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Julian Borger tells the remarkable story of how his father and seven other Viennese children were adopted via newspaper classifieds
An idiosyncratic style drives this story of loss and lust in working-class gay life in rural England
Recent titles focusing on climate change include an interrogation of claims about data and pointers for citizens to make their voice heard
An astute portrayal of the dislocation of first-generation immigrants
After ‘Such a Fun Age’, the bestselling writer turns her finely tuned satire on the power dynamics of US college life
The Ibis trilogy author looks back at how Britain used the drug to pummel India, corrupt China and prop up its empire
Aubrey Gordon faces her challenges with urbane wit in Jeanie Finlay’s film
‘The Physics of Sorrow’ and ‘The Story Smuggler’ by the International Booker winner are wistfully revealing about life in post-Communist Bulgaria
The rich have always been with us. Is that a good thing?
How do we conduct a meaningful conversation? This latest book by ‘The Power of Habit’ author struggles to provide inspiration
How would one of the 20th century’s most important philosophers handle the challenges of today? A new biography offers intriguing answers
Alexander Christie-Miller’s encounters with communities near the city walls evoke a rich heritage in danger of being swept away
Tricia Romano’s gripping oral history The Freaks Came Out to Write captures the alchemy of Greenwich Village’s counterculture newspaper at its best
Culled from a decade of diary entries, this ‘experimental fiction’ is full of fun — and frustration
The secrets of supercycles; how to build a thriving tech ecosystem; and a deep dive into mining for rare earth metals
Politicians everywhere are making appeals to ancient history — but their thinking is based on a myth
Philip Ball demotes the role of the double helix molecule, arguing that biology is far messier and marvellous than many scientists suspected
A frightening and exhilarating historical fly-through of the democratic experiment
The Irish author lived in the defensive fort only a short time — but it would be pivotal in the writing of ‘Ulysses’
An author’s literary creations turn against him in Cord Jefferson’s razor-sharp comedy
In ‘Disillusioned’, Benjamin Herold follows five families coping with the wreckage created by outer city development
‘I have always been very afraid of my thoughts . . . and their ability to transform into monsters and replace reality’
Laird Hunt’s portrait of seemingly ordinary lives in Reagan-era Indiana is a timely refresher on human decency
Set Prague, this exhilarating novel within a novel offers all manner of narrative twists, turns and tricks
Art and science align in Lavinia Greenlaw’s thought-provoking essay collection about the power and limitations of our senses
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