This fascinating exploration of the role western business has played in the country’s development shows that lessons have not been learnt
Canadian scientist Vaclav Smil crunches the numbers around how we farm, eat and waste food — and proposes sustainable solutions
Lesley-Ann Jones’s biography gives voice to a singer-songwriter who often avoided standing centre stage
The former German chancellor’s remarkable story is undermined by a failure to admit mistakes — though she does not pull her punches on Putin and Trump
Susan Minot’s first novel in a decade explores familiar themes with a pared-back tale of mid-life female desire
When a school librarian spoke up for readers’ freedoms she wasn’t prepared for the firestorm of abuse
Malachy Tallack makes his most imaginative journey home to the Shetlands
Thomas Mann might have published his literary masterpiece 100 years ago — but it still speaks with modern clarity
The legacy of Angela Merkel in her own words; how to feed the world and cut food waste; media moguls and journalism in peril; a biography of Fleetwood Mac’s Christine McVie; the US librarian fighting censorship and hate speech; new novels by Andrew Miller, Susan Minot and Malachy Tallack — plus Anne McElvoy on ‘The Magic Mountain’ at 100
Eric Beecher takes aim at the abuse of power within the news landscape — and explores what can be done to rescue it and rebuild trust
A haunting novel set in the freezing, snowbound English winter of 1963
Optimistic thinking on AI, Silicon Valley Bank in China, and considering your goals in reverse
The bestselling writer championed women defining themselves on their own terms
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Books by FT journalists and editors
The Irish author needs a blank wall, a wide desk and a menagerie of inanimate creatures — ferocious Chinese dragons and a wooden mouse in a polka-dot frock among them — to work
FT editors, columnists and specialists share the titles that have inspired them
As the Finnish artist’s vast murals go on display, her niece discusses her $700mn legacy
We asked you to share your favourite reads of the year — here are the results
James Lovegrove and Suzi Feay select their must-read titles
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Prestigious non-fiction award goes to the Australian author for ‘Question 7’, part history and part memoir
From economics, politics and history to science, art, food and, of course, fiction — our annual round-up brings you top titles picked by FT writers and critics
Simon Kuper and Anjana Ahuja select their must-read titles
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