Uniquely gripping visions of the hidden social, economic and spiritual forces at play in 20th-century Edinburgh

Calum Barnes looks at the books that are making sense of our darkest days

It's difficult not to draw parallels between the insurrectionary attempt to overthrow the Scottish government in 1820 and today, says CALUM BARNES

The truth about the life of Argentine Trotskyist J Posadas is indeed stranger than fiction

Witty novel on the blank millennial mindset

Engrossing history of the US space programme's radical pioneers

CALUM BARNES recommends a book arguing that technological innovation is the key to achieving comprehensive radical change

Radical arguments for a new humanism

Works by a neglected Scottish avant-garde writer reveal an acute eye for detail and formidable intelligence

Brexit explored as the national symptom of a global malady

Ann Quin’s novel is a neglected masterpiece

CALUM BARNES recommends an ingenious experiment in interactive TV

CALUM BARNES recommends an account of the tragic end of the brief period when writers took power in 1918 Bavaria

by CALUM BARNES