On suicide watch

Haunting novel about a spouse revealed as bomber. And martyrology

Oct 5 • Rashmee Roshan Lall

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September 2026

Will the world get a secretary or a general?

A smart analysis of the UN’s top job. And Arthur C Clarke spins it into fictional glory

Sep 28 • Rashmee Roshan Lall

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Return of the crown

An alternative Diana story. And Charles vs Charles as trivia

Sep 22 • Rashmee Roshan Lall

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The Houthis really matter to you

A historian on who they are. Stories on ordinary Yemenis dealing with war

Sep 17 • Rashmee Roshan Lall

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9/11: Chapter or just a footnote?

America didn’t course correct. And it destroyed lives around the world

Sep 9 • Rashmee Roshan Lall

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August 2026

On holiday: Hill station to ‘coolcation’

Kipling tells evocative stories about 19th century travellers. And who created the 'tourist'?

Aug 16 • Rashmee Roshan Lall

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All together now. Why the Mecca pact matters

Tariq Ali's novel on Saladin takes us to a key period in Islamic history. And what drives alliances

Aug 9 • Rashmee Roshan Lall

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Edinburgh: Backdrop to the world's big fest

Repost: City guide by Robert Louis Stevenson. Historic village. Two real-life crime novels

Aug 8 • Rashmee Roshan Lall

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July 2026

Mayors are in fashion. What if they led the world?

A manifesto for trickle-up politics. Memories of the power and peril

Jul 30 • Rashmee Roshan Lall

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Rewiring Britain

Rollicking family saga on the greed-is-good life. And neoliberal logic

Jul 21 • Rashmee Roshan Lall

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Sports overload. Three cheers

A boy-meets-girl novel about video gaming. Essays on why sport matters

Jul 15 • Rashmee Roshan Lall

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America @250: The whole world played a role

New book links India into 1776. Updike's classic novel anticipated Trump and MAGA

Jul 4 • Rashmee Roshan Lall

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