Gendered criminal justice, multi-perspectives on inequality and science's credibility crisis. Find reviews of books exploring these topics and more in our latest newsletter, out today 📥 Read it here 👉 mailchi.mp/ea17f2fc9ca3...

📣Calling all bookshop enthusiasts & literature lovers📣 Do you know a place with unmissably good bookshops? 📚 We're looking for contributions to our global bookshop guide series, highlighting the best bookshops in a town, city or more remote area you know. Email us at lsereviewofbooks@lse.ac.uk

Our latest newsletter is out today 📬 exploring AI automation & war, the history of the energy economy, new censorship in an authoritarian age, the rise (& uncertain future) of US dollar supremacy, Pittsburgh's best bookshops & more. Read 👉 mailchi.mp/2c16cebc6479... Subscribe 👉 eepurl.com/ippNlg

NEW: Speaking to the people of India – politics, media, collective identity The Technopolitics of Communication in Modern India by Pragya Dhital @sas-news.bsky.social @bloomsburyacademic.bsky.social Review by @roysneha.bsky.social @gvagrad.bsky.social 👉 blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofb...

LSE Festival 2026: How to save the planet 🌏 is less than a week away! Don't miss a fantastic programme of events between 15 - 20 June exploring how we can address the crises humanity faces. Book your free tickets now 👉https://www.lse.ac.uk/events/lse-festival/2026/lse-festival-ticket-information

NEW: Donald Trump and the age of the strongman president. Trajectory of Power: The Rise of the Strongman Presidency by Terry Moe and William Howell @princetonupress.bsky.social Review by @mkeremcoban.bsky.social @soasuni.bsky.social Read it here 👉 blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofb...

Do you know a town, city, or area with great bookshops? If so, we're seeking new contributions to our global bookshop guide series 🌏📚 and would love to hear from you! Send us a message or email lsereviewofbooks@lse.ac.uk and check out past features here 👉 blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofb...

NEW: How has Iran's economy and society survived under sanctions? How Sanctions Work: Iran and the Impact of Economic Warfare by Narges Bajoghli, Vali Nasr, Djavad Salehi-Isfahani, and Ali Vaez @stanfordpress.bsky.social reviewed by Zahra Niazi. Read more 👉 blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofb...

NEW: Capitalism in the Web of Life, revisited. A look at the influence of this contemporary classic, recently re-issued for its 10th anniversary by @versobooks.bsky.social Read more 👉 blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofb...

Our newsletter is out today 📫 exploring different forms of power – from the rise of the strongman president in the US to the empowerment of women refugees through humanitarian agencies. Plus, a reading list for the new Women's Library centenary exhibition at LSE. Read it here 👉 shorturl.at/WnUsO

Happy World Book Day to all the writers, editors, researchers, publishers, copyeditors, proof-readers, designers and everyone in-between who puts books into the world – and to all of us who love to read them! 📚

Do you know a city, town or region with great bookshops? 📚 We'd love you to contribute to our global bookshop guide series! Email us at lsereviewofbooks@lse.ac.uk with the place you'd like to feature. 📷 Photo of Daunt Books, Marylebone, London by mirigifford on Shutterstock

NEW✨ Gramsci, popular mobilisation and the power of collective action From Subordination to Revolution by John Chalcraft @lsegovernment.bsky.social @ucpress.bsky.social @lseinequalities.bsky.social @lsehumanrights.bsky.social Read the review by Jade Orr 👉 ow.ly/mRvC50Y4KPE

Our first newsletter of 2026 is out today ✨📬 with a reading list on polarisation, an interview with the author of a book on Nvidia, reviews on tech and democracy, and the countdown of our top posts in 2025. Read 👉 ow.ly/fIli50XW1SY Subscribe 👉 ow.ly/ORJy50XW1SZ

NEW✨ To achieve peace, international law must prioritise women’s rights. Gendered Peace through International Law by @larimatsu.bsky.social and Christine Chinkin @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social reviewed by Leo Todd. Read more 👉 blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofb... Image: Shutterstock.

