Dead Prime Ministers Society A rare look inside Eton, Britain’s most respected (and reviled) boarding school
Criminal Minds
The author of a new book on Dorothy L. Sayers reflects on the magic born of the novelist’s collaboration with her fellow Oxford women
Vive Maigret! The complete adventures of Georges Simenon’s beloved inspector are now available in one stylish set
The North Korean Job The author of the first English-language book on Kim Jong Un explains the dotard-trolling dictator’s mysterious rise
Bad Romance The author of a new book on the Borgias’ infamous personal lives uncovers the facts behind the Italian family’s long-standing myths
Face Value A new book considers the fate of our most human aspects—the mystery of the brain, the expressiveness of the face—in our tech-bent future
Max Hastings
On the best work of Sir Michael Howard, the British historian who dealt high intellect and common sense in equal measure
Olivia Chantecaille Start them young: on the best children’s books for budding activists
