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From John Berger to Jenny Kleeman: new books reviewed in short

Also featuring Power Up by Yasmin Ali and Ghost Pains by Jessica Jezewska Stevens.

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Reintroducing wolves, boar and other lost wildlife to Britain is about enriching human lives as well as preserving nature.

By Helen Macdonald

Amid allegations of censorship, secrecy and elitism, the 300-year-old institution is tearing itself apart.

By Ellen Peirson-Hagger

Gary Stevenson’s rags-to-riches memoir exposes a system where the rich can’t lose and the economy is choked by inequality.

By Harry Lambert

Also this week: Underdressed in snowy New York, the beauty of book covers, and delighting in London’s diversity.

By Elif Shafak

Also featuring a lost memoir by Harry Edward and The Painter’s Daughters by Emily Howes.

By Harry Clarke-Ezzidio, Barney Horner, Ellen Peirson-Hagger and Michael Prodger

Our simplistic attitude to Western civilisation overlooks the global trade and culture that created it.

By Lucy Hughes-Hallett

As a former chair of the RSL, it is sad to see its mission being undermined by a new censoriousness.

By Lisa Appignanesi