Books

Sex, femininity, slaughter: a selection of this year's novels
The Life

Sex, femininity, slaughter: a selection of this year's novels

The Economist's bookworms review six recent works of fiction. 

The Economist 09 Apr 2023
What to read to understand intelligence and espionage
World

What to read to understand intelligence and espionage

The Economist's defence editor picks seven good books on spying.

The Economist 22 Jan 2023
An American in a strange land – 1950s New Zealand
Culture Free

An American in a strange land – 1950s New Zealand

Kiwis today would find 1952 NZ as foreign as writer Robin W Winks did.

Greg Hurrell 05 Jan 2023
What to read to understand how economists think
World Free

What to read to understand how economists think

The magazine's senior economics writer, Callum Williams, recommends five books for people starting to study the subject.

The Economist 04 Sep 2022