A fine survey of the life and work of Isiah Berlin

The Past is no longer something that Was, but one of many possible solutions

Prepare to be taken to church – this month offers up rich description, promising debuts, and a clerical mystery that manages moral seriousness

A morbid pessimist reminds us of the purity of faith

A new satire skewers the publishing industry

If Carrère can be so honest, there is hope for lesser sinners

All human emotions find their expression on the green baize

A new book deconstructs nihilistic pretensions of intellectuals

A new novel brilliantly skewers gender theory

Taylor’s impressive second biography of Orwell is more than justified