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In an age of remarkable scientific advances, three new books explore the prospects for living longer — and the challenges for human society
In this ode to Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Charles Mingus and more, James Kaplan evokes a pivotal moment in modern music
The writer’s Dickensian doorstopper of a book features a motley crew of characters in a London riven by privilege, greed and ego
An often overlooked battleground of the first world war offers valuable insights on today’s geopolitics
A keen-eyed story of generational tensions offers recognisable laughs, but is also a plea for political tolerance
The 10th book in the beloved San Francisco series is a reunion of old friends — but not always in the best sense
Philipp Staab’s exploration of how tech giants operate like the colonising East India Company offers a nuanced critique of the fast-developing digital economy
Fareed Zakaria’s ambitious history diagnoses many modern ills — but avoids simplistic remedies to populism
The story of Tessa Ensler and her fight with the legal system goes from stage to page — but the play’s power is often missing
Mahsa Jina Amini’s death at the hands of the morality police unleashed an uprising — but will it unseat the regime?
FT specialists recommend the most insightful volumes on the race for the White House
The Labour politician painstakingly traces the difficult story of the last two British men executed for sodomy
Iran’s hijab protests vs the regime; Chris Bryant’s tale of two English hangings for being gay; Olivier Roy sheds light on identity politics; the changing fortunes of Brentford FC; Tommy Orange’s saga of Native American lives; a novel that’s lost in translation; 10 titles to understand the US elections — plus Suzi Feay’s pick of debut fiction and a spotlight on Asia with Nilanjana Roy
Mohamed Mbougar Sarr’s tale about identity and authenticity centres on the controversial legacy of an author who goes to ground after accusations of plagiarism
How Matthew Benham used statistical insights to elevate the club to the Premier League
A singular book on identity politics that neither condemns nor embraces it but brings order to a world not at ease with itself
The follow-up to 2018’s bestselling ‘There There’ is a powerful, multi-voiced account of suffering and survival across the generations
Harriet Baker’s ‘Rural Hours’ is an intimate examination of how back-to-basics living fuelled the work of three literary greats
Croft’s second novel is a metatextual mystery that reflects on truth, fiction and literary interpretation
A fresh wave of historical studies shows that the ancient and medieval worlds were more closely linked than we used to think
A British-Nigerian odyssey, a day in the life of a daydreaming English student, and fathers and sons in an ex-mining town
The Pulitzer winner on leaving Vietnam as a child, subverting the immigrant memoir — and why he believes in a borderless world
Featuring cannibalism, Nazis and Soviet leaders having sex, this novel and short-story collection — finally available in English — are like nothing else
How rich men with big egos brought turbulence to the social media platform now rebranded as X
In ‘The Language Puzzle’, archaeologist Steven Mithen explores how linguistic and evolutionary development go hand in hand, from our grunt-filled past to our garrulous present
Inside the cult retailer selling rare scores, libretti and antiquarian books since 1960
A pacy, sordid tale that is a stark warning of how ‘the rich can buy everything — including the truth’
The question of whether Xi-ism is killing Deng-ism is growing
The power of place, women starting start-ups and the good, bad and ugly of management
Two sharp memoirs give a glimpse of the steep rewards — and downsides — of working at the summit of the financial sector
A heartbreaking memoir of a childhood endured at a boarding school ‘without love’, where abuse was shockingly commonplace
An unfinished story has been released posthumously — against the Nobel laureate’s wishes. Should it have remained unpublished?
The UN takes on terrorists, fascism spreads its web — and the mysterious Elly Conway is finally unmasked
In his new history, Patrick Joyce brings the rich cultures of pre-industrial rural communities movingly to life
In his latest volume of auto-fiction, the French literary sensation narrates a ruthless quest to disown his working-class roots
How to lift the spirits this month
Composed entirely in speech, this inventive, award-winning novel deftly explores the stories we tell ourselves and other people
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