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Belying the gloom of traditional narratives of the early-Medieval age, many communities lived peaceful, cosmopolitan lives
An economic history of the last century recalls a period that improved and redefined the lives of billions — yet also enabled war and environmental destruction
A deliciously entertaining account of high art, low cunning and one of the most creative episodes in the history of the arts
Evolution and the human race through the eyes of the Huxleys; Frank Dikötter’s analysis of China’s economic growth after Mao; why we should prioritise the interests of unborn generations to come; an impassioned plea for the overlooked women of a male-dominated art world; new novels from Kate Atkinson and Andrew Sean Greer — plus Adam LeBor’s round-up of the best new thrillers
Sharp, witty and fiendishly plotted, the bestselling author’s latest book evokes interwar London with Dickensian flair
Three decades after his comic book about the Holocaust shook up the publishing world, the graphic novelist is to receive a lifetime achievement award
Unimpressed by the ‘boys’ club’, Katy Hessel has published a campaigning book that tackles the art-world patriarchy
Alison Bashford explores the ideas of two generations of a scientific dynasty
A detailed unpicking of the illusion China’s rulers perpetuate that the country’s economic growth has been driven by reform
The Oxford philosopher makes the case for an unseen group whose interests we have neglected
Ian Kershaw’s essays explore whether 20th-century leaders seized power through sheer force of personality or were mere opportunists
The former editor’s boisterous autobiography charts the runaway, reckless success of the 1990s ‘lad’ magazine and the aftermath of addiction
How to work with anyone — and a new approach to crisis management
The Brazilian novelist blurred the boundaries between the everyday and the extraordinary in thought-provoking ways
A senior female banker’s memoir makes for uncomfortable reading for boosters of the banking behemoth
These urgent pleas to protect the planet’s wildernesses pose the question: can capitalism change to help stop the carnage?
Kryzystof Pelc argues that engaging with our passions and intrinsic motivations leaves space for a new kind of politics — and more leisure time
The exile who fell foul of Putin tells the story of his own rise and fall alongside the president’s takeover of state power
Two books shine a fascinating light on this remote region, its beauty, fragility and the fierce rivalries that shape it
Andrew Roberts draws on special archive access to deliver a biography of a towering media pioneer
Being online in the web’s formative years changed the lives of a generation
Norwegian chef Andreas Viestad charts the role that food has played in the rise and fall of nations
US academics Hal Brands and Michael Beckley paint a worryingly plausible picture of superpower conflict
Two new books celebrate a group of towering intellects who helped shape today’s views of self and freedom
Jonathan Coe on a history of the complicated character and cultural clout of the West Midlands metropolis
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