In Alain de Botton’s Religion for Atheists (Hamish Hamilton), he argues that the supernatural claims of religion are entirely false, and yet religions still have some very important things to teach the secular world. Margo Lanagan’s Sea Hearts (A&U) is set on remote Rollrock Island, where the sea-witch Misskaella discovers she can draw a girl from the heart of a seal. In The Wonderbox: Curious Histories of How to Live (Profile Books), Roman Krznaric shows what our Victorian forefathers can teach us about life in the 21st century. Peter Twohig’s The Cartographer (Fourth Estate) and Jo Nesbo’s Phantom (Harvill Secker), a follow-up to the thriller The Leopard, also made it onto the most mentioned chart this week–Media Extra.

Tags: Alain de Botton, Margo Lanagan, Peter Twohig, Religion for Atheists, Roman Krznaric, Sea Hearts, The Cartographer, The Wonderbox: Curious Histories of How to Live

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