Books

The Week Recommends Absorbing novels for teens (and grown-ups) to devour

By Irenie Forshaw, The Week UK Published 27 May 26

In The Spotlight Doubts raised over Commonwealth Prize short-story winner after claims text showed signs of being AI-generated

By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published 26 May 26

The Week Recommends The broadcaster selects works from Agatha Christie, Kumi Taguchi and John le Carré

By The Week UK Published 15 May 26

The Week Recommends Thomas Asbridge’s ‘powerful portrait of a world that stared death in the face’

By The Week UK Published 14 May 26

the week recommends A mammoth book tries to capture the breadth of Indian cooking

By Scott Hocker, The Week US Published 11 May 26

The Week Recommends Journalist Peter Chappell offers a speculative account of what might happen if Nigel Farage becomes PM

By The Week UK Published 7 May 26

The Week Recommends Investigation into the mysterious death of a teenage boy shines a light on the capital’s ‘sinister, exploitative, money-driven underbelly’

By The Week UK Published 30 April 26

Good News Plus: a jaguar emerges from a Honduran cloud forest in the first spotting of this rare creature in exactly a decade

By Catherine Garcia, The Week US Published 28 April 26

The Week Recommends The cultural theorist selects works by Liu Cixin, Kazuo Ishiguro and Jacqueline Harpman

By The Week UK Published 24 April 26

The Week Recommends Katherine Harvey’s fascinating history of health in the Middle Ages

By The Week UK Published 23 April 26

The Week Recommends Sara Wheeler paints a ‘masterly’ portrait of the complex trans pioneer

By The Week UK Published 16 April 26

The Week Recommends Dive into these compelling life stories – from Margaret Atwood to Cher

By The Week UK Last updated 15 April 26