Yesterday
Why women should never get married – ever
A new book by Australian feminist Clementine Ford aims to stop females entering into an institution that does them harm.
- Theo Chapman
This Month
Inside a brand that became a unicorn in just five years
A new book looks at the bumpy career of Emily Weiss, the enigmatic founder of Glossier.
- Lauren Sams
- Opinion
- Cryptocurrencies
A TV actor wrote the crypto book Michael Lewis should have
When Ben McKenzie of The OC saw other celebrities cashing in on the digital coin craze, he got angry, righteous, and decided to correct the record.
- Myriam Robin
- Opinion
- Opinion
Did Michael Lewis get sucked in by Sam Bankman-Fried?
The bestselling financial author met the cryptocurrency boss at the apex of his wealth and influence. The pair may have become far too close.
- James Ledbetter
September
- Opinion
- Review
The new Musk bio is more love letter than personal history
The entrepreneur’s much-anticipated biography has interesting anecdotes but is too uncritical of its flawed subject.
- Mark Di Stefano
May
This author’s bestselling book shows you how to continue after failure
“Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow” writer Gabrielle Zevin talks about the never-ending cycle of hopes and broken dreams in a creative life.
- Lucy Dean
March
How Australia helped save Solomon Islands from itself
An important new book explains how Australian soldiers, police officers and diplomats staunched a cycle of bloodshed and rebuilt a shattered state.
- James Curran
December 2022
- Opinion
- Investing
These books will restore financial common sense in 2023
You might have gone into last year with a touch of crypto FOMO, a feeling that you must read “Bitcoin Billionaires” and so on. By now, you probably don’t.
- Merryn Somerset Webb
- Opinion
- Opinion
The best nonfiction books of 2022 that will make you think
This year’s most thought-provoking tomes include Tyler Cowen and Daniel Gross’ “How to Identify Energisers, Creators, and Winners Around the World”.
- Stephen Carter
The best nine music books of the year
The Australian Financial Review’s pick of the year’s books about music and musicians.
- Michael Bailey
Why the US is addicted to greatness and haunted by its loss
If the US is to craft a new political culture less obsessed with grandeur and more in touch with reality, it must start with the young.
- Adam Tooze
The 16 best books of 2022 – and designer coffee tables to put them on
Five categories, from fiction to brain food, covering books to give as gifts or to read yourself – or both.
- Luke Slattery
November 2022
Rock star, role model, empath-in-chief: Michelle Obama’s life lessons
In converting her life story into self-empowering bromides, the former first lady has exposed the limits of her politics.
- Lola Seaton
How data could help make cricket better – and a lot safer
Fatalities in the sport are often labelled “freaks”, but a new book using data analysis suggests head impacts and concussions may be hugely under-reported.
- Martin Newman
Why Bono’s second career is the reason to keep reading his book
From the deal he did with George W. Bush to what he learned when Mikhail Gorbachev came over for dinner, the U2 frontman’s memoir is a rambling, fascinating read.
- Chris Klimek
October 2022
- Analysis
- Analysis
McKinsey’s biggest sin isn’t valuing profit, it’s pretending not to
From advising drug-makers how to “turbocharge” sales to working for corrupt governments, a new book lays bare how the consulting giant’s track record defies its much-touted “values”.
- Hannah Wootton
The scandals and hypocrisy behind McKinsey’s sterling reputation
A new book shatters the luminous image that has long been attached to the consulting giant.
- Michael Bobelian
September 2022
Inside the rise and spectacular fall of Lex Greensill
A new book about the business exploits of the boy from Bundaberg is flying off the shelves in his home town as court battles continue over Greensill Capital’s implosion.
- Jenny Wiggins
July 2022
A Harvard graduate explains why good debate makes us all better
Two-time World Debating champion and former AFR journalist Bo Seo argues that listening is at least as important as talking in creating a more harmonious world.
- Andrew Burke
- Analysis
- Decision making
‘Wealthy people aren’t so much brilliant as lucky’
An insider’s account of Chinese crony capitalism provides better business advice than modern versions of How to Make Friends and Influence People.
- Aaron Patrick
