Friday December 16 We're living through a golden age for fantasy fiction, says the author of The Magicians. He tells us what makes for a good fantasy novel, and who's staking out the future not just of fantasy but of fiction itself Continue reading… Thursday December 15 It's a revolution that still resonates and yet it resists easy interpretation. A leading historian of the French Revolution tells us what the events of 1789 and later years really meant, and what relevance they have for us today Continue reading… Wednesday December 14 The US, the UK and many other countries have become far less equal over the past 30 years. The MIT economics professor says it's important we understand how and why this happened, and what it means for our societies Continue reading… Tuesday December 13 A century after the fall of China’s last imperial dynasty, the legacy of revolution remains deeply ambiguous in today’s People’s Republic. The China scholar tells us the story of the country’s tumultuous changes from 1911 to 2011 Continue reading… Monday December 12 History books often focus on big political or economic events, wars and leaders. But there's much to learn from studying the way people lived, and what made the Victorian age both like and unlike our own, as the author explains Continue reading… Sunday December 11 Glorified by Russia, glossed over by the West, the siege of Leningrad is rarely seen for what it was – a tragic story of tremendous suffering and death. The author of a new book on the subject tells us what really happened there Continue reading… | 
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