Books

Secrets of the womb

Leah Hazard’s new book shows how this complex, life-giving muscle has been maligned and misunderstood.

Latest in Books

The Canadian psychologist’s quest for order is thwarted by the tragicomedy of his own life.

By Johanna Thomas-Corr

Sanitising the writer’s legacy may help him remain profitable – but his books can’t be easily cleaned up.

By Anna Leszkiewicz

The politician’s new work is a limited and soporific harangue. How did he twice get close to becoming leader of…

By Christopher Caldwell

Alex Niven’s The North Will Rise Again is a missed chance – a sustained swipe at a government long gone…

By Stuart Maconie

Also featuring Killjoy by Jo Cheetham and The Treasuries by Clare Bucknell.

By Rachel Cunliffe, Christiana Bishop, Michael Prodger and Barney Horner

In The Big Con Mariana Mazzucato and Rosie Collington reveal how management consultants promise to fix governments but end up…

By Will Lloyd

From politics and Big Tech to history and identity, the essential books for the year ahead.

By Tom Gatti