Lauren Oyler’s defence mechanisms
Can the master of the hatchet-job place herself beyond criticism?
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Battle cry of the Scouse dads
In their book Head North, Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram continue to peddle a tired northern exceptionalism.
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What Christopher Nolan got wrong about Oppenheimer
I spent eleven years writing a biography of Oppenheimer. Does Nolan’s film “capture” him in all his complexity?
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Blake Butler’s Molly and the moral duty of biography
Butler’s account of his late wife’s affairs and depression has been called “literary revenge porn”. But biography must not shy…
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The case against therapy in schools
A provocative new book argues that the therapy industry is exacerbating our children’s mental health crisis.
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Britain’s new oligarchy
Tom Burgis’s Cuckooland shows how the power to shape our politics is available to the highest bidder.
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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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Where the wild things were
Reintroducing wolves, boar and other lost wildlife to Britain is about enriching human lives as well as preserving nature.
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