The Economist reads
Football
Five essential books on football
An eclectic selection covering the beautiful game and why it matters
Abortion
The best books to explain America’s debate on abortion rights
Four recommendations from our American social affairs correspondent
Brexit
Our Brexit editor picks seven books to help make sense of the issue
A reader’s guide to understanding the events of the past six years
Brazil
Our correspondent in São Paulo recommends six books about Brazil
A set of guides to take you beyond the football and the favelas
Hong Kong
The seven books that best explain Hong Kong’s history
Our Asia digital editor reads up on the city’s colourful tale
Africa
Our Africa editor chooses five books, and one album, as an introduction to the great continent
For a first taste of Africa, begin with these
Language
Our language columnist, Johnson, picks five of his favourite recent reads
This is a golden age for good books about every facet of language
Silicon Valley
The five best books for understanding Silicon Valley’s history
Pentagon officials, hippies and whizzkids all feature
The Economist reads
Our former Moscow correspondent picks seven books on Russia
A readers’ guide to the mystery that is Vladimir Putin
France
Our Paris bureau chief picks seven books to make sense of modern France
A readers’ guide to understanding the paradoxical country at the heart of Europe
Biographies
Our obituaries editor picks the five best biographies ever written
Reflections on one’s own life and the lives of others, from Suetonius to Dylan Thomas