The best books of the week

6 Jun 2025

 

Duncan Weldon’s history of war and economics; visions of fatherhood and masculinity; a memoir by Erica Jong’s daughter; novels from Anjet Daanje and Francesca Maria Benvenuto; inside the world of fetishism; the thinking that built Britain; Charles Handy’s final words of wisdom; James Lovegrove’s science-fiction round-up — plus an obituary of Kenyan writer Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o

Read full article at _Financial Times

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