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The Wizard of the Kremlin takes us inside the mind of Putin’s spin-master

Giuliano da Empoli’s fictionalised portrait of Vladislav Surkov dramatises the birth of the post-truth world.

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From a Keir Starmer biography to new fiction by Ali Smith – here are the books to look out for…

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Two new books show that a century after it formed its first government, the party is once again wrestling with…

By Andrew Marr

Also featuring Our Moon by Rebecca Boyle and Trapped in History by Nicholas Rankin.

By Michael Prodger, Samir Jeraj, Morgane Llanque and Ellen Peirson-Hagger

The philosophy of magic inspired the founders of modern science. Now it feeds the delusions of Silicon Valley.

By John Gray

Vincent Deary’s exhilarating new book mixes science, philosophy and memoir to argue that self-acceptance is our best defence against the…

By Sophie McBain

This year’s books highlights include new works from Kevin Barry, Sarah Perry and Ali Smith.

By Ellen Peirson-Hagger

Our choice of the year’s essential fiction and non-fiction.

By New Statesman