Sophie Roell
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Editor of @five_books and believer in the power of books to understand the world we live in. Volunteer @westoxonlibdems
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Great piece by Jeff Wasserstrom in Five Books on the year's best China books. On Tahir H. Izgil's Waiting to Be Arrested at Night (tr. J Freeman), he comments:
'The most beautifully written book about Xinjiang I’ve come across, not just during this year but ever.'
fivebooks.com/best-books/the…
'An accessible and highly readable introduction to exoplanets and the possibility of finding other life in the universe ... it’s a fun way to learn a lot.'
Five Books recommends 'Worlds Without End' by Chris Impey.
fivebooks.com/book/worlds-wi…
I'm thrilled that this is now out in the world! Five Books is one of my favourite websites, my go-to for learning new things, so it was a delight to be interviewed by Uri Bram 🔍 on 'The 5 Best Books On Tech Utopias and Dystopias'
Here's my 5, what would yours be, and why? 🧵
'I wanted books that I thought were genre-defining books in African writing' ICYMI Novelist mpush ntabeni 🇿🇦 recommends the best contemporary African writing:
fivebooks.com/best-books/the… #ReadingAfrica week
Who will be the winner of the 2023 Financial Times Schroders #BusinessBook of the Year Award? Sophie Roell from Five Books speaks with Andrew Hill about the six contenders. Winner announced TONIGHT - watch this space!
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ICYMI: The best history books of 2023. We talked to Sudhir Hazareesingh, one of the judges of Wolfson History Prize, the UK's leading history book prize, about this year's shortlist (and if you're looking for just one book, the winner has now been announced)
fivebooks.com/best-books/bes…