Is entrepreneurship plus celebrity a recipe for success? Our critic savours a clutch of memoirs by restaurateurs, from The Ivy’s Jeremy King to Drew Nieporent’s venture with Robert De Niro
Following this week’s ceasefire and hostage releases, four books offer context on the war and pursuit of a lasting resolution in Gaza
Bill Clinton emerges as something of a prophet in a book about a gamble on free trade, while Giuliano da Empoli offers a stark warning on the coming world order
Three very different accounts by Mark Ronson, Jodie Harsh and Liam Cagney create a history of club culture since the 1990s
The political historian explores how the idea of ‘the west’ has moved a long way from its origins
The novelist’s anniversary has inspired a raft of admiring books. But can they explain why she still delights 21st-century readers?
Three impressive and engaging books mark the 400th anniversary of the death of the monarch who united Great Britain — and make a convincing case for his relevance today
Two books argue that despite the gloom, environmental progress is still possible through science and diplomacy
Authors Naomi Alderman, Curtis Sittenfeld and more on why artificial intelligence is stirring fears for the future of book publishing
Ancient Greek and Roman stories in all their modern retellings and Hollywood adaptations remain powerful guides to our political systems and personal lives
As net zero goals revive the push for atomic power, could it light the way or lead to disaster? Three timely books explore the possibilities
Some say money, others nostalgia — or maybe it’s the endlessly fascinating double act of Noel and Liam Gallagher
Few have done more to turn public argument into ceaseless politico-cultural warfare
As spiritual belief shows signs of a quiet revival in Britain, has Christianity regained the underground appeal of its earliest days?
Three books tell the painful story of an ageing American president and how his catastrophic decision to run again paved the way for a Trump comeback
Our hunger for the Earth’s natural riches drives both political power and immense destruction. Two new books call for a reappraisal of the wealth beneath our feet
Three books offer a guide to shifting power in the region and what it means for the US and Europe
New books by Robert Macfarlane and Tony Juniper strengthen the case for granting the natural environment protection in law on par with personhood
Amid the seemingly existential challenge by AI to the artistic process, two books explore how human creativity responds to changing environments
Two books chart the rise of the chipmaker via its ‘benevolent dictator’ Jensen Huang and an early gamble on deep learning
Cordelia Fine, Charlie Colenutt and Emily Callaci dive into the often unfair and random ways we value labour
Should Silicon Valley serve the military? What will tech wars mean? And will AI’s inhuman speed outpace regulators? Three books peer into a fast-evolving future
The October 7 atrocity, mass Palestinian deaths . . . three new books tackle questions of blame, victimhood and the region’s future
Three new books take up the cause of defending the mind against the digital world’s age of attention
The city of constant reinvention that has drawn women in search of a new life is captured in a stunning new graphic novel — plus classic reissued memoirs and novels
