Books
I was an Old Bailey judge. Here’s what really goes on in court

I was an Old Bailey judge. Here’s what really goes on in court
Yoga by Emmanuel Carrère review: An intriguing journey with a uniquely inventive writer

Yoga by Emmanuel Carrère review: An intriguing journey with a uniquely inventive writer
Can design solve homelessness, the climate crisis and racism?

Can design solve homelessness, the climate crisis and racism?
Hussain Manawer: ‘From sadness, I created beautiful things’

Hussain Manawer: ‘From sadness, I created beautiful things’
Companion Piece by Ali Smith review: Finding compassion in a world of everyday injustices

Companion Piece by Ali Smith review: Finding compassion in a world of everyday injustices
Homelands by Chitra Ramaswamy review: A gripping novel about heritage, exile, friendship and family

Homelands by Chitra Ramaswamy review: A gripping novel about heritage, exile, friendship and family
‘You’re rewarded for being funny, not being right’: How Oxford Tory ‘chums’ came to run the country

‘You’re rewarded for being funny, not being right’: How Oxford Tory ‘chums’ came to run the country
River Clyde by Simone Buchholz review: A daring, original crime story

River Clyde by Simone Buchholz review: A daring, original crime story
Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield review: A mystical thriller with serious depth

Our Wives Under the Sea by Julia Armfield review: A mystical thriller with serious depth
Fight Night by Miriam Toews review: The funniest, smartest novel you’ll read this year

Fight Night by Miriam Toews review: The funniest, smartest novel you’ll read this year
Ben Okri: ‘War taught me as a kid that there is no certainty in this world’

Ben Okri: ‘War taught me as a kid that there is no certainty in this world’
The Wonders by Elena Medel review: a gripping portrayal of poverty and powerlessness

The Wonders by Elena Medel review: a gripping portrayal of poverty and powerlessness
Harrow by Joy Williams review: A nihilistic vision of a joyless future

Harrow by Joy Williams review: A nihilistic vision of a joyless future
Limbic by Peter Scalpello review: the dark side of queer writing

Limbic by Peter Scalpello review: the dark side of queer writing
Chilean Poet by Alejandro Zambra review: A dazzling jewel from a true original

Chilean Poet by Alejandro Zambra review: A dazzling jewel from a true original
Our Country Friends by Gary Shteyngart review: a contemporary literary hoot

Our Country Friends by Gary Shteyngart review: a contemporary literary hoot
Author Okechukwu Nzelu: ‘I’m interested in love stories that go far beyond boy meets girl’

Author Okechukwu Nzelu: ‘I’m interested in love stories that go far beyond boy meets girl’
Why Māori women in New Zealand are disproportionately likely to be homeless

Why Māori women in New Zealand are disproportionately likely to be homeless
Author Scott Anderson on the last CIA survivor of the Cold War

Author Scott Anderson on the last CIA survivor of the Cold War
International Women’s Day: 50 feminist books to smash the patriarchy
