The Economist reads
The Economist reads
The Great American Novel
An idiosyncratic selection of works that portray the character of America
The Economist reads
What to read to understand international relations
Five books that explain the forces shaping geopolitics
The Economist reads
What to read to understand America’s opioid epidemic
Five books and one TV series lay bare the corruption, criminality, heartbreak and hope that are all facets of a decades-long crisis
Be a coach, not a martinet
What to read about managing people
The best books on managing employees emphasise the need to motivate them
The Economist Reads: Chicago
What to read to understand Chicago
Six books that get under the skin of America’s “second” city
Promethean sparks
What to read to become more creative
Five books that define creativity and tell you how to inspire it
The Economist reads
What to read (and listen to) about South Africa
Seven books and an audio series that explain the rainbow nation and why it lost its lustre
Saudi Arabia
What to read (and watch) to understand Saudi Arabia
Five books and a film help make sense of the rapidly changing country
From partition to pierogi
What to read to understand modern Poland
Six books about the country that sees itself as the heart of Europe
The anti-imperialists strike back
What to read to understand imperialism and colonialism
Seven books about a fraught subject that influences many of today’s political debates
Spies and scribes
The spy who read me: authors under surveillance
The books that show espionage agents are not the most subtle literary critics