The ruthless, self-questioning brilliance of Janet Malcolm
The New Yorker journalist, who has died aged 86, was one of the greatest practitioners of her trade, as well as its most penetrating…
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“Choking on sanctimony”: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie on the cult of righteousness
The Nigerian author’s blistering polemic reveals some uncomfortable truths about young progressives on social media.
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How politics lost touch with everyday life
Two new books argue politics is too often arrogantly distant from the things that really matter.
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Gordon Brown’s convincing and clear-sighted vision for the future
In his new book Seven Ways to Change the World, the former prime minister achieves a fluency in prose that…
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Reviewed in Short: New books by Gillian Tett, Ruth Scurr, Edward White and Sjón
Anthro-Vision by Tett, Napoleon: A Life in Gardens and Shadows by Scurr, The Twelve Lives of Alfred Hitchcock by White and Red Milk…
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What we can learn from Giuseppe Garibaldi
In the 19th century Garibaldi united a divided country. Today’s polarised politics could benefit from his pragmatic idealism.
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Covid and the rise of the non-place
The pandemic has destroyed countless community and public assets, but the power of local identity remains vital to our recovery.
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David Diop Q&A: “I don’t have a theme tune. I like songs to take me away from me“
The French novelist reflects on the work of Nelson Mandela, being painted by Chagall and 18th century French literature.
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