Maria Crawford

From the Ozempic story to books on power, money and the new world order — plus fiction by Julian Barnes, Amitav Ghosh and others — here are some top titles to look out for in the new year

Maria Crawford selects her must-read titles

Maria Crawford selects her must-read titles

Maria Crawford selects her must-read titles

Maria Crawford selects her must-read titles

This year’s award is notable for shortlisting proven names and for the absence of debut fiction or small independent publishers

FT books editors Frederick Studemann and Maria Crawford replied to readers in Ask an Expert

Maria Crawford selects her best mid-year reads

Maria Crawford selects her best mid-year reads

Heart Lamp, the first short-story collection to win the award, is also the first to have been translated from Kannada

From a villa within walking distance of the Forum and Colosseum to a nine-bedroom home off the Appia Antica in 6,000 sq m of parkland

Maria Crawford selects her must-read titles

The Belgian capital is a hotbed of Art Nouveau mansions, while modern chic can be found in its environs

From a modern villa perfect for golf aficionados to an expansive property set in a pine forest

Where On the Sandy Lane estate in St James, on the west coast of the island. Grantley Adams international airport is about half an hour away by car. What A villa with more than 1,300 sq m of living space including seven bedrooms, two of which are in separate apartments and most of which have walk-in closets. There are also eight bathrooms, a children’s playroom, a gym and home cinema. Why The property is on more than an acre of landscaped grounds, with a circular driveway on one side of the ho…

Mothersong by Amy Acre (Bloomsbury) This debut collection from the London-born poet is confident, witty and a little addictive. As the title suggests, these poems explore motherhood and mother loss, in verse that manages to be both playfully frenzied and movingly intimate. Taking Liberties by Leontia Flynn (Jonathan Cape) Flynn captures the tension between poetry as a personal impulse for freedom, and the human tethering to world events (one of her three epigraphs is a quote from Vladimir Put…

Maria Crawford selects her must-read titles

From a house inspired by a wave with panoramic ocean views to a Spanish-style home with a guitar design pool

From a contemporary house with uninterrupted views across Lake Annecy to an 18th-century farmhouse with an apple orchard

From lakeside charmers to comfortable retreats in the mountains