NEW✨ What captured the attention of LSE Review of Books readers in 2025?📚👀 Read our countdown of the 12 most popular posts published during the year, covering topics from inequality and new forms of capitalism to the ascendance of AI.

NEW✨ Three lessons from a climate diplomat going into #COP30 in Brazil. Alejandra Padín-Dujon @carbonpulse.bsky.social reviews The Climate Diplomat: A Personal History of the COP Conferences by Peter Betts @profilebooks.bsky.social. Read more 👉 blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofb... Image: Shutterstock

NEW✨ In our latest bookshop guide, @jsmaje.bsky.social (LSE Geography) takes us on a tour of the best bookshops in #Dhaka, Bangladesh 🇧🇩 Read it here 👉 blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofb... 📸 Photo by Lumenite on Shutterstock.

NEW✨ How has the meaning of #revolution changed over time? The Revolution to Come: A History of an Idea from Thucydides to Lenin by Dan Edelstein @princetonupress.bsky.social. #Review by @edoardovaccari.bsky.social @lsehy.bsky.social Read it here 👉 blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofb...

Is GDP an outdated measure of economies?📏 Find out in our latest newsletter, plus more reviews 📖 an East and Southeast Asian Heritage Month reading list 📚 and a bookshop guide for Lakeland Finland 🇫🇮 👉 mailchi.mp/041c0da95300... Subscribe for a fortnightly update 👉 eepurl.com/ippNlg

In the latest feature in our #BookshopGuide series, @rosiavento.bsky.social recommends her favourite #bookshops in Finland's Lakeland region 📚 🇫🇮 Read the guide 👉 blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofb... Pictured: Vinha bookshop, a historical gem in Ruovesi.

Planning a visit to #Finland's lake district? @rosiavento.bsky.social takes us on a tour of the best #bookshops in the region 📚 🇫🇮 Read the guide 👉 blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofb... Pictured: Muusa bookshop in the town of Varkaus.

What #HumanRights abuses warrant humanitarian #intervention? What insights from COVID-19 can help us prepare for the next #pandemic? Our latest #newsletter explores these questions, and more. Read it here 👉 mailchi.mp/c9a0ade66246... Subscribe 👉 lse.us11.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=...

The LSE Review of Books newsletter is out today 📰📬 Learn about Britain's queer South Asians, anti-nuclear art & activism, food insecurity in Africa, political instability in the Middle East & more, plus a bookshop guide for Kuwait 🇰🇼 Read 👉 mailchi.mp/9240d2f14d5d... Subscribe 👉 eepurl.com/ippNlg

NEW✨ Untold Stories of Britain's queer South Asians Desi Queers by @churnjeet.bsky.social @unistrathclyde.bsky.social @rkdasgupta.bsky.social @lsegender.bsky.social & @djritu.bsky.social @hurstpublishers.bsky.social Read the #review by Kanchan Panday 👉 blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofb... #SAHM2025

Looking for #bookshop recommendations in #Kuwait city? Alice Königstetter shares some of her favourites in our latest #bookshopguide. Read it here 👉 blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofb... Pictured: Takween bookshop by Alice Königstetter.

NEW BOOKSHOP GUIDE✨ Alice Königstetter takes us on a tour of the best #bookshops in #Kuwait 🇰🇼 🏙 📚 Read it here👉 blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofb... Image credit: L_B_Photography on Shutterstock.

The LSE Review of Books newsletter is out today 📬 sharing our latest reviews on topics from the history of nationalism to the need for truth in politics and whether inequality is inherent to capitalism. Read more 👉https://mailchi.mp/2ad2716b69a0/lsereviewofbooks-29-july-2025?e=d5be458df3

"In Britain, we haven’t fully reckoned with the legacies of slavery. Although the structural edifice of empire has gone away, the residual, cultural and economic tenets of empire are still very much present today." A Q&A with Imaobong Umoren @lsehy.bsky.social ‬ 👉 blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofb...

📅 Daniel Susskind will be speaking in a panel event, Reimagining the way we work at 6.30pm on Thursday 19 June for #LSEFestival 2025. Find details and register 👉 www.lse.ac.uk/Events/LSE-F...