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LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS – OCTOBER 23, 2025 PREVIEW

London Review of Books

LONDON REVIEW OF BOOKS: The latest issue features ‘Mrs. Dalloway’s Demons

Unconditional Looking

The Inner Life of ‘Mrs Dalloway’ 
by Edward Mendelson.
Columbia, 137 pp., £20, September, 978 0 231 22171 9

‘Mrs Dalloway’: Biography of a Novel 
by Mark Hussey.
Manchester, 222 pp., £18.99, May, 978 1 5261 7681 3

Mrs Dalloway 
by Virginia Woolf, edited by Edward Mendelson.
NYRB, 208 pp., £15.99, September, 978 1 68137 998 2

Mrs Dalloway 
by Virginia Woolf, edited by Trudi Tate.
Oxford, 224 pp., £7.99, May, 978 0 19 285985 3

Ouvriers de luxe

Gustave Flaubert et Michel Lévy: Un couple explosif 
by Yvan Leclerc and Jean-Yves Mollier.
Le Livre de Poche, 224 pp., €8.40, November 2024, 978 2 253 94112 5

Fish in the Wrong Place

Liquid Empire: Water and Power in the Colonial World 
by Corey Ross.
Princeton, 447 pp., £35, September 2024, 978 0 691 21144 2

In Praise of Floods: The Untamed River and the Life It Brings 
by James C. Scott.
Yale, 220 pp., £20, February, 978 0 300 27849 1

THE NEW YORK TIMES – WEDNESDAY, OCT. 15, 2025

ICE Is Cracking Down on Chicago. Some Chicagoans Are Fighting Back.

Residents have begun forming volunteer groups to monitor their neighborhoods. Others honk their horns or blow whistles when they see immigration agents nearby.

Trump Targets Democratic Districts by Halting Billions During Shutdown

The Trump administration has frozen or canceled nearly $28 billion primarily located in Democratic-led districts, according to an analysis by The Times.

Spies, Burgers and Bombs: After a New War, Old Wounds Resurface in Tehran

A deep sense of unease has gripped Iran since U.S. and Israeli airstrikes in June. Residents said they felt rattled, and worried about what might come next.

First Burials to Be Held for Israelis Returned From Gaza

Hamas has handed over the bodies of eight people, but says it is struggling to find the remains of others in Gaza after two years of war.

HARVARD MAGAZINE – NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2025

November-December 2025 | Harvard Magazine

HARVARD MAGAZINE: The latest issue features ‘Justice’ – John Roberts legacy might not be the one he intends.

What Trump Means for John Roberts’s Legacy

Executive power is on the docket at the Supreme Court. by Lincoln Caplan

This Harvard Scientist Is Changing the Future of Genetic Diseases

David Liu has pioneered breakthroughs in gene editing, creating new therapies that may lead to cures. by Veronique Greenwood

Why America’s Strategy For Reducing Racial Inequality Failed

Harvard professor Christina Cross debunks the myth of the two-parent Black family.

THE NEW YORK TIMES – TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14, 2025

For Israel, Hamas and Trump’s Peace Plan, Now Comes the Hard Part

Hamas released hostages and agreed to abide by a cease-fire, but persuading it to lay down its arms is another matter.

Israel Identifies 2 Bodies Handed Over by Hamas

The return of the remains of four former captives has spurred anger that more were not retrieved. The devastation in Gaza is likely to make the task harder.

Will the Supreme Court Use a Louisiana Case to Gut the Voting Rights Act?

The justices have shown a willingness to chip away at the landmark civil rights legislation. A Louisiana case could unravel much of its remaining power.

Ukraine’s Formula for Peace: Fewer Talks, More Weapons

As Russia rebuffs President Trump’s diplomatic push, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine is heading again to the White House, this time seeking missiles.

THE NEW YORKER MAGAZINE – OCTOBER 20, 2025 PREVIEW

The cover of the October 20 2025 issue of The New Yorker in which a dog cannonballs into a pile of leaves.

THE NEW YORKER MAGAZINE: The latest cover features Harry Bliss’s “Cannonball” – The delights of fall.

