The Glaswegian author voices pride and sadness on being recognised for his unflinching novel about a troubled working-class upbringing
The former US president’s limpid memoir is a blast until he reaches the White House
Spotlight shifts to talent outside the UK and a Covid-compliant live broadcast to celebrate the winner
Heather Clark’s biography, ‘Red Comet’, frees the poet of decades of mythmaking and cultural baggage
John Thornhill selects his must-read titles on innovation and artificial intelligence — and Facebook
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Biography captures the thrill of scientific discovery, as well as the trials of daily living
Jean-François Marmion’s ‘The Psychology of Stupidity’ is a blunt and sometimes hilarious examination of human error
A ‘witness statement’ from a lifetime of travels — and an urgent call to action
Two books ask how we can take back control of our data in a surveillance society
For 22 years, the Frenchman lived and breathed managing the club. ‘I was not completely normal,’ he tells Simon Kuper
Fernando Cervantes’ book details the cruel and complicated story of the Spanish conquest of the Americas
Second print run is under way as first copies of book that records poetic monikers fly off the shelves
Two excellent books examine the gamble the prince has taken in coming to power on promises of transformation
Reed Hastings and Erin Meyer’s ‘No Rules Rules’ offers a radical take on corporate culture
Andrew Harding sketches postapartheid reality through lead actors’ words in ‘These Are Not Gentle People’
Anti-apartheid campaigner Peter Hain’s new book links the fate of our rhino to the state’s demise
Claudia Rankine’s timely and powerful collection of prose and poetry concludes her ‘American Lyric’ trilogy
A poignant family history sheds light on the lives of the Germans who fled the Red Army
Why Buddhist monks are setting themselves on fire
