Reviewed in short

Reviewed in short

Discover the latest short book reviews from the New Statesman, featuring new novels, works of non-fiction, essays and biographies. If you would like to read more in-depth articles, you can explore our sections dedicated to reviews as well as our politics and history books pages.

From General Electric to the gender health gap: new books reviewed in short

Also featuring the new poetry collection by Hannah Sullivan and Hotel Milano by Tim Parks.

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From Marguerite Duras to Anthony Seldon: recent titles reviewed in short

Also featuring Bandit Country by James Conor Patterson and Looking To Sea by Lily Le Brun.

By Pippa Bailey, Michael Prodger, Zoë Grünewald and Ellen Peirson-Hagger

Reviewed in short: From Derek Owusu to Luke Harding

Also featuring The Story of Architecture by Witold Rybczynski and Chokepoint Capitalism by Rebecca Giblin and Cory Doctorow.

By Jeremy Cliffe, Oscar Williams, Christiana Bishop and Michael Prodger

From Lisa Nandy to An Yu: recent books reviewed in short

Also featuring a biography of Peter Beard and White Torture by Narges Mohammadi.

By Alona Ferber, Megan Gibson, Michael Prodger and Sarah Dawood

From Yomi Sode to Jo van Gogh-Bonger: recent books reviewed in short

Also featuring Cleopatra’s Daughter by Jane Draycott and A Line in the World by Dorthe Nors.

By Pippa Bailey, Michael Prodger, India Bourke and Ellen Peirson-Hagger

From Malorie Blackman to Barbara Kingsolver: recent titles reviewed in short

Also featuring Julia Voss’s biography of Hilma af Klint and Living Together by Mim Skinner.

By Anoosh Chakelian, Barney Horner, Ellen Peirson-Hagger and Michael Prodger

From Anthony Quinn to Andrey Kurkov: recent books reviewed in short

Also featuring No Choice: Becca Andrews on the right to abortion, and Servants of the Damned by David Enrich.

By Pippa Bailey, Megan Gibson, Oscar Williams and Michael Prodger

From David Dimbleby to Chelsea Conaboy: recent books reviewed in short

Also featuring A History of Lying by Juan Jacinto Muñoz-Rengel and Euphoria by Elin Cullhed.

By Michael Prodger, Barney Horner, Alona Ferber and Anna Leszkiewicz

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