The scents in killing
Katia Zykova provides a chemical and literary perspective on the acclaimed story of a murderer.
Yellowface by R. F. Kuang hits the mark, sometimes
Book Club’s November pick: a witty take on the failings of an industry.
Summer snapshots
Your Books editor documents a season full of literary travels.
Book review: Killing Thatcher
A commentary on Rory Carroll’s investigation into the near-assassination of Margaret Thatcher.
Combining the stanza with heritage
Our incoming Books editor discusses literature by Black British authors in a new weekly segment.
Romance and politics: an unlikely pairing?
Two examples of politics and romance going hand in hand.
The Emigrants: Distant Voices, Still Lives
The narratives of several people displaced by the World Wars as a Berlin Literature Prize-winning novel
The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York
An exploration of real-world politics through the life of one deeply flawed man
Stone’s Fall - An Erudite Mystery
An intricate tome that will drop your jaw more than once
Terminus: A Book That Could Do Better
A book propped up by its storytelling, but weighed down by its inability to tell the story of what actually motivates its characters
Periodic Tales (The Curious Lives of the Elements)
Anyone looking to learn more about the history of science and the extent of the periodic table’s influence on society should read this book
Stuff Matters (Exploring the Marvelous Materials that Shape Our Man-Made World)
As accessible as it gets, combining thorough scientific explanations with a knack for storytelling