I’m familiar with Gary Stevenson for his campaigning on inequality so I knew about his backstory as a financial trader, … More
Tag: political
Book review: Not the End of the World by Hannah Ritchie
How do you alert people to the seriousness of the environmental challenges we face, while not making them feel despairing … More
Book review: My Friends by Hisham Matar
A subtle depiction of friendship in exile from the Pulitzer-prize winning author of The Return My Friends intertwines a story … More
Book review: Wild Thorns by Sahar Khalifeh
Resistance and resignation – Khalifeh’s Palestinian classic offers a vivid depiction of life under occupation First published in 1976, Wild … More
Book review: The 100 Trillion Dollar Wealth Transfer by Ken Costa
I must admit that I didn’t expect to agree with the arguments of an investment banker and Tory donor. But, … More
Book review: The Patriarchs: How Men Came to Rule by Angela Saini
Science writer and Superior author Angela Saini on the oppression of women I’ve read a fair amount on the origins … More
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