Louis Amis
Present Imperfect
A Week in December by Sebastian Faulks
My Day Trip of Rage
Austerity and Abundance Special:
London’s ‘‘G20 Meltdown’’ protestors didn’t know what they were for or against
A Map of the Mind
The Selected Works of T. S. Spivet by Reif Larsen
On the Edge of the Abyss
2666 by Roberto Bolaño, translated by Natasha Wimmer
Cycles of Violence
The Armies by Evelio Rosero, translated by Anne McLean
New York: A Cousin in the White House
US Election Week diary: New Yorkers and their attitudes towards the new president
It’s Better in Latin
The Aeneid by Vergil, translated by Sarah Ruden
Defending Europe’s Pariahs
This month’s small charity making a big difference is The European Roma Rights Centre
Teaching Protection
This month’s small organisation making a big difference is Tostan
Why Remoaners should back Boris
“Boris, ironically, now offers Remoaners the best chance of a soft Brexit, or at least a sensible one. And to those who want a second referendum—’the people’s vote’—there may even be a chance of that too.”
On the road
“In the summer of 1980, in the grip of some Kerouac-ish fantasy, I opted to hitch-hike from Laredo to New York”
Discovering the Great War of China
A third of a million Chinese labourers helped the Allies defeat the Kaiser, but their huge unsung contribution ended in betrayal