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Global warming has made environmentalists of us all. Yet debate still rages over what is the best solution
The ethics of genome editing, masculinity under the spotlight, the argument for better arguments, Britain’s 1960s winter of discontent, the truth about the Vikings — and Suzi Feay’s young adult fiction round-up
Digging up the past can help to realign our notions of the present
Two books, by Walter Isaacson and Henry Greely, seek to start the public debate on whether we should alter our genomes
Public disagreement today can often become toxic. But we can learn from the ancients to turn online pile-ons into constructive debate
Are modern men facing a crisis of masculinity?
Juliet Nicolson’s book seeks to link the big freeze of 1962-63 to the decade’s emerging social upheaval
Kerri ní Dochartaigh’s debut work evokes the landscapes of her Irish childhood with emotional resonance
Two books on remarkable 14th-century peasant John Westwyk and Dutch visionary Christiaan Huygens remind us of the dark ages that could still follow
In her biography of the late Jeremy Heywood, his widow Suzanne captures his legacy as an outstanding cabinet secretary
A mighty river and nationalist myths loom large in these two fascinating history books by Janet M Hartley and Mark Galeotti
Yang Jisheng’s formidable investigation of the Cultural Revolution is a work of breathtaking courage
The FT journalist brings much-needed substance to the overly emotional debate over the UK’s global role post-empire
Persecution of Jewish people persists — and has worsened — yet it fails to provoke outcry from progressives
Two books shine a light on the cultural power of clothing, proving fashion is more than just skin deep
A law professor’s account of patrolling the streets as a volunteer cop gets under the skin of the policing problem
John Preston’s timely book revisits the extraordinary fate and fortunes of a larger-than-life media mogul
Timely reminder of the Romantic’s enduring beauty on the 200th anniversary of his death
Katherine Zubovich offers a richly illustrated account of a masterplan for proclaiming the Soviet Union’s greatness to the world
Richard Bradford’s biography of the crime writer aims to ‘get behind the words’ but glosses over what made her writing so compelling
The real-life story of inseparable cousins who transgressed rural notions of propriety and paid the ultimate price
Ferdinand Mount on three books that examine the legacies of empire and the forces unleashed by Brexit
Turkey’s history of authoritarianism is explored in this travelogue-cum-biography of the former prime minister
Academic and writer whose book ‘Composing a Life’ became a feminist touchstone
A gallop through the mind and art of a man whose novels and personal journey crackled with drama
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