General news sources, although all taken with a pinch of salt: BBC, Guardian, Economist, Spectator, LRB, New Yorker from time to time. I pay particular attenti

General news sources, although all taken with a pinch of salt: BBC, Guardian, Economist, Spectator, LRB, New Yorker from time to time. I pay particular attention to books that are reviewed in these and other publications. If a book is well-reviewed and seems interesting, I'll buy it and read it. Otherwise, I'll pick a topic of interest and buy a short introduction: OUP's Very Short Introductions to X [0] are quite good, although as with all summaries, it's worth keeping mind that it's the view of one academic. I'll read the introductory text and then use its bibiography to find my way to other books. Bibliographies are very useful. [0]: https://global.oup.com/academic/content/series/v/very-short-introductions-vsi/?cc=gb&lang=en& https://global.oup.com/academic/content/series/v/very-short-...