If you want to write a monograph, Huang Kuan focuses on the family and society in the Song Dynasty. This book is not bad, and social life involves a lot. If it is politics, it is the Law of Ancestors written by Deng Xiaonan, which is better. In the economic category, there are Bao Weimin's Study on the History of Local Finance in Song Dynasty, and some books by SJGH, such as Political and Economic Problems in Song Dynasty (in cooperation with Mr. Deng Guangming). If you want a general history, Bao Weimin wrote A Brief History of the Song Dynasty (in collaboration with another person). I haven't seen it. Since it is a brief history, it will not be particularly detailed, but the level of Lao Bao is still trustworthy, at least there will be no historical mistakes. As for culture, it depends on what you are talking about. If it is the history of thought, it is Zhu Cheng's Neo-Confucianism, which I think is orthodox. His History of Neo-Confucianism is trendy, and his Historical World of Zhu is trendy. As for other cultures, there are many monographs, but no one has written them.
If you want a novel, A Yue's New Song is definitely the best novel written in the Song Dynasty. It involves all aspects of the Song Dynasty, including social economy and culture. Of course, since it is a novel, the rigor is naturally greatly reduced.
If we are talking about historical materials, the best historical materials in the Song Dynasty are "A Long Compilation of the History of the Song Dynasty" and then "The Collection of Song History". There are some economic and social information in it, but it is still politically dominant. Notebook novels in the Song Dynasty are very developed, such as Dongpo Zhi Lin, Helin Yulu and Tokyo Dream China, which vividly reflect the social life in the Song Dynasty. There are also some collections of literati, and some articles in them are also very useful for reference.