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The moment seems to spark a sort of dreamy optimism among many of the speakers, as a counterpoint to their default one-upmanship in dystopian despair. Long-forgotten news items from the beginning of the pandemic â Cuba sending doctors to Italy; Boris Johnson temporarily nationalising the railways; Britney Spears proposing a general strike; China sharing details of the virus sequencing â are seized on as unlikely evidence of a new collectivist reality. Clap for Carers is either greeted as a âhorrorâ in which âroyals and celebrities were clapping like seals to celebrate NHS workersâ or, by Brian Eno, as the beginnings of a revolutionary acknowledgment of who exactly are the âessential workersâ in our society.
Chronicles from the Land of the Happiest People on Earth by Wole Soyinka (Bloomsbury)
The Nobel laureate’s first novel in almost 50 years promises “murder, mayhem and no shortage of drama” in contemporary Nigeria.
The Thursday Murder Club 2 by Richard Osman (Viking)
Last year the
Pointless co-host’s cosy crime debut set in a retirement home broke sales records; here comes the sequel.
Waters of Salvation by Richard Coles (W&N)
A new crime series from everyone’s favourite vicar begins as a proposal to refurbish a village church ends in murder; Canon Daniel Clement must investigate.
Oh, William! by Elizabeth Strout (Viking)