Journal of an American plague year
Eric Klinenberg’s study of New York’s struggle with Covid in 2020 reveals a society riven by racism and discontent.
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Eric Klinenberg’s study of New York’s struggle with Covid in 2020 reveals a society riven by racism and discontent.
ByHer Belfast-set novel upended my understanding of the Catholic Church and its history of prejudice.
ByAlso featuring Unearthing by Kyo Maclear and Six Stories by Stefan Zweig.
ByA landmark new biography portrays the Labour leader as a man with an entirely abnormal drive and a narrow-eyed focus…
ByHow the bluestockings used wit and learning to subvert a deeply misogynist culture.
ByAlso featuring Spent Light by Lara Pawson and Moral AI And How We Get There.
ByRob Henderson’s memoir Troubled paints a bleak picture of poverty in the US. Are liberal “luxury beliefs” to blame?
ByA new biography reveals how the poet’s life of extremes was echoed by the hyperactive irony of his work.
ByThe proliferation of online pornography has degraded the way we view our bodies and relationships.
ByIn Little Englanders, Alwyn Turner reveals striking parallels between Britain in decline at the start of the 20th century and…
ByAlso featuring Parasol Against the Axe by Helen Oyeyemi and James and John by Chris Bryant.
ByHow the subculture emerged from postwar London’s tribal landscape of fashion, class and violence.
ByWhy did the great novelist of female attraction create such misery in his marriages?
ByStefan Zweig’s 1942 portrait of the late Austro-Hungarian empire remains a stark warning against taking national security for granted.
ByAlso featuring Pity by Andrew McMillan and Breaking Through by Katalin Karikó.
ByOnce feted for his showmanship, Ukraine’s president has become plagued by corruption scandals and military failures.
ByHow a mass picnic party broke open Hungary’s Austrian border and foreshadowed the fall of the Berlin Wall.
ByThe Canadian novelist’s Alphabetical Diaries find a new way to capture the rhythms of human consciousness.
ByAlso featuring My Friends by Hisham Matar and Veiled Threat by Nadeine Asbal.
ByFrom Mussolini to Mao, autocrats have often turned to writers to tighten their grip on power.
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