Books
Books to look forward to this year
There is a great deal to look forward to this year, and hopefully not that much to dread
Six ways to make things better
Bringing back the Net Book Agreement would be a good start for badly-paid authors
Peculiar world of a singular talent
Highsmith was a great writer, with a moral vision bracing enough to clarify the terrors of the twentieth century
It shouldn’t happen to a spad
Ministers have always needed people to carry their bags and to tell them what a wonderful job they are doing
Crooked compendium
Ms Lees offers a new take on the template, but she is walking a well-trodden path
Learning from the past
Much of Wisdom of the Ancients makes one appreciate how we get sidetracked by so much trivial nonsense
A lighter shade of grey
This scholarly, readable and objective book will be the standard biography of Sir Edward Grey for decades to come
Sacking of the libraries
Should libraries should sell historic manuscripts to solve short-term financial problems
Former spin doctor divulges on India’s ruling dynasty
Sanjay Jha’s new book reveals the degeneration of the oldest party in the world’s largest democracy
Vintage volume: The Story of Wine
The story of wine is a glorious story which illuminates the topics of more conventional histories