The Real Problem Is How Trump Can Legally Use the Military

Congress wrote statutes with the apparent assumption that whoever held the office of the Presidency would use the powers they granted in good faith. By Jeannie Suk Gersen

How Long Will You Live?

Smoking a cig takes twenty minutes off your life. But thinking about Rudy Giuliani’s downfall might add some time back. By Greg Clarke

Inside the Trump Administration’s Assault on Higher Education

How conservatives learned to stop worrying and love federal power. By Emma Green

What Zohran Mamdani Knows About Power

The thirty-three-year-old socialist is rewriting the rules of New York politics. Can he transform the city as mayor? By Eric Lach

THE NEW YORK TIMES – MONDAY, OCTOBER 13, 2025

Israeli Hostages Return Home; Palestinian Detainees Are Freed

Trump and World Leaders Gather in Egypt for Summit on Gaza Cease-Fire

Cheering crowds greet Palestinian prisoners freed by Israel.

Why Ukraine Is Betting on Strikes Deep Inside Russia

The Kremlin will only negotiate if missiles and drones bring the pain of war home to Russians, Ukrainian officials say.

THE NEW YORK TIMES – SUNDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2025

A Test Now for Israel: Can It Repair Its Ties to Americans?

Israel’s advocates fear that its conduct of the war has cost it the support of an entire generation of U.S. voters.

Israelis and Palestinians Await Hostage-Prisoner Swap With Relief and Elation

All living hostages in Gaza are expected to be released in the next 24 hours in exchange for about 2,000 Palestinians imprisoned by Israel.

Black Unemployment Is Surging Again. This Time It’s Different.

Federal layoffs and an end to diversity initiatives have weakened a historically strong labor market for Black workers.

U.S. strikes on boats that President Trump says are drug smugglers have unsettled America’s biggest trading partner, where powerful criminal groups produce and smuggle drugs.

THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE – OCT. 12, 2025

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THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE: The 10.12.25 Issue features Amy X. Wang on “buy now, pay later”; Giles Harvey on the filmmaker Joshua Oppenheimer; Bruce Schoenfeld on the L.A. Dodgers and its Latino fan base; and more.

If an Energy Drink Drank an Energy Drink, You’d Get a Celsius

How a turbocharged upstart brand came to threaten Red Bull and Monster’s dominance.

Thomas Pynchon Saw Where America Was Headed. What Does He See Now?

The novelist anticipated our bizarre present. How does his latest book hold up in an age of eroding reality? By Parul Sehgal

They Got to Live a Life of Luxury. Then Came the Fine Print.

‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ has built a delirious new culture of consumption — and trapped users in a vortex of debt.

THE NEW YORK TIMES – SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2025

Some Americans Are Starting to Feel the Impact of the Government Shutdown

Trump’s Shutdown Layoffs Deepen Impasse, Angering Democrats

President Trump’s move to fire federal workers was aimed at pressuring Democrats to cut a deal to reopen the government. The tactics have fueled Democrats’ resolve.

A Memo in a Bunker, Intercepted Communications and Hamas’s Oct. 7 Plans

A directive, which Israel believes was written by Yahya Sinwar, called for fighters to target soldiers and civilians — and to broadcast the violence.

‘Judicial Crisis’: Federal Judges Fault Supreme Court Emergency Orders

Dozens of sitting judges shared their concerns with us about risks to the courts’ legitimacy as the Supreme Court releases opaque orders on Trump policies.

Why the U.S.-China Trade War Has Flared Up Again

Beijing’s trade curbs and President Trump’s retaliatory threat of 100 percent tariffs show how quickly calm can give way to confrontation.

THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE – OCTOBER 11, 2025 PREVIEW

THE ECONOMIST MAGAZINE: The latest issue featuresA new beginning

A new beginning for the Middle East

The breakthrough in Gaza could open up a new approach to peace

Donald Trump’s fortress economy is starting to hurt America

The pain from trade and immigration restrictions cannot be postponed forever

Japanese politics enters its heavy-metal phase

Takaichi Sanae is a refreshing change—but problems loo

Cybercrime is afflicting big business. How to lessen the pain

Banning the payment of ransoms would be a start

Africa’s leaders-for-life offer a warning to the world

The longer autocrats stay in power, the worse they become