Stop over-intellectualising pop
An anxiety underlies efforts by critics such as Maggie Nelson to justify liking Taylor Swift and Charli XCX
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Hunter S Thompson’s freaks have overrun America
The pioneer of gonzo chronicled his people’s wild descent – and saw what his country has now become
ByAugust 1987: Geoff Dyer reviews the writer’s selected works
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The best non-fiction to read this year
From memoirs by politicians to biographies of poets, this will be a year in which life-writing abounds
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The best fiction to read this year
Despite the doomsters, novels continue to thrive. From Julian Barnes to Leïla Slimani, this will be a great 12 months…
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When Trotsky took on Keir Starmer
A century ago, the original contradiction of the Labour party was already tearing it apart
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We are all le Carré’s people now
Look into his wilderness of mirrors and see our own world reflected all around
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Photo books of the year 2025
The best photography books published in the past 12 months – selected by the New Statesman’s creative editor
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