Books

Dredd zone: the anarchic world of comic-book artist Steve Dillon
His groundbreaking work on such seminal characters as Judge Dredd, Preacher and Punisher is being celebrated with a posthumous show of his remarkable legacy
David Barnett
30, Jun, 2022 @1:00 PM

What we’re reading: writers and readers on the books they enjoyed in June
Sinéad Gleeson, Gurnaik Johal and Guardian readers discuss the titles they’ve read over the last month. Join the conversation in the comments
Sinéad Gleeson, Gurnaik Johal and Guardian readers
30, Jun, 2022 @11:00 AM

Boy Friends by Michael Pedersen review – in the company of men
A Scottish poet’s memoir reflects touchingly on male friendship and masculinity
Houman Barekat
30, Jun, 2022 @8:00 AM

Amy & Lan by Sadie Jones review – larks and losses on a rural commune
A fabulously funny and heart-rendingly sad tale of childhood in the ‘dysfunctional utopia’ of a rackety smallholding
Xan Brooks
30, Jun, 2022 @6:30 AM

Earthly Order: ‘mercurial professor’ with urgent ideas on climate change
In his ambitious new book, distinguished professor Saleem Ali tries to bridge the gap between politics and science to help plan for a safer future
David Smith in Washington
30, Jun, 2022 @6:06 AM

Top 10 stories of male friendship
Writers from Alexandre Dumas to Jack Kerouac and Colson Whitehead have written fiction worth bonding with about these sometimes uneasy alliances
Benjamin Markovits
29, Jun, 2022 @2:06 PM

Zelensky: A Biography; Putin: His Life and Times reviews
Striking biographies by Serhii Rudenko and Philip Short pit Ukraine’s comic actor turned wartime hero against Russia’s pragmatic, inscrutable insider
Gaby Hinsliff
29, Jun, 2022 @10:15 AM

Brainwashed: A New History of Thought Control by Daniel Pick review
This brilliant exploration of psychological manipulation takes in both Mao’s China and the American dream
Kathryn Hughes
29, Jun, 2022 @6:30 AM

Young adult books round-up – reviews
The highs and lows of first-love relationships, modern-day mythology and summer escapism are among this month’s pick of teenage fiction
Fiona Noble
28, Jun, 2022 @8:00 AM

Brainwashed by Daniel Pick review – do great minds really think alike?
From The Simpsons to QAnon via The Stepford Wives, the psychoanalyst’s absorbing study of mind control is part media studies, part political history
Anthony Cummins
28, Jun, 2022 @6:00 AM

Complicit by Winnie M Li review – bitterly convincing tale of abuse in the film industry
Sexual assault survivor Winnie M Li delivers a visceral and timely novel about the men – and women – who turn a blind eye to systemic exploitation
Stephanie Merritt
27, Jun, 2022 @10:00 AM

Poem of the week: Llyn Gwynant by Elizabeth-Jane Burnett
A bracing celebration of the exhilaration and refreshment found in wild swimming
Carol Rumens
27, Jun, 2022 @9:46 AM
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