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The author’s sophomore novel, in which a young woman is propelled on a journey of self-discovery after accidentally leaving her mobile at home, asks interesting questions but pulls its punches

A slice-of-life portrait of a community suffering the after-effects of the second world war

Most titles written by Islamic scholar who founded an Islamic organisation banned in the disputed region

Books on slavery, the justice system, poverty and gender identity are among this year’s finalists for J

With ten Oscar nominations, The Brutalist has reignited the debate over the legacy of brutalism. The polarising architectural style was shaped by post-war hopes for a better future. But it was also, as historian Adrian Forty argues in his book Concrete and Culture (2012), an “expression of melancholy, the work…

Sarah Jones’s book includes personal history, including her grandfather – one of 1.2 million Americans the virus killed

This book within a book weaves a writer’s struggles with scenes from their Africanfuturist tale of post-apocalyptic robots

The Tiepolo Blue author’s impressive second novel is an enthrallingly intricate portrait of the art world

Police in Indian-controlled Kashmir have raided bookstores and seized 668 books linked to a major Islamic organization in the disputed region, where a strict controls on the press have escalated in recent years