Science writer and Superior author Angela Saini on the oppression of women I’ve read a fair amount on the origins … More
Tag: political
Book review: Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton
Humour and fast-paced plotting from the author of the Booker Prize-winning The Luminaries Birnam Wood pits a group of guerilla … More
Book review: One Small Voice by Santanu Bhattacharya
One Small Voice skilfully interweaves the coming-of-age story of Shubhankar Trivedi (Shabby) with a backdrop of communal violence which touches … More
Book review: The New Life by Tom Crewe
The New Life draws on real events, but freely adapts them. In late-nineteenth-century London, John Addington and Henry Ellis (based … More
Book review: The End of Nightwork by Aidan Cottrell-Boyce
Pol has a rare condition which means his body ages in sudden bursts, rather than gradually. At thirteen he aged … More
Book review: Instructions for the Working Day by Joanna Campbell
Neil Fischer is shy, socially awkward and repressed – an English archetype. His late father, though, was from East Germany. … More
Book review: Hothouse Earth by Bill McGuire
Hothouse Earth, written by geologist and activist Bill McGuire, is a great summary for the general reader of the key … More
Book review: Regenesis by George Monbiot
Having read George Monbiot’s journalism, I knew Regenesis would be a brilliantly argued and carefully researched read on the challenges … More
Book review: While Justice Sleeps by Stacey Abrams
Is there no end to the achievements of Stacey Abrams? The lawyer, campaigner and politician’s voter outreach programme is widely … More
Book review: Slough House by Mick Herron (Slough House #7)
The latest Slough House novel is always a treat. This one — which is actually called Slough House — eviscerates … More
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