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The best children’s books for summer 2024
Find dreams of better worlds in new books for young readers.
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Read all the latest book reviews from the New Statesman and discover the best novels, non-fiction, essays and biographies. If you’re looking for something more specific, explore our sections dedicated to politics books and history books.
Find dreams of better worlds in new books for young readers.
ByA former judge reveals how the law is loaded against victims of rape and domestic violence.
ByAlso featuring The Boundless River by Mathijs Deen and Systemic by Layal Liverpool.
ByA remarkable new novel tells the story of Victor Grayson, the rock star of Victorian socialism.
ByCaught at a violent turning point in history, the United States is struggling to find a path forward.
ByWhy understanding the wild and fragile world of adolescence helps us better know ourselves.
ByAlso featuring Anima: A Wild Pastoral by Kapka Kassabova and Sick of It by Sophie Harman.
ByA Freudian reading of the comedies and tragedies reveals how we can embrace life’s failures and reversals.
ByHow stars from Little Richard to David Bowie used their sexuality to set popular culture free.
ByAlso featuring The Singularity by Dino Buzzati and The Road to the Country by Chigozie Obioma.
ByDenied an audience with frontman Kevin Rowland, the author Nige Tassell asks the band’s army of musicians to tell its…
ByPaul Collier’s new book reveals how worship of the market made the UK one of the most unequal countries in…
ByA century ago women activists worked together despite their political differences. Can they do so again?
ByHistory reveals what drives the ambitions of would-be Caesars – and how we can counter them.
ByWhether acting as an adversary or a partner to the West, the Kremlin has long yearned for recognition and respect.
ByAlso featuring Ronald Moody: Sculpting Life by Ego Ahaiwe Sowinski and The Cursed Friend by Elena Pala.
ByThe French capital, once a seat of global power, has entered a new era of political and cultural upheaval.
ByOur understanding of the earliest humans is shaped by contemporary beliefs about race, violence and sex.
ByThe poet’s candid project of self-discovery prefigured autofiction and shaped a generation of writers.
ByThe American writer’s knowledge of war’s random violence did not prepare him for a profound encounter with mortality.
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