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On Sunday, Turkey will go to the polls in what's probably the most important election in the world this year. At its head for more than two decades is President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, whose initially sensible rule has in recent years turned increasingly autocratic. And mixing cocktails involves equal parts of showmanship, knowledge and art. Do you want to work on your skills? Our in-house expert mixologist has his list of the best books to learn from. If you are a film or television writer in America, welcome. Check out our back catalogue.

It is probably this year’s most important election—and for the first time in a long time, the country’s strongman leader has a plausible adversary. Our correspondent heads along to the Hollywood writers’ strike, finding an age-old conflict centred on the technologies that shape the film-and-television industry. And the books to read to become a better home bartender.

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