Articles tagged with: book review
Group Therapy: Processing the trauma of the pandemic through fiction
08 Feb Books
Group Therapy: Processing the trauma of the pandemic through fiction
A star-studded cast of writers has collaborated on an entertaining novel set on a New York rooftop during the Covid-19 lockdown.
Book review: A story of refugees and the things they carry
21 Nov Books
Book review: A story of refugees and the things they carry
A fascinating portrait of Iraqi and Syrian refugees and the things – material or intangible – they chose to save and carry with them
Book review: A guide on how to do nothing
15 Nov Books
Book review: A guide on how to do nothing
Today’s always-on, franticly busy lifestyle isn’t working, suggests philosopher Byung-Chul Han. We should all learn how to do nothing
Is technology our friend or our foe? 'Power and Progress' dives in
22 Sep Books
Is technology our friend or our foe? 'Power and Progress' dives in
The book provides a timely look at how technology can either enrich a narrow elite or become the foundation for widespread prosperity
A revealing look behind the curtain at the other Germany
08 May Books
A revealing look behind the curtain at the other Germany
Interspersing big historical events with stories of ordinary people, Katja Hoyer's book reveals an East Germany far more dynamic than the cold war caricature often painted in the west 
Clytemnestra finally gets her own voice
11 Apr Books
Clytemnestra finally gets her own voice
Greek mythology dismisses Clytemnestra as an evil husband-killer. But this reimagining allows Helen of Troy’s sister to step into the spotlight and tell her story of tragedy and revenge
Royal drama: a new novel revels in the eccentricities of cousins Sisi and Ludwig
20 Mar Books
Royal drama: a new novel revels in the eccentricities of cousins Sisi and Ludwig
In Empty Theatre, Jac Jemc blends fact and fiction to create a witty and imaginative rendition of the lives of royal cousins Ludwig II of Bavaria and Empress Elisabeth of Austria
Pumping the breaks on an era of progress
02 Dec Books
Pumping the breaks on an era of progress
In his new book, The Age of Resilience, the popular social theorist and prolific author Jeremy Rifkin examines humanity’s transition from an age of progress to one of resilience
Albanian academic and author Lea Ypi’s memoir recalls a childhood under Uncle Enver and how communism’s collapse turned her life and worldview upside down
14 Jul Books
Albanian academic and author Lea Ypi’s memoir recalls a childhood under Uncle Enver and how communism’s collapse turned her life and worldview upside down
As a child, Lea Ypi embraced Albanian dictator Enver Hoxha's paranoid Stalinist regime with full enthusiam, unaware of her family's secret political heritage. In her memoir, she recalls an adolescence abruptly interrupted by Hoxhaism's collapse and the ideological and geopolitical turmoil that ensued.
Journalist Sally Hayden's new book documents the stories of African migrants at Europe’s borders
10 May Books
Journalist Sally Hayden's new book documents the stories of African migrants at Europe’s borders
Sally Hayden talks to The Parliament Magazine about her new book, My Fourth Time, We Drowned: Seeking Refuge on the World’s Deadliest Migration Route