A forgotten CIA programme that changed minds
The CIA Book Club. By Charlie English. William Collins; 384 pages; £25. To be published in America by Random House in July; $...
An insider’s guide to economic warfare
Chokepoints. By Edward Fishman. Portfolio; 560 pages; $40. Elliott & Thompson; £25 In the opening episode of “Jack Ryan”,...
Hungry for more “Hunger Games”? There is plenty in store
Sunrise on the Reaping. By Suzanne Collins. Scholastic; 400 pages; $27.99 and £19.99 There is, one character says, “no way to...
Sneakernomics and the surprising future of sneakers
A FEW YEARS ago trainers were the footwear du jour. Rubber-soled shoes, the kind sported by sportsmen, strode down catwalks a...
Why memoirs involving animals are so successful
Raising Hare. By Chloe Dalton. Pantheon; 304 pages; $27. Canongate; £18.99 A new memoir by Chloe Dalton, a high-flying Britis...
Is there anything left to learn about The Beatles?
John & Paul. By Ian Leslie. Celadon Books; 448 pages; $32. Faber & Faber; £25 In 1967 Bryan Magee, a British philosop...
Five years after covid, have scientists learned their lesson?
Air-Borne. By Carl Zimmer. Dutton; 496 pages; $32. To be published in Britain by Picador in June; £25 ON MARCH 28TH 2020, as ...
How Shonda Rhimes became a billion-dollar asset for streamers
FOR SHONDA RHIMES, deciding whether an idea is screen-worthy is easy. “We make shows that we want to watch,” she says of Shon...
Why “Adolescence” has become a global smash hit
Like cats, many teenagers have their own neighbourhood maps, marked with dangers—this street is dodgy, that one is safe—that ...
Transatlantic fights over war budgets are nothing new
Mellon vs Churchill. By Jill Eicher. Pegasus; 368 pages; $32 and £22 How far should America involve itself in Europe’s wars? ...