Frankly by Nicola Sturgeon: A candid, engaging memoir, although I’m not sure about her take on Irish reunification
Scotland’s former first minister is scathing about Alex Salmond, and praises Michael D Higgins and Martin McGuinness
By Daniel Mulhall
Triona Campbell: ‘Expect betrayals, a heavy body count, twists, heartbreak and romance’
‘An honesty like no other’: Padraic Fiacc’s legacy recognised in his Belfast birthplace
Delusions of Paradise: Escaping the Life of a Taliban Fighter by Maiwand Banayee - New insights on every page
How to Save the Amazon - A Journalist’s Deadly Quest for Answers: fascinating insight into mechanics of Brazilian corruption
The Imagined Life by Andrew Porter: an achingly beautiful story of human love
Books on Zbigniew Brzezinski, unique medieval Irish chronicles and the ties between Ireland and Iceland
Christ Alive: Reflections from the Shadows of Life into the Light of God – Meditations on faith through shared experience
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Nordic Socialism: The Path Toward a Democratic Economy – A hopeful, practical blueprint for democratic socialism
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Operation Sandworm by Andy Greenberg: Terrifying narrative of a pervasive digital threat
By Conor Brady
The Most Powerful Court in the World by Stuart Banner: More than US legal analysis, it’s an excellent history
By James Meighan
August’s best new crime fiction: From Stuart Neville’s dark supernatural thriller to a perfect summer read by Laura Lippman
By Brian Cliff and Elizabeth Mannion
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