Book Reviews

In his latest book, Shafik Meghji tracks the relationship between Britain and Latin America across hundreds of years Britain’s historical…

In Land Beneath the Waves, Nic Wilson crafts a powerful, unflinching memoir that blends nature writing with personal history, exploring…

In Monsterland, Nicholas Jubber explores mythical creatures across continents – from UK legends to Japanese folklore – revealing how monsters…

The end is never really the end. Lizzie Wade’s Apocalypse reveals how humanity has long turned catastrophe into transformation—and survival…

Alice Mah returns to her ancestral village in China to find crumbling graves, spiritual unrest and toxic smog. What follows…

Jules Stewart reviews Jane Dismore’s latest book, No Country for a Woman, out now When Lady Dorothy Mills was a…

Writer of history and heritage Jane Dismore recommends some of her favourite reads. Her latest book, No Country For A…

Writer and conservationist Martin Goodman selects from his library some of his favourite and formative reads. His latest book, My…

Goodman’s latest book dives into the extraordinary world of the Bishnoi, the planet’s first eco-warriors – and what we can…

Olivia Laing mediates on the importance and irresistible allure of gardens across history in her latest work In the summer…

Jerry Brotton’s new book uncovers the ways in which seemingly simple coordinates shape the way we perceive our world, cultures…

Noreen Masud’s latest book uses the power of landscapes to conjure a compelling memoir on personal histories and trauma As…