When F Scott Fitzgerald’s Christmas wish came true ft.trib.al/4HmvtAy

“as richly illuminating of their times as the Norman castles whose domineering bulk they evoke” Britain’s nuclear power plants as you probably did not imagine them … as.ft.com/r/1488fe76-e... Atomic Albion by Tom Bolton — a brutal, beautiful journey

Accumulate, accumulate … John Kay in top form here as he reviews Sven Beckert’s monumental history of capitalism. Well worth reading as.ft.com/r/5f81aec2-5... Capitalism: A Global History — the accumulation machine

Carole King — the genius and hard-won wisdom of a great American singer-songwriter on.ft.com/4pdAlDn

It’s here! Our annual, bumper FT round-up of the best reads of the year - from economics and food to history and fiction and so much more - as selected by our critics and editors. Lots to inspire the mind, lift the spirits and make you smile. on.ft.com/4nYjkeU The best books of the year 2025

European modernism reaches new heights …. Hungary’s László Krasznahorkai wins Nobel literature prize on.ft.com/4mVpHPC Hungary’s László Krasznahorkai wins Nobel literature prize

From terrorism to Tennyson - and the journey of a lone wolf across Europe and more …. a broad inspiring range of subjects on the shortlist for this year’s Baillie Gifford Prize. Our FT report (with links on to our reviews) on.ft.com/4o0J8HV

The Booker shortlist has landed! on.ft.com/3ICMbqu Established novelists dominate a Gen-X Booker Prize shortlist

Odyssey without end — why the classics are as relevant as ever https://on.ft.com/3TB5qTq

Time to consider the nuclear option? Jonathan Ford assesses the prospects for atomic power in an age of net zero. This week’s FT Weekend Books essay 👇 on.ft.com/4klJfeQ The perils and promise of our new nuclear age

And we’re off! Our Summer Books - the best reads of the year so far, as chosen by FT critics and specialists from economics and poetry to food & drink; tech and fiction to thrillers and history and much more. Happy reading! Summer books 2025: the best titles of the year so far on.ft.com/4n41ZCa

Carlo Gebler recalling his Stakhanovite mother, Edna O’Brien, her “Colette-esque responsiveness” and experimenting with LSD - great way to kick off the day at the #dbf2025 in Dalkey at - where else - Finnegans

International Booker Prize 2025 - and the winners are …

“I hate it when people compare things to Kafka. I’ve written dramas about Kafka - but this really is Kafka!” Daniel Kehlmann on border troubles and other parallels between Trump’s America and his novel, The Director on.ft.com/4klqGrt Novelist Daniel Kehlmann: ‘I wanted to write about complicity’

How Nvidia became the driving force behind the AI revolution on.ft.com/3ElNdFr - brilliant analysis and context from the FT’s own @tim.fo

Trying to understand just what is going on in all things trade and tariffs? Some of the FT’s finest minds share their tips on some of the best books to read Five books to boost your understanding of tariffs and trade wars on.ft.com/4cvrW8F

Another Beatles book? (Eye-roll.) Honestly, do we need it? Yes we do, when it’s as revelatory as Ian Leslie’s ‘John & Paul’ - Simon Schama on a wonderful Beatles love story on.ft.com/41JDC2O

Top dollar: how the greenback has underpinned US global economic hegemony. But how much longer? Max Harris in top form in this week’s FT Books essay. How America weaponised the world’s economy on.ft.com/4kUJFtY

Some real gems here - from @johnthornhill.bsky.social on Alex Karp’s vision of a better tech future and Lionel Shriver’s celebration of Curtis Sittenfeld’s short story collection, the realities of our manufactured world and lots, lots more. Read on

While you wait for the results to come in, some recommendations of what to read on Germany today Nation at a crossroads: a reading guide to the 2025 German election on.ft.com/4gWs5Tc

Found this piece I wrote some years back, around the time of another ‘eventful’ Munich Security Conference … Sadly, seems to have acquired new relevance. on.ft.com/4k6RBbh

Hurray - @financialtimes.com journalists now can use their own domain. So I am now @olafstorbeck.ft.com here in an attempt to prevent impersonation. (deleted original post with typo in my domain)

What to read to understand the crisis in Syria? A selection of recommendations from FT specialists 👇 on.ft.com/4fa33iE

Next up in our glorious FT annual round-up of the best books of the year: Martin Wolf shares his selection of must-reads from the world of economics. Lots of other goodies - from tech to crime - with more to come. And then all brought together print on Saturday. Dive in! Ft.com/booksoftheyear2024

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And a big welcome to two wonderful newcomers /ex-Xers @katharinabberg.bsky.social and @jamiebulloch.bsky.social - bright stars in the literary firmament - Willkommen!

I'm on holiday so as a little treat the first 300 clicks on this are free: Help! The Superyachts! They are dying! By the FT's brilliant investigative correspondent Miles Johnson on.ft.com/46h4Q2O

Learnt a lot from this @jderbyshire.bsky.social column. I didn't realise that the difference between the two nationalist rightwing groups in the European parliament on Russia was quite so stark!

@dickiebielenberg.bsky.social welcome to one half of the genius pair behind the brilliant Maremma restaurant!

Our FT Books of the Year round-up is ready for your perusal 👇 - happy reading! t.co/bGNVPKvgwO

Has been a huge honour to be one of the judges of this year’s Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction. We enjoyed reading and discussing so many wonderful books but in the end there had to be one winner: Fire Weather is a brilliant, terrifying book for our times. Do read it! t.co/Q1s83PfSE0

From caddie to billionaire - the remarkable story of Rat Dalio, the creator of the hedge fund behemoth Bridgewater - read Robin Wigglesworth’s excellent review of The Fund The Fund — blowing apart the mystique of Ray Dalio’s Bridgewater on.ft.com/3ss5fQk

So according to this Richard Waters col, Bluesky has about 2% of X’s audience. So we are early adopters. But Richard points out that signs that journos and other influencers are posting more actively suggest the threat to X could be greater than the current numbers suggest www.ft.com/content/57df...

When book reviews make news! Top class reporting - and reviewing - from the excellent @soumayakeynes.bsky.social

IT'S OUT - AND FREE TO READ My first newsletter is on what I told Ben Bernanke (former Fed chair) about how the broken Bank of England needs to change its forecasting and communication Sign up to the newsletter here t.co/9W1LiN2e7a 1/ www.ft.com/content/913d...

How to read the Israeli-Palestinian conflict : FT specialists selected key titles 👇

Guten Abend - looks like that thanks to the wonderful @helenebismarck.bsky.social I have made it over here …