We’ve got all the non-fiction food groups covered in this World Book Day 2026 edition of our book round-ups.

The Labour mayor of Greater Manchester suggested the result demonstrated Westminster was not focused on the priorities of ordinary people.

Most books on public finance are written by men, from institutions in the global north, about systems designed in the global ...

Kay Mason Billig accuses Steve Reed of forcing council to agree to poll delay in return for extra funding and powers What made ministers think they could delay local elections? A Norfolk council ...

A letter to the editor argues the personal computer's evolution has stalled in favor of mobile devices. The author claims users have become passive consumers of social media and predatory advertising.

Last week, Chris Madel, who’d been polling competitively in the Republican primary for Minnesota governor, dropped out of the race, apparently because he was disgusted by Immigration and Customs ...

See which books are being turned into movies or TV shows this year and read the original versions before tuning in! 2026 just might be the year of the page-to-screen adaptation! With on-screen ...

I have retired as a wage earner. But this doesn’t mean I’m exempt from dedication to the safety, morality and responsibility of every citizen of this nation. By definition and intent, I am a public ...

Another year, another stack of great books to read. Jeffrey Brown talked with Maureen Corrigan, book critic for NPR’s Fresh Air, and author Ann Patchett about their top picks this year. The Loneliness ...

In this prodigiously researched epic, Torigian details the life of Xi Zhongxun—the father of China’s current leader, Xi Jinping—to explain the history of the Chinese Communist Party. Along the way, ...

A New Zealand book competition dropped two of a publisher’s books because they had A.I.-generated covers. The publisher and the designer pushed back. By Jin Yu Young Reporting from Seoul One book ...

This year’s longlist includes five books by writers who have published short fiction in The New Yorker: Susan Choi, Jonas Hassen Khemiri, Karen Russell, Bryan Washington, and Joy Williams. Two ...