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Shami Chakrabarti picks her favourite booksThe Week Recommends The politician and human rights activist shares the polemics that inspired her
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The Genius Myth: a 'fresh and unpretentious' book from Helen LewisThe Week Recommends This 'angry, witty book' by Helen Lewis is a valuable critique of the 'flattering fiction' of genius
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The rise of performative readingIn The Spotlight Why Gen Z may only be pretending to read those clever books
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Axel Scheffler picks his favourite booksThe Week Recommends From Steig to Finkelstein, the award-winning illustrator shares his top picks
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Best novels to read in 2025The Week Recommends If you're looking for a good book, here are our top picks for this year so far
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Lost Boys: a 'sobering' journey to the heart of the manosphereThe Week Recommends James Bloodworth examines the 'cranks and hucksters' making money through 'masculine discontent'
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Larry Lamb shares his favourite booksThe Week Recommends The actor picks works by Neil Sheehan, Annie Proulx and Émile Zola
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How Not to Be a Political Wife: Sarah Vine offers 'ringside seat' to British governmentThe Week Recommends The former spouse of Michael Gove writes 'unsparingly and grippingly' about both personal and political issues
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The best podcasts for bookwormsThe Week Recommends From reading list recommendations to author interviews these literary listens are perfect for bibliophiles
By Irenie Forshaw, The Week UK Published
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Gordon Corera chooses his favourite spy novelsThe Week Recommends The journalist picks works by James Wolff, Graham Greene and John le Carré
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Homework: Geoff Dyer brings 'a whole world' to life in his memoirThe Week Recommends Author writes about his experiences with 'humour and tenderness'
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Geoff Dyer shares his favourite books on warThe Week Recommends Out of Sheer Rage author chooses works by Martha Gellhorn, Michael Herr and Dexter Filkins
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Bad Friend: Tiffany Watt Smith explores why women abandon friendshipsThe Week Recommends A 'deeply researched' account of female friendship through history
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The Week Junior Book Awards 2025 Shortlist AnnouncedThe Week Junior Book Awards have unveiled the 2025 shortlist, celebrating the best in children’s literature across 14 categories.
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