalisation shows that capricious US opinion has always mattered most
Hard-hitting fiction offers warnings about the dangers of a reimagined history
How the wunderkind behind shoe etailer Zappos set a goal of happiness rather than riches but ended his life in squalor and delusion
A comic prodigy who relished vulgarity and made low-life subject matter a speciality, he was always a literary critic at heart
Vividly drawn characters blaze trails across small-town Arkansas and Nazi-occupied Oslo
The ‘Moskau Connection’ recounts Gerhard Schröder and other politicians’ all-too-trusting approach to Putin
The British novelist whose swagger and love of literary pyrotechnics produced dazzling, sardonic prose
Writer dubbed ‘the erstwhile Mick Jagger of British letters’ was drawn to the underbelly of society
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