Three important books highlight the technology’s great promise — but warn of the dangers of its misuse without regulation
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
Barbara Emerson examines how the two countries kept hostilities at bay and warns of the high-handedness of foreign imperialism
Christoph Dallach documents the musical renegades transforming Germany’s underground scene in the 1970s
Corinne Fowler’s exploration of the dark histories behind the country’s landed wealth is both scholarly and nuanced
From corsets and cosmetics to food, fitness and plastic surgery, an absorbing new history explores the timeless pursuit of beauty
This history of medieval and Renaissance household ‘service magic’ is packed with eye-opening details
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 look at how to control nothing but influence everything; a re-evaluation of how we learn; and breaking down the flaws in economic analyses
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
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
This fast-paced account lays bare bitter divisions, relentless setbacks and a prime minister’s ultimate undoing
The writer, who lost an eye and use of his hand in the attempted murder, uses witty prose to overcome the urge to confront his attacker in the flesh
An exploration of the lives of countless unsung artisans who made the book what it is — and isn’t — today
Recent titles range from the effects of extreme weather on human behaviour to the unseen forces of nature
His pioneering theoretical work helped us understand what made the universe possible
The literary superstar’s profound comments on mankind’s relationship with God are both beautiful and thought-provoking
Anna Reid’s vivid history of an ill-judged intervention in 1918 demonstrates that we underestimate Russia at our peril
Getting familiar with AI, motorsports history, and how to thrive under pressure
Daniel Susskind argues that there is too much muddled thinking on the topic
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