The best history books refocus our gaze on previously invisible threads of causality and consequence. Virginia Postrel’s fascinatingThe Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World(Basic Books) recasts fibres and looms as the driving forces of human progress, exposing the impact of weaving...
Britt Bennett’s The Vanishing Half tells the story of twin sisters, born into a light-skinned black community in Louisiana of the 1950s, which takes great pride in its pursuit of whiteness. The two women break free from the oppression of their hometown, a place trapped between its citizens...
(Please note: The works listed below areallour Poetry Books of the Year 2021. Those of us with the time have had the great pleasure of writing short reviews of some of the books. Titles on the list without a review are just as valued as those without.) Comic Timing– Holly Pester (G...
November 9, 2021 Barnes & Noblehas announced its list of 11 best books of 2021. Titles and authors of genre interest include: Cloud Cuckoo Land, Anthony Doerr (Scribner) Harlem Shuffle, Colson Whitehead (Doubleday) Under the Whispering Door,TJ Klune (Tor) ...
My Books of the Year 2021 A lot of my reading in 2021 has involved catching up on books published in 2020 or earlier, particularly among non-fiction. Hungry by Grace Dent and Bookworm by Lucy Mangan were among my favourite memoirs this year, and take a nostalgic look at the authors’ ch...
In 2021, with one year of the battle against the coronavirus behind us, several books came out related to the pandemic. One of those books,The Premonition, by Michael Lewis, is on this list. Another important book that has bearing on how we fight disease,The Code Breaker, by Walter Isaac...
On Thursday, the Financial Times announced six finalists for this year's award, all of them published between Nov. 16, 2021 and Nov. 15 of this year. The finalists for this year's award cover a range of topics, including the fascinating rise of China's sprawling internet giant, Ten...
We couldn't praise this book enough. This book is also regarded as Amazon's best children book of the year. Please read and find it yourself. Check Price On Amazon Hotel Bruce A great new addition to the Ryan T. Higgins collection. He is a marvellous children's book writer and this...
Books of the Year 2021 All this week, FT writers and critics share their favourites. Some highlights are: Monday: Business by Andrew HillTuesday: Politics by Gideon RachmanWednesday: Economics by Martin WolfThursday: Fiction by Laura BattleFriday: History by Tony BarberSaturday: Critics’ choice ...
Books of the Year 2021 All this week, FT writers and criticsshare their favourites. Some highlights are: Monday:Business by Andrew Hill Tuesday:Politics by Gideon Rachman Wednesday:Economics by Martin Wolf Thursday:Fiction by Laura Battle