Olive Kitteridge and Lucy Barton finally meet in the author’s perfectly rendered world of Crosby, Maine
A hugely ambitious, insightful and readable account of our relationship with money
An emotionally compelling account of the traumatic and miraculous ramifications of an organ transplant
From Lewis Carroll to Roald Dahl and Harry Potter, Sam Leith’s engrossing book is more than a history — it’s a celebration
Encouraging wealth creators helps to generate economic growth and affluence
In Yoko Ogawa’s beautifully composed novel, a young girl tries to make sense of the world around her
Capers in Constantinople and Cornwall — plus a chilling story of espionage set in 1930s Vienna — are among the most compelling new spy novels
As head of America’s Barnes & Noble chain he reinvented the business, but could not compete with Amazon’s disruption
Diarmaid Ferriter’s history of modern Ireland chronicles the dramatic social, political and economic shifts that have taken place within a generation
An autobiography that’s also a work of criticism — and all the better for it
The best things to eat, buy and see this month
Uwe Neumahr’s story of the journalists at the war crimes trial tackles thorny questions about bias and collective German guilt
Virginie Despentes uses the 18th-century epistolary form to craft a modern exploration of ageing, gender and addiction
Gauguin’s quasi memoir, rediscovered in 2020, is a key source for a biography that captures the painter’s contradictory character
With bigger stars and a lighter tone, the new series has more to offer viewers
The author’s latest novel draws on Herbert Henry Asquith’s letters to aristocrat Venetia Stanley in the run-up to the first world war
Amorina Kingdon on the secrets of underwater acoustics and the damaging effects of noise pollution on marine wildlife
Mark Haddon turns to Greek myths and contemporary narratives to examine love, genetics and animals
Familiar material becomes a page-turner in Tim Parks’s expert hands
Bite-sized verse has its place, but two new anthologies offer a chance for deeper engagement with poetic traditions
The Booker Prize-winning author and the acclaimed visual artist discuss the activist spirit that underpins their literature and art
The rivalry between Buffon and Linnaeus has lessons about disrupters and exploitation
The lauded author’s Booker-longlisted novel follows a secret agent as she monitors green activists in deepest France
Nell Frizzell’s carefully observed novel explores the messy emotions that bind siblings together
The fortunes of the Kremlin caterer turned Russian mercenary chief were inextricably — and fatally — tied to Putin’s patronage
