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Mental healthcare can be life-saving, but Abigail Shrier argues that most therapeutic approaches have serious side effects and few benefits
An exiled Russian writer talks war, Putin and Navalny; insights into the elusive Keir Starmer; why markets won’t save the environment; the ideology and power of Xi Jinping; Donald Trump’s hold over US evangelicals; Paul Theroux’s imagining of Orwell’s youth; 12 years as a Carmelite nun; a new translation of a Japanese cult bestseller — plus James Lovegrove’s pick of the best science fiction
In ‘The Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory’, journalist Tim Alberta explores the former president’s powerful, paradoxical hold over so many US believers
A convincing argument for why a solution to the climate crisis cannot rely on markets alone
Two stimulating books shine a vital light on the thinking behind the superpower
Catherine Coldstream’s intense memoir of a grieving daughter’s journey from agnostic to anchorite reads like a thriller
Aniefiok Ekpoudom’s illuminating, eye-opening social history traces the remarkable ascent of Black British music
A crisp study of key wars in the region offers sobering geopolitical lessons
A new exhibition shines a light on the endless drafting, false starts and painful advice behind great literature
An unsentimental but quietly witty history lifts the veil on the business of bereavement and burial
Recent titles focusing on climate change include an interrogation of claims about data and pointers for citizens to make their voice heard
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 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
The secrets of supercycles; how to build a thriving tech ecosystem; and a deep dive into mining for rare earth metals
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
In ‘Disillusioned’, Benjamin Herold follows five families coping with the wreckage created by outer city development
Art and science align in Lavinia Greenlaw’s thought-provoking essay collection about the power and limitations of our senses
From yoga to mindfulness, Christopher Harding’s rich history looks at the spiritual connections that have long influenced American and European culture
Former war correspondent Lara Pawson’s lightly fictionalised memoir tells vivid, unflinching stories of 20th-century conflict channelled via an inventory of the home
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