Sarfraz Manzoor’s latest book, They: What Muslims and Non-Muslims Get Wrong About Each Other is published by Wildfire at £20.
American Pastoral by Philip Roth (1997)
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One on One by Craig Brown, (2011)
Craig Brown is a stone-cold genius and I am endlessly recommending this book. He writes of 101 unusual celebrity encounters that together form a daisy chain of 20th-century history: Kipling meets Twain, Twain meets Helen Keller, and so on. The result is ridiculously entertaining. Fourth Estate £9.99
American Dreams: Lost and Found by Studs Terkel (1980)
Terkel was an American oral historian whose books feature an extraordinary range of so-called ordinary people. Here he asks them to articulate their version of the American Dream. What emerges is a portrait of the US in all its conflicted and complex glory. Out of print
Footsteps: The New York Times (2017)
This collection of New York Times pieces sees writers taking literary pilgrimages around the world, from Philip Roth’s Newark to Elena Ferrante’s Naples. Reading this book has been my way of travelling while stuck at home. Three Rivers Press £11.99
My Song by Harry Belafonte (2011)
I was lucky enough to interview Belafonte a few years ago. He is an extraordinary individual who has led an astonishing life, from double dating with Marlon Brando to advising Martin Luther King and JFK. He has been a singer, actor and activist, but more than anything he has been an agent of hope and change. Canongate £14.99
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5 criminally underrated cartoons about Pete Hegseth’s war crimeCartoon Artists take on USS Hegseth, rats leaving the sinking ship, and more
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Can Mike Johnson keep his job?Today's Big Question GOP women come after the House leader
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A postapocalyptic trip to Sin City, a peek inside Taylor Swift’s “Eras” tour, and an explicit hockey romance in December TVthe week recommends This month’s new television releases include ‘Fallout,’ ‘Taylor Swift: The End Of An Era’ and ‘Heated Rivalry’
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Wake Up Dead Man: ‘arch and witty’ Knives Out sequelThe Week Recommends Daniel Craig returns for the ‘excellent’ third instalment of the murder mystery film series
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Zootropolis 2: a ‘perky and amusing’ movieThe Week Recommends The talking animals return in a family-friendly sequel
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Storyteller: a ‘fitting tribute’ to Robert Louis StevensonThe Week Recommends Leo Damrosch’s ‘valuable’ biography of the man behind Treasure Island
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The rapid-fire brilliance of Tom StoppardIn the Spotlight The 88-year-old was a playwright of dazzling wit and complex ideas
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‘Mexico: A 500-Year History’ by Paul Gillingham and ‘When Caesar Was King: How Sid Caesar Reinvented American Comedy’ by David Margolickfeature A chronicle of Mexico’s shifts in power and how Sid Caesar shaped the early days of television
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Homes by renowned architectsFeature Featuring a Leonard Willeke Tudor Revival in Detroit and modern John Storyk design in Woodstock
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Film reviews: ‘Hamnet,’ ‘Wake Up Dead Man’ and ‘Eternity’Feature Grief inspires Shakespeare’s greatest play, a flamboyant sleuth heads to church and a long-married couple faces a postmortem quandary
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We Did OK, Kid: Anthony Hopkins’ candid memoir is a ‘page-turner’The Week Recommends The 87-year-old recounts his journey from ‘hopeless’ student to Oscar-winning actor
