How to survive being mistaken for a conspiracy theorist
Naomi Klein is haunted by her doppelganger Naomi Wolf. But is the difference between the anti-establishment writers as clear as she asserts?
Naomi Klein is haunted by her doppelganger Naomi Wolf. But is the difference between the anti-establishment writers as clear as she asserts?
In Vienna, the teenage dilettante failed at everything from painting to architecture – and seems to have been drawn to his roommate
William McGovern – who reached Lhasa in 1923 – is said to be the model for the fictional adventurer. But does his Tibetan story hold up?
John Gray’s The New Leviathans blends an analysis of Thomas Hobbes with a polemic lashing out at the West’s self-loathing elites
The art form is now facing heated opposition from the socially conservative – but this wasn’t always the case
Helen Rebanks shares her own experiences of farming life following the success of her husband's book, The Shepherd’s Life
Remember when heroes were identifiable by their first names? Nick de Semlyen’s entertaining book romps through a Golden Age of screen chaos
Two fascinating and detailed new military histories suggest that suspicion, or worse, from Westminster has long bedevilled our Armed Forces
The KJV was commissioned amid a hungover royal court – but the 1611 translation ended up permanently shaping the English language
Few will disagree with Charlotte Lydia Riley that the Empire shaped Britain today – but her book, Imperial Island, courts simplism too often
The MP’s new book, Code of Conduct, is both topical and already out-of-date, and its anti-sleaze prescriptions leave much to be desired
Maxim Samson’s Invisible Lines is a fascinating, detailed exploration of the hidden boundaries that carve up the world
Tom Mueller’s exposé of America’s dialysis industry is a grim tale of corruption, cost-cutting and contempt for ordinary people
In Jean Stafford’s The Mountain Lion, republished next week, two spiteful siblings reveal the ways in which evil can swallow you whole
Annie Worsley’s Windswept, a tale of life in the north-western Highlands, is full of vivid prose and patient attention to land and sea
Ancient Africa, a fascinating new book by Christopher Ehret, offers a millennia-spanning panorama of a thriving and innovative continent
Jacques Peretti’s eye-opening book traces the rise of the divisive genre, and the chaos linked to it – but the book’s arguments go too far
One-time teen idol Ben McKenzie, who shot to fame 20 years ago in The O.C., on his surprising new real-life role – anti-crypto crusader
Thanks to an imaginary trust fund, John Ackah Blay-Miezah became a globetrotting playboy surrounded by luxury cars and fine food
Andrew Martin’s entertaining study of the Parisian underground is a welter of timetables, carriage types, ticket colours and technical savvy