From Sunjeev Sahota to Jonn Elledge: new books reviewed in short
Also featuring Dispersals by Jessica J Lee and All Things Are Too Small by Becca Rothfeld
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Sophie McBain is associate editor of the New Statesman and writes on psychology, society and the science of us. She has reported for the New Statesman from the US and Middle East and her writing has earned her two British Society of Magazine Editors awards and the 2016 Amnesty International Award for best feature.
Also featuring Dispersals by Jessica J Lee and All Things Are Too Small by Becca Rothfeld
By Sophie McBain, George Monaghan, Michael Prodger and Anna LeszkiewiczScandinavians are not better parents – but their politicians, unlike Britain’s, understand that childcare is a social good.
By Sophie McBainAlso featuring Power Up by Yasmin Ali and Ghost Pains by Jessica Jezewska Stevens.
By Michael Prodger, Megan Gibson, Sophie McBain and Megan KenyonAlso featuring Pity by Andrew McMillan and Breaking Through by Katalin Karikó.
By Sophie McBain, Ellen Peirson-Hagger, Sarah Dawood and Michael Prodger“Professor Paranoia” on what works in psychiatry, and why he’s asking patients to put on virtual reality headsets.
By Sophie McBainFor stroke victims and those who are paralysed, devices that can interpret thoughts are a lifeline. But should Big…
By Sophie McBainVincent Deary’s exhilarating new book mixes science, philosophy and memoir to argue that self-acceptance is our best defence against…
By Sophie McBainPsychoanalyst Darian Leader’s study of the motivations behind sex and desire is irredeemably bonkers.
By Sophie McBainA radical new history argues that human society was shaped not by hunter-gatherer skills but the bodies of our…
By Sophie McBain