Subterms
Interview
Martin Pengelly
Trump administration
Interview
HR McMaster on serving Trump: ‘If you’re not on the pitch, you’re going to get your ass kicked’
Martin Pengelly
The former national security adviser on his book, his cheap suit and where he differs from the president who fired him by tweet More
Politics books
The American Crisis review: an Atlantic SOS call from Trump’s divided nation
The venerable magazine’s timely collection of essays arrives amid new crises. It is the right book for this time of chaos More
Donald Trump
Trump, tyranny and a warning from history
Fears for the future of democracy in Trump’s America are raised by Darren Short, Karen Jacob, Andrew Ginsburg and Nigel Mellor More
Observer book of the week
Autobiography and memoir
Disloyal: A Memoir by Michael Cohen review – disgraced Trump lawyer’s kiss and tell
An account of a decade at the president’s side offers gossipy insights into Russian influence, Trump’s dangerous allure and the ‘pee tape’ More
Donald Trump
Andrew Weissmann will publish memoir next week
‘You could almost feel the spittle coming off the paper,’ he writes More
Interview
David Smith in Washington
Bob Woodward
Interview
The right man for the job: how Bob Woodward pinned Trump to the page
David Smith in Washington
For Rage, the Watergate and Washington Post veteran spoke to the president for hours on record. The result is a book for the ages
Rage review: will Woodward’s tapes bring down Trump? More
Politics books
Compromised review: Peter Strzok on Trump, Russia and the FBI
The former agent’s tell-all doesn’t quite tell all, fascinating on collusion but frustratingly coy on his own travails More
History books
Students at Tulane University who protested this book missed the point: it lifts Black voices as it exposes white More
