3/ Bigger Government (Marc Robinson) - A second go after a partial read earlier this year. Like an intergenerational report but global and with razor sharp policy insight. Killer section on health cost drivers.
4/ Postwar (Tony Judt) - been on my shelf and list for a couple of years now on @benjamin-clark.bsky.social's rec. Am a postwar history nut, keen to cross this off.
5/ India After Gandhi (Ramachandran Guha) - read the first few chapters earlier this year. Love a good 'magisterial' vibe. This one super readable and detailed, fills a gap that has been missing for English-language Indian history.
6/ The Rise and Fall of the Neoliberal Order (Gary Gerstle) - more postwar history. Normally allergic to the word neoliberal (on account of vagueness) but have heard this is excellent. Pretty sure it was on a @bevansadvocate.bsky.social list.
8/ The Possessed (Elif Batuman) - this has been sitting on my shelf for years. Adored her novel The Idiot which was a Russian lit spoof/homage. This is a Russian lit guid and looks hilarious.
On my list to read as well - a big question I have is whether we are going to mimic Canadian federal politics where minority has become the norm with only the occasional majority or not
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