“Chemists use test tubes and Bunsen burners; what do economists use?”
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Many people feel dissatisfied with aspects of neoliberalism, but fewer know what it is or where it came from. Economic historian Niall Kishtainy recommends some of his favourite books on the history…
"When you give words to a mental illness, it has less power over you."
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"Because Céline is a deeply French writer, in a totally different tradition, he sees London mythologised as a fictional entity – and he treats it with a dynamism and an energy that I don’t find in English writing."
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If you're looking for the best history books, browse our expert recommendations to find books that are both well-researched and highly readable.
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“I would like to convince people who think otherwise that to be of a wider world actually is not a threat to national and local identity”
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The Women’s Prize for Fiction celebrates women’s voices and women’s storytelling. We spoke to judge Salma El-Wardany about the six novels on the 2026 shortlist ahead of the prize ceremony on Thursday
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While there's an idea that writing is an innate skill, visited on exceptional human beings by a divine muse, the truth is that it involves a lot of practice and hard work. Below, you'll find all our book recommendations relating to writing and how to write.
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Five Books - Expert Book Recommendations
Five Books - Expert Book Recommendations
The best London novels, as recommended by author Iain Sinclair, described by the Spectator as "our greatest guide to London"
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The best books on global cultural understanding, as selected by the judges of the British Academy's 2019 Nayef Al-Rodhan Prize.
The Women's Prize was set up to highlight the very best of women's writing—whatever their subject matter. We spoke to Salma El-Wardany, one of this year's judges, about the six books that made it…
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If you're looking for the best history books, browse our expert recommendations to find books that are both well-researched and highly readable.
“Every generation deals with this tragedy in a different way.”
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Is capitalism the only way forward? And, if it is, are we all doomed? Our economics books section has many interviews dedicated to the operation of capitalism
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"You can often learn more from a novel than you can from a factual book."
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More than 100 years after the Armenian genocide, author Tom de Waal chooses books that sidestep the politics and bring us back to the human story.
The author and Senior Conservator of the University of London's Senate House Library discusses books on Indian Journeys. Interesting selections that offer good insights into the authors themselves
