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The former Tory chairman reviews a memoir charting a well-meaning but mistake-ridden path to the EU referendum
An insightful new work on the origins of the country’s authoritarianism and its resonance today
The artist’s salty voice rings out in an indulgent and highly enjoyable biography
An impish outlier in a slew of books for visitors to the Rugby World Cup and Tokyo Olympics
The life of the Virago Press co-founder who was instrumental in celebrating female writers
After the failed plot against Hitler, families of the German resistance faced a cruel fate
Long sentences are tricky to pull off — but can be a shortcut to getting inside a character
The former wild child of French literature is back with another contrarian anti-hero
The latest novels from Tami Hoag, Jørn Lier Horst, Linwood Barclay, Attica Locke and more
Poetry written in 50 endangered languages makes an urgent collective call to action
From David Cameron to Lucian Freud, the co-founder of Virago and a new Houellebecq
Here’s what to read to understand the evolving situation in the city right now
Admirers of ‘Jeeves and Wooster’ author hope it will complete writer’s rehabilitation
Data privacy and bias against women are among the themes explored in this year’s annual prize
An instructive account of a gruelling battle for equal pay at the BBC
Verbose tomes do not necessarily translate into sales to time-pressed buyers
The Israeli writer’s compact stories combine comedy and tragedy to often brilliant effect
A curious historical experiment from 1797 to get a man to live alone underground for seven years is spun out into a novel
Jessie Burton explores the propensity to label women’s writing as ‘autofiction’ and the dangers of such categorisation
An extraordinary account of the development of a continental cultured class told through three remarkable figures
Panoramic look at how ‘the greatest story ever told’ overthrew antiquity and formed the west
Fine work departs from the standard story on inequality to argue we are in a war of all against all
Up-and-coming writer pens joke-filled love letter to his home and its street hustle
Our critic rounds up the best audio books including Margaret Atwood’s long-awaited sequel The Testaments
The investigation that sparked #MeToo and the debate about gender politics
The Handmaid’s Tale sequel answers many questions about Gilead — but it falls short of Atwood’s best work
Tracing the roots of the early cyber crusaders
The series, which has reached its 100th episode, takes a novel approach to its subject matter
Amid a history of feuds, none compares with Boris Johnson’s expulsion of 21 Conservative rebels
A fever dream of a novel that takes tales about mothers into the realm of the sci-fi thriller
Our critic rounds up the best writing for children including White Fox, Jack From Earth and The Red Zone
The author’s latest novel should catapult him into the realm of globally fashionable Irish writers
This riveting account of how a piratical corporation subjugated India resonates with today’s global capitalism
An exploration of why humans are so useless at understanding those they do not know
Modernity and tradition clash in the surprisingly diverse post-Soviet states of this fascinating travelogue
The US poet’s voice is searing, powerful and, even in hopelessness, beautiful
A pleasurable read on the innovators and entrepreneurs trying to make clothes with less cruelty and filth
