Maria Crawford
@mariacrawford.bsky.social
Deputy Books Editor, Financial Times
Today's literary advice clinic hours are 1pm-2pm. Come along!
Come and say hello to FT books editors Frederick Studemann and Maria Crawford in a live Ask an Expert Q&A on Friday 5 December at 1pm GMT. Post your question ahead of time via the box in the article, or submit one as the conversation unfolds on.ft.com/4pLYMHZ
December 5, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Today's literary advice clinic hours are 1pm-2pm. Come along!
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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
Lots to inspire the mind, lift the spirits and make you smile.
on.ft.com/4nYjkeU The best books of the year 2025
The best books of the year 2025
From economics, politics and history to science, art, food and, of course, fiction — our annual round-up brings you top titles picked by FT writers and critics
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November 21, 2025 at 8:22 AM
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
Lots to inspire the mind, lift the spirits and make you smile.
on.ft.com/4nYjkeU The best books of the year 2025
Congratulations to the winner of the 2025 Booker Prize: “a singular achievement”, say the judges; a masterpiece of spare prose (István may well go down in literary history as the character who changed a million readers’ understanding of how many meanings “okay” can have) www.ft.com/content/94ff...
David Szalay’s ‘Flesh’ wins the 2025 Booker Prize for fiction
Judges praise ‘singular achievement’ of sparsely written novel that traces a man’s unlikely social ascent from Hungary to the world of London’s super-rich
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November 10, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Congratulations to the winner of the 2025 Booker Prize: “a singular achievement”, say the judges; a masterpiece of spare prose (István may well go down in literary history as the character who changed a million readers’ understanding of how many meanings “okay” can have) www.ft.com/content/94ff...
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‘We had never read anything quite like it. It is, in many ways, a dark book but it is a joy to read’
We're delighted to announce Flesh by David Szalay as the winner of the #BookerPrize2025.
We're delighted to announce Flesh by David Szalay as the winner of the #BookerPrize2025.
November 10, 2025 at 9:56 PM
‘We had never read anything quite like it. It is, in many ways, a dark book but it is a joy to read’
We're delighted to announce Flesh by David Szalay as the winner of the #BookerPrize2025.
We're delighted to announce Flesh by David Szalay as the winner of the #BookerPrize2025.
The Booker Prize 2025 shortlist is here and it’s a battle of (mostly Gen X) literary heavyweights. Predictions welcome! www.ft.com/content/e73f...
Established novelists dominate a Gen-X Booker Prize shortlist
The 2025 award is notable for shortlisting proven names and for the absence of debut fiction or small independent publishers
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September 23, 2025 at 10:12 PM
The Booker Prize 2025 shortlist is here and it’s a battle of (mostly Gen X) literary heavyweights. Predictions welcome! www.ft.com/content/e73f...
In Murderland, Caroline Fraser argues that there's a link between a region's serial killers and pollution from industrial smelting — yes, really, there is some evidence. Here's our columnist Nilanjana Roy's take on the book, alongside Marcia Bjornerud’s Turning to Stone www.ft.com/content/7364...
The ground beneath our feet — and the books that show its wonders and its warnings
In their different ways, both ‘Murderland’ and ‘Turning to Stone’ ask readers to reconnect with the Earth
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July 24, 2025 at 10:55 AM
In Murderland, Caroline Fraser argues that there's a link between a region's serial killers and pollution from industrial smelting — yes, really, there is some evidence. Here's our columnist Nilanjana Roy's take on the book, alongside Marcia Bjornerud’s Turning to Stone www.ft.com/content/7364...
Still think the obesity epidemic's a willpower issue? Felicity Lawrence reviews two books that examine an industry of ultraformulated junk foods produced and distributed by a globalised food system built on cheap commodity ingredients, fossil fuels — and powerful lobbying www.ft.com/content/4d46...
Food, fat and pharma — what is really wrong with what we eat
In two books — one compassionate and scientific, the other angry and polemical — David Kessler and Stuart Gillespie tackle the root causes of the obesity crisis
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July 16, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Still think the obesity epidemic's a willpower issue? Felicity Lawrence reviews two books that examine an industry of ultraformulated junk foods produced and distributed by a globalised food system built on cheap commodity ingredients, fossil fuels — and powerful lobbying www.ft.com/content/4d46...
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NEW: Inside Gaza’s ‘death traps’ via @FT
GHF’s plan forces hungry Palestinians to trek miles to aid sites, often through the IDF’s active military areas. Hundreds have been killed and thousands injured. This is how…
www.ft.com/content/6c74...
GHF’s plan forces hungry Palestinians to trek miles to aid sites, often through the IDF’s active military areas. Hundreds have been killed and thousands injured. This is how…
www.ft.com/content/6c74...
Inside Gaza’s ‘death traps’
[FREE TO READ] A US-backed scheme forces hungry Palestinians to trek kilometres for food aid. Many never make it back
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July 14, 2025 at 6:19 AM
NEW: Inside Gaza’s ‘death traps’ via @FT
GHF’s plan forces hungry Palestinians to trek miles to aid sites, often through the IDF’s active military areas. Hundreds have been killed and thousands injured. This is how…
www.ft.com/content/6c74...
GHF’s plan forces hungry Palestinians to trek miles to aid sites, often through the IDF’s active military areas. Hundreds have been killed and thousands injured. This is how…
www.ft.com/content/6c74...
The FT's novel of the week is (drumroll...) Among Friends by Hal Ebbott. If you haven't selected your summer fiction yet, this smart, compelling and unsettling read is a great one to add to your list on.ft.com/469ux7q
Among Friends — a betrayal beyond repair
[FREE TO READ] Hal Ebbott’s powerful debut novel shatters our expectations when the comfortable world of two families is blown apart in one reckless moment
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July 13, 2025 at 12:03 PM
The FT's novel of the week is (drumroll...) Among Friends by Hal Ebbott. If you haven't selected your summer fiction yet, this smart, compelling and unsettling read is a great one to add to your list on.ft.com/469ux7q
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The Deserters by Mathias Énard — dual storylines inspired by the fallout of war
https://www.ft.com/content/c6cf7ac1-27a0-47d4-bf19-9c873fd3f3b5
https://www.ft.com/content/c6cf7ac1-27a0-47d4-bf19-9c873fd3f3b5
The Deserters by Mathias Énard — dual storylines inspired by the fallout of war
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May 8, 2025 at 12:31 PM
The Deserters by Mathias Énard — dual storylines inspired by the fallout of war
https://www.ft.com/content/c6cf7ac1-27a0-47d4-bf19-9c873fd3f3b5
https://www.ft.com/content/c6cf7ac1-27a0-47d4-bf19-9c873fd3f3b5
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We're looking for our next Fashion Editor to lead the FT Style team on FT Weekend. What a job job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/financialtim...
March 17, 2025 at 5:29 PM
We're looking for our next Fashion Editor to lead the FT Style team on FT Weekend. What a job job-boards.eu.greenhouse.io/financialtim...
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This is a beautiful tribute.
January 16, 2025 at 9:01 PM
This is a beautiful tribute.