Review of The Ritual Effect by Michael Norton – standing at a ceremony | Company books
TThe adjective “ritual”, from Latin to French, means linked to religious rites. (A rite, according to the OED, is “a…
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AI Translation: How to Train the “Horses of Enlightenment” | Books
‘TTranslators are the stage horses of the Enlightenment,” wrote the poet Alexander Pushkin in the margins of one of his…
Who’s afraid of gender? by Judith Butler review – gender theorist goes mainstream | Company books
FFor the purposes of this review, I read a book by Judith Butler. This may seem trite, but it already…
The big idea: What if every little thing you did changed history? | Books
WWhen we consider time travel, we always get the same warning: make sure you don’t touch Nothing. Even one squashed…
Israelis and Palestinians by Jonathan Glover review – the psychology of conflict | Political books
J.Onathan Glover’s new book, about the seemingly intractable nature of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, quotes George Orwell about the Spanish Civil…
Unruly review by David Mitchell – a gruesome story with added swearing | Books
IIn his introduction to Unruly, comedian and Observer columnist David Mitchell says his book is “an anecdotal explanation of England,…
Review of a century of work by Jon Cruddas – what does the party stand for? | Political books
With Labor potentially on the verge of a historic general election victory, the hotly contested question of what the party…
Feminism, popular horror and foreign heroes: how I brought Agatha Christie’s Murder Is Easy to the small screen | Books
AGatha Christie adaptations are an annual Christmas tradition, as is the nervous anticipation of viewers sitting down to witness the…
Can you relate the author to their pet? Try our quiz for literary animal lovers | Books
Nina StibbeStibbe’s first book dates from 2013 Love, Nina, about her time as a nanny in the heart of literary…
Carlo Rovelli White Holes Review – Space Odyssey | Scientific and natural books
Black of holes: the end of the universe? by John Taylor was the first book I bought with my hard-earned…