Essays
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From contemporary Cameroon to communist East Germany, these geographical divisions are harmful and unnatural, and take a brutal human toll
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The critics had their say, now it’s time for readers to pick their books of the year – from diaries to dictionaries and emperors to existentialists
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Nikesh Shukla’s collection of essays by minority British writers makes it plain why the UK is long overdue for a more diverse self-defintion
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These essays on life in the 21st century, which range from Occupy to fitness, are coolly stylish and drily funny
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The novelist’s smart essays on science and the arts bridge the gap between the disciplines, inviting us to look at the world anew
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Paula Hawkins reflects on guilt, Jackie Kay seeks hope post-Brexit, and David Nicholls is lured into the lonely city … writers pick their best books of 2016
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Helen Garner inspired me to start this column. Her latest dispatches may leave you too diverted for your own good
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This collection of essays by non-white writers is perceptive, touching and funny but misses an important truth
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Raymond Tallis’s sparky, secular new essay collection offers a biting defence of state-funded health care
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The president’s aircraft is a symbol of US strength. Peter Conrad examines its history and depictions in film, and what it really tells us about America
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From dental floss to breakfast cereal to space travel – compelling musings from the latest in a long line of outsider American essayists
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Anne Fadiman’s collection of essays on the love of reading springs to mind when pondering what volumes to pack for a trip
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The veteran critic’s exploration of the recent golden age of US TV drama is an invigorating blend of wit and insight
Helen Dunmore: facing mortality and what we leave behind