Books
Hitchens: Safe and unsafe
He thought America’s leaders were unworthy of its potential as a great Enlightenment republic
Unleash your inner Einstein
Science needn’t be difficult and dull, but we must inspire people with its wonders
Glaring omissions of a whistle-stop tour
Carey is the tour guide of a magnificent villa telling of the wonders that lie beyond a closed door
A life indecently full of fun and games
This is not a journey you will find in most accounts of the twentieth century
The myth of infallibility
Dispiriting as it may be, great authors are capable of writing bad books
An Enlightenment king vindicated
Andrew Roberts dispels the myths and sticks to the facts about George III
Murders for early December
Pass the time by these passages into times present and past: post-war to Covid-era
Thinly-veiled but enjoyable nonsense
Donald Trump should write a novel to at least give him the chance to deliver a bit of payback for this release by Hillary Clinton
Sparks, glitterballs and masterworks
The greatest works of fiction published this year
My Body: a lesson in self-awareness
It would be easy to deride Emily Ratajowski as a hypocrite, but there is something deeper underneath her famous looks