Jim Lynch's third novel is a cleverly plotted tale about the very public death of a man's political ambitions. Read Article Truth Like the Sun: the rise and fall of Mr Seattle
Like many of his previous outings, David Baldacci's new novel features a jaded, middle-aged government agent facing an impossible decision. Read Article The Innocent: A do-or-die dilemma
Marilynne Robinson curates an intelligent discourse on contemporary American intellectual culture. Read Article When I Was a Child I Read Books: Faith versus fact in the United States
This entertaining and engaging book takes readers inside a rather unlikely 2005 Afghani production of Shakespeare's romantic comedy Love's Labour's Lost. Read Article Shakespeare in Kabul: An unlikely production
Also an illustrator and costumer, Maurice Sendak preferred to create his works for children, who are "a better audience and tougher critics". Read Article Maurice Sendak, author of Where the Wild Things Are, dies at 83
In his idiosyncratic and peculiarly short biography of
Adolf Hitler, AN Wilson paints a bizarrely sympathetic picture of evil personified.
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In Sandstorm, Lindsey Hilsum adeptly chronicles the bizarreness and savagery of the Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafi¿s 42-year reign.
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Megan Abbott's Dare Me explores the surprisingly dark and sinister world of American cheerleaders.
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John Lanchester's critically acclaimed new novel - a rich, multifaceted satire on British life during the height of the financial crisis - is a constant pleasure to read, but as a commentary on the state of a nation it pulls too many punches.
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Producing Bollywood is anthropology professor Tejaswini Ganti's latest examination of the workings of the Indian movie industry.
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