Books I'm most excited for in 2024
#Books2024

2k24 is gonna be an incredible year for publishing. So much so this was going to be a thread for entire year. Can only fit the first 6 months in.
My interests: Russia, History, AI, Science. Little fiction here - sorry!

Let's go 👇 Usual caveats of:
1. 'this is my own list only and doesn't reflect my employer's selections'
2. 'did I miss smth obvious? please comment below'
3. 'I've probably got another 40 books but can't fit them all here'
and
4. 'nothing personal for any omissions'
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Wind of Change and Conflict is blowing from the Middle East. But these winds are not new - in fact they blow for centuries now and at times like this week - they turn into hurricanes.

I don’t know my politics, but I do know my books. Here are some recommends: 1/21
Enemies and Neighbours by Ian Black. @ian_black

Drawing on a wide range of sources - from declassified documents to oral testimonies and his own decades of reporting - Enemies and Neighbours brings much-needed perspective and balance to the long and unresolved struggle between Arabs and Jews in the Holy Land.

Beginning in the final years of Ottoman ruleand the British Mandate period, when Zionist immigration transformed Palestine in the face of mounting Arab opposition, the book re-examines the origins of what was a doomed relationship from the start. It sheds fresh light on critical events such as the Arab rebellion of the 1930s; Israel's independence and the Palestinian catastrophe (Nakba in Arabic) of 1948; the watershed of the 1967 war; two Intifadas; the Oslo Accords and Israel's shift to the right. It traces how - after five decades of occupation, ever-expanding Jewish settlements and the construction of the West Bank 'separation wall' - hopes for a two-state solution have all but disappeared, and explores what the future might hold.

Yet Black also goes beyond the most newsworthy events - wars, violence and peace initiatives - to capture thereality of everyday life on the ground in Jerusalem and Hebron, Tel Aviv,Ramallah, Haifa and Gaza, for both sides of an unequal struggle. Lucid, timelyand gripping, Enemies and Neighbours illuminates a bitter conflict that shows no sign of ending - which is why it is so essential that we understand it.

From @PenguinUKBooks

Hello All!

As some of you might know I am the buyer for the largest bookstore in the country and a Russia/Eastern Europe watcher. Sitting on the convergence of these two interests of mine, I feel it would be a good idea to share a few books about the situation in 🇺🇦 🇷🇺 To make things a bit easy of course, all of the below should be available for purchase in the UK and bear in mind if you’re based outside UK, there might be different editions etc. Please take your business to your local bookstore or waterstones, don’t give money to big bad A!