First look at Olivia Colman's transformation for "twisted" romance that's "audacious and delightful"

Directed by Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson, and adapted from Ursula Wills-Jones' short story The Wicker Husband, the ...
Nature

In praise of inefficiency, failure and friendship: ten galvanizing reads for this festive season

In a world that can seem lacking in optimism, researchers share their opinions on books that stimulate thoughts — and actions ...
thenationalnews

Five Emirati novels that reflect the UAE’s modern transformation

Eid Al Etihad, also known as UAE National Day, on December 2 marks the founding of the federation in 1971 and the beginning of a period of social and economic change. From early novels that examined ...
The Irish Times

The Great Global Transformation review: too substantial to be a primer, too panoramic to be conclusive

A breakthrough album can sometimes be the making of a pop artist. It is a little rarer for a graph to do the same for an economist. Yet this is what happening to Branko Milanovic. He was already a ...
The New York Times

100 Notable Books of 2025

Here is the standout fiction and nonfiction of the year, selected by the staff of The New York Times Book Review. Credit...Jack Smyth Supported by By The New York Times Books Staff Each January, the ...