Ian McEwan and the mess of living
His new novel Lessons is alert to human texture and complexity – and it’s his best in 20 years.
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The Last Colony exposes a deep injustice at the heart of the British state
Fifty years ago the UK forcibly removed the inhabitants of the Chagos Islands. Will they ever be allowed to return?
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Reviewed in short: New books from Steve Brusatte, Selby Wynn Schwartz, Katy Hessel and Seán Hewitt
The Rise and Reign of the Mammals by Brusatte, After Sappho by Schwartz, The Story of Art Without Men by…
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Pragya Agarwal: “Gender stereotypes are so deeply embedded in society”
The scientist and writer on being “over-emotional”, sexism in the workplace, and why women’s pain is less likely to be…
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Richard Powers: “Climate change is a psychological problem”
The author of The Overstory and Bewilderment explains why our best hope is to reconnect with nature.
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From spy to journalist to celebrated poet: the curious life of Basil Bunting
The letters of the Northumbrian modernist reveal an idiosyncratic career and an exacting critical mind.
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British diplomacy in the dock
A former diplomat’s new book reveals that, for 25 years, UK foreign policy has left mainly harm and disorder in…
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Reviewed in short: New books by Guy Standing, Stu Hennigan, Jessica Andrews and Don Paterson
The Blue Commons by Standing, Ghost Signs by Hennigan, Milk Teeth by Andrews and The Arctic by Paterson.
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