Philip Roth: Mourning the loss of an American literary giant
We take a look back at the great author's achievements.
Mistaken Identity – how should the left move forward from identity politics?
Asad Haider’s new book neatly skewers the problems with modern identity politics, but doesn’t go far enough in offering us a solution.
Science for Heretics review – the heretics have not got it right
Barrie Condon fails to convince in his attempt to overturn our current understanding and faith in science, which leaves Books Writer Clemens Jakubec less than impressed.
The Devil’s Dance – dancing on the border between imagination and reality
Uzbek exile novelist Hamid Ismailov’s novel draws from rich Central Asian culture and poetic tradition, in an exploration of what it means to be a writer.
Children of Blood and Bone takes a step forward for representation, but is stuck in YA romance
Tomi Adeyemi’s host of characters could inspire a generation of under-represented teens, but hopefully their relationships won’t have such an impact.
Japanese literature through the ages
Books Writer Pavan Inguva discusses his love for Japanese literature, and introduces two of his favourites.
La Belle Sauvage: Dust after Darkness
Philip Pullman’s first book of his new series The Book of Dust, La Belle Sauvage, continues in the world of His Dark Materials and is as good as the original.
Are we living under the tyranny of science?
Maybe we all need to take some time to re-evaluate our basic relationship with science.
An intellectual perspective on progress and positivity in Enlightenment Now
With the help of the philosophies of the Enlightenment and a wealth of statistics, Steven Pinker’s new book seeks to answer questions of the current state of humanity.
Willis’ macabre and amusing science fiction classic
How would we interact with those from the distant past?
Raising the portcullis: uncovering queer literature
As part of the UK’s LGBT History Month, Books Editor Jingjie Cheng introduces her rainbow reading list in the second article of the series.
‘Black, lesbian, mother, warrior, poet’
A celebration of Audre Lorde – poet, essayist, and radically powerful voice.