Friday May 4 Writers in China are afraid to criticise their state and society, says the London-based author. He picks five works of Chinese literature, from the 3rd century BC to 2008, which show how it’s done Continue reading… Thursday May 3 The Russian revolution was the beginning of the modern age, says the award-winning author. He tells us what Solzhenitsyn imagined Lenin was like, and about the children’s author who led a double life as a spy in Bolshevik Russia Continue reading… Wednesday May 2 The acclaimed author recommends the most exciting new writing out of India and South Asia, from a Pakistani perspective of 9/11 to an emigré's return to an unfamiliar Bangladesh Continue reading… Tuesday May 1 The author explores philosophy lessons of the ancients relevant to our globalised, information age – by way of cognitive behavioural therapy, and government measures of happiness Continue reading… Monday April 30 Who read Byron in his time? How much did a copy of Wordsworth cost? The scholar guides us through the astonishing history of reading in the Romantic period of English literature Continue reading… | 
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