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This bonkers road-trip story is witty, boring and annoying. I loved it
Swiss author Christian Kracht’s novel follows a mother and son on a road trip across Switzerland squandering their riches.
- by Helen Elliott
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You don’t want to think of your doctor as human: Adam Kay
The former doctor turned author (turned humorist) says he “probably” has PTSD after the traumatic event at work that caused him to change professions.
- by John Bailey
This gripping parable could only exist in a post-pandemic world
Chris Flynn’s new novel has the uneasy thrall of a lockdown-era nightmare.
- by Jordan Prosser
Steve Vizard probes the Gallipoli myth and Brooke Boney gets personal: This month in books
Plenty of new books hit the bookshops today, with more to come later in the month. Here are 15 of them.
- by Jason Steger
Romance novel pulled over racism claims and character’s praise for Elon Musk
Bestselling independent author Sophie Lark was set to make her debut with a traditional publisher when early readers of her new novel pounced.
- by Jane Sullivan
Graydon Carter’s adventures with Trump, Deep Throat and Anna Wintour
The legendary editor’s memoir is a heady account of the golden era of magazines.
- by Nathan Smith
Opinion
WordPlay
Is the brat spoilt or spoiled? The debate rages on
Few questions in the English language rankle like the mess of spoil.
- by David Astle
The books that ate the rich better than The White Lotus
Wealth is one thing, class is another – as these novelists famously understood.
- by David Free
Eight books for every reader, from a romcom to essays on big ideas
Our reviewers cast their eyes over new fiction and non-fiction releases.
- by Cameron Woodhead and Fiona Capp
Lively, wise and slyly funny: Curtis Sittenfeld’s short-story collection
Long-term readers will recognise Sittenfeld’s voice, and for fans of her bestselling Prep, there’s an added bonus.
- by Daniel Herborn
How uncertainty and risk-taking can make us better people
Alex Hutchinson’s new book mixes anecdotes with insights from behavioural psychology and neuroscience to make the case that our lives are better when we break our habits.
- by Andrew Leigh
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