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feminism, author and activist Doyle aims to reunite feminist and trans politics by advocating his belief that all people deserve full control over their own bodies.


Sonia Faleiro, Fatima Bhuto Gaza: The Story of a Genocide


Verso, 7th, £12.99, PB, 9781836742241


Through personal testimonies, expert insights, poetry and war reportage, leading Palestinian writers powerfully narrate their fight for survival since 7th October 2023. It also includes illustrations from Joe Sacco and Mona Chalabi.


Marc Lynch America’s Middle East: The Ruination of a Region


Hurst, 9th, £25, HB, 9781805264019


From the Gulf War and Syria to Libya and Gaza, this is said to be a compelling analysis of how and why the United States ensnared itself in the Middle East, benefiting no one.


David Marsh Can Europe Survive? The Story of a Continent in a Fractured World


Yale, 23rd, £20, HB, 9780300273007


Drawing on interviews with more than 150 leading figures, a “bold” new account of the issues facing both the EU and Europe, including political fracture and challenges from the US, China and Russia.


Seth Michelson Hope on the Border: Immigration, Incarceration and the Power of Poetry


Morehouse, 23rd, £19.99, HB, 9781640658394


This “powerful” work of narrative non-fiction aims to humanise the immigration crisis in the US through the lens of undocumented, unaccompanied minors through the teacher- author’s efforts to provide them with hope through poetry.


Ilan Pappe


Israel on the Brink: Eight Steps for a Better Future Oneworld, 9th, £20, HB, 9781836430636


Israel is becoming a pariah state, its worst enemy not Hamas, but itself. So says the author as he paves a path for the Jewish state, rooted in restorative justice and decolonisation, The future can be one


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of reconciliation, not endless war, he argues.


Serhii Plokhy The Nuclear Age: An Epic Race for Arms, Power and Survival


Allen Lane, 21st, £25, HB, 9780241582862


“Is there anything we can learn from the first nuclear arms race that can help us stop or at least control the new one? That is the question I am trying to answer in this book.” From the first atomic bomb to the present day, the author of the Baillie Gifford Prize-winning Chernobyl: History of a Tragedy presents a sweeping and topical – not to say urgent - history of the geopolitics behind the nuclear arms race.


Jens Stoltenberg ( 3) On My Watch: Leading NATO In a Time of War


William Collins, 9th, £25, HB, 9780008708740


From the former secretary general of NATO, a “frank and riveting” account of running the world’s most powerful military alliance, taking us inside the significant flashpoints of the past decade; from the Russian annexation of Crimea to the Afghanistan withdrawal.


Jelena Subotić The Art of Status: Looted Treasures and the Global Politics of Restitution


OUP, 9th, £25, HB, 9780198909750


Billed as an “illuminating” exploration of the relationship between the restitution of looted art, global status and the international construction of national cultural heritage.


Jimmy Wales The Seven Rules of Trust: And Why It Is Today’s Most Essential Superpower


Bloomsbury, 28th, £22, HB, 9781526665010


In which Wikipedia founder Wales shares his clear, actionable rules for building trust and ethical leadership in business and life. He reminds us that without trust, we have no knowledge. And without knowledge, we cannot fight back. People view Wikipedia 11 billion times every month in the English language alone, and Bloomsbury considers him the polar opposite of a “tech bro”. This sounds excellent.


Jake Wallis Simons Never Again: How the West Betrayed the Jews and Itself


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Constable, 2nd, £18.99, HB, 9780349000435


The author of Israelphobia returns with an “urgent” new polemic exploring the social and historical causes of the “maze of hostility in which Jews are now trapped”. He argues that we are seeing “the end of the golden age of post-war safety for Jews”.


Film, TV, music & gaming


Lorraine Ali


No Lessons Curbed: The Making of Curb Your Enthusiasm as Told by Larry David and the Cast and Crew


Blink, 7th, £30, HB, 9781785124334


This illustrated oral history of inimitable comedy show Curb Your Enthusiasm draws on unprecedented access to cast and crew, and never-before-seen images and anecdotes from its 24 years on air.


James Briggs From Ibiza to the Norfolk Broads: A Bowie Odyssey


Icon, 9th, £20, HB, 9781837733118


When a lightning bolt of inspiration strikes, Briggs sets out to cycle one of the celebrated lyrics from David Bowie’s song Life on Mars on a quest to understand life, love and what the song actually means.


Tim Burgess, Tom Sheehan How High: A Portrait of The Charlatans


Welbeck, 2nd, £35, HB, 9781035424290


Accompanied by more than 250 photographs, this tells the inside story of The Charlatans, told


through the lens of photographer Sheehan, and the words of the band’s frontman, Burgess.


Stephanie Burt Taylor’s Version: The Poetic and Musical Genius of Taylor Swift


Basic, 23rd, £20, HB, 9781399820608


Drawing on musical and cultural criticism, poetry, economic theory, US history and more, this exploration of Swift’s musical career by a literary critic and Harvard professor is based on one of the world’s first university courses on her music.


John Cleese Fawlty Towers: Fawlts and All: A 50th Anniversary Celebration


Headline, 9th, £25, HB, 9781035433216


Fifty years ago legendary sitcom Fawlty Towers hit TV screens for the first time, becoming an instant classic, despite only extending to 12 episodes. Now for the first time, its co-creator Cleese tells stories from behind the scenes in this anniversary celebration; from Duck Surprise to the Car That Wouldn’t Start.


Steve Harris, Bruce Dickinson (contributors) Iron Maiden: Infinite Dreams: The Official Visual History


Thames & Hudson, 16th, £50, HB, 9780500029602


Including contributions from all band members past and present, this official book celebrating 50 years of Iron Maiden is a “visual feast”, incorporating commentary by band members past and present, artworks and never-before-seen


photography from the Iron Maiden archives.


David J Howe Who Me! Bedford Square, 9th, £22, HB, 9781835013304


Written by a respected historian of the show and featuring previously untold stories, this charts the ways in which Doctor Who has shaped British popular culture over six decades.


Ruth Jones, James Corden When Gavin Met Stacey and Everything In Between: A Story of Love and Friendship


Bantam Books, 9th, £25, HB, 9780857507440


In which the Gavin & Stacey creators detail what has occurred every step of the way, from their tentative initial pitch to the emotionally overwhelming final day of filming, “bouncing off each other in inimitable style” as they go. “The story of two people whose creative chemistry ignited the perfect storm of drama, comedy and heart,” says a very excited Bantam.


Jim Kerr, Charles Burchill, Graeme Thomson Our Secrets Are the Same: Friendship & Fame at the Heart of Simple Minds


Constable, 2nd, £25, HB, 9781408720899


From stratospheric success to humbling lows, this joint memoir by Simple Minds bandmates Kerr and Burchill tells the inside story both of the band itself and of their enduring friendship (they now live on the same street in Taormina, Sicily).


Michael Leader, Jake Cunningham


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