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A trio of books try to capture the conflict between trickster and soothsayer embodied in the ‘voice of a generation’
The story of a botanist’s battle to establish that trees not only ‘talk’ but co-operate is vital for our times
Margaret Coker’s vivid account of the war against Isis in Iraq takes a refreshing perspective
The dictator’s ghost lurks among an ageing poet’s hydrangeas in McGrath’s latest tale of a 20th-century haunting
Physics professor attempts to bring the dizzying concepts of multidimensional realms within reach of the general reader
This history of one of America’s oldest financial institutions reveals the benefits and costs of conservative management
Bob Dylan at 80, how trees communicate, a reissued thriller of flight from the Nazis, inside an American money machine, the war against Isis in Iraq, Einstein and the universe — plus Suzi Feay’s round-up of teen fiction
First published in 1939, Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz’s freshly reissued thriller delivers vital historical testimony by a real-life refugee
On the run in post-apocalyptic Britain, ancient echoes, Stone Age survival and small-town stories for young and old readers alike
While Dambisa Moyo’s insider account spills few beans, it provides thoughtful analysis and reform proposals
Five very different books consider the challenges of finding a way to express — and treat — the pain of mental illness
The diaries of the EU’s chief negotiator may lack punchlines — but they offer a blow-by-blow account of four years of wrangling
In her teens, Heidi Seaborn was sure she would become a poet — but life got in the way. Forty years on, could she make her youthful dream a reality?
An adventurous spirit whose Lonely Planet series inspired thrill-seekers to travel the world
Is parting ways worth the emotional cost?
Leaf through these delicious botanical books
From the science and data that can help nudge people into better habits to unleashing the power of mid-life women — here are this month’s top titles
The Nobel-winning psychologist on behavioural economics, human error and why he doesn’t see himself as a guru
By writing in Italian, the author set herself the challenge of capturing a sense of exile and alienation
The Business Book of the Year and the Bracken Bower Prize each have two new panellists
The Belfast-born author’s latest story collection focuses on women at almost indefinable turning points of their lives
The final work in this autobiographical trilogy mirrors life’s incautious and uneven trajectories
This well-researched work brings the importance of the great scientist’s childhood home in formulating his ideas to the fore
Chris Power’s fast-paced debut novel tells a tale of creative theft, intrigue and ‘Le Carré stuff’ in Berlin
The first English-language biography of Count Richard Coudenhove-Kalergi marvels at how many of his ideas have come to fruition
Futuristic, fantastical tales from Japan, Prague, Wakanda and beyond that defy Anglo-American dominance of the genre
Karl Schlögel tