Erdogan Rising: the making of an autocrat
A new book explores the complex background to Erdogan’s tightening grip on power.
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The Outlaw Ocean: a cinematic voyage following criminals at sea
There is no lack of danger in Ian Urbina’s high sea travels; impressively, he never shies away from it.
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Another brick in the Wall
The division of Berlin created a cage designed to stop a population fleeing. It was a triumph of East German…
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Why the novel matters
We can try to bend the novel to fit our politics or culture, but it will always go its own…
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Splitting the Booker shows that this year’s judges don’t understand what the Prize is for
Ultimately the point of literary prizes is to sell books, champion authors and give booksellers a hand, not to trigger…
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General James Mattis on wars that failed to offer a better tomorrow
The memoir of the four-star general and Trump’s former secretary of defence is, in essence, about leadership.
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Andrew Marr on Margaret Thatcher: the Iron Lady’s last stand
The third volume of Charles Moore’s thrilling and fair-minded biography shows how Thatcher was felled by her own tragic flaws.
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Kirsty Logan’s Things We Say in the Dark: surreal twists on modern fears
The Scottish writer’s short-story collection is made up of eccentric accounts of the supernatural, the dystopian and the outright horror-filled.
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