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NYT journalists Walt Bogdanich and Michael Forsythe deliver an exposé of the controversies that have dogged the storied firm
The unknown fate of a German researcher plagued by paranoia becomes a story cut short
This timely biography by Nick Thomas-Symonds portrays a Labour leader and prime minister animated by passions
Two new books — by Anna Arutunyan and Samir Puri — do a fine job of placing the hostility in its larger historical, geopolitical and social contexts
The latest from JK Rowling’s crime-writing alter ego Robert Galbraith; a legal thriller from Scott Turow; and murder mysteries that prove the Nordic noir boom is still resounding
A history of the last century fuelled by America’s global dream; Orlando Figes on the past that shapes Putin’s rule in Russia; new fiction from William Boyd, TC Boyle and John Boyne with the sequel to ‘The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas’; how Serge Diaghilev made modern ballet; literary gold dust at an antiquarian bookseller — plus a review of Alan Garner’s booker-shortlisted ‘Treacle Walker’
The historian digs deep into the country’s mythologies to put its president’s worldview in perspective
An epic account of a New York dynasty and its rise to political influence
Social insights and eccentricities from behind the counter at one of the world’s oldest antiquarian booksellers
Belying the gloom of traditional narratives of the early-Medieval age, many communities lived peaceful, cosmopolitan lives
An economic history of the last century recalls a period that improved and redefined the lives of billions — yet also enabled war and environmental destruction
A deliciously entertaining account of high art, low cunning and one of the most creative episodes in the history of the arts
Sharp, witty and fiendishly plotted, the bestselling author’s latest book evokes interwar London with Dickensian flair
Three decades after his comic book about the Holocaust shook up the publishing world, the graphic novelist is to receive a lifetime achievement award
Unimpressed by the ‘boys’ club’, Katy Hessel has published a campaigning book that tackles the art-world patriarchy
Alison Bashford explores the ideas of two generations of a scientific dynasty
A detailed unpicking of the illusion China’s rulers perpetuate that the country’s economic growth has been driven by reform
The Oxford philosopher makes the case for an unseen group whose interests we have neglected
Ian Kershaw’s essays explore whether 20th-century leaders seized power through sheer force of personality or were mere opportunists
The former editor’s boisterous autobiography charts the runaway, reckless success of the 1990s ‘lad’ magazine and the aftermath of addiction
How to work with anyone — and a new approach to crisis management
The Brazilian novelist blurred the boundaries between the everyday and the extraordinary in thought-provoking ways
A senior female banker’s memoir makes for uncomfortable reading for boosters of the banking behemoth
These urgent pleas to protect the planet’s wildernesses pose the question: can capitalism change to help stop the carnage?
Kryzystof Pelc argues that engaging with our passions and intrinsic motivations leaves space for a new kind of politics — and more leisure time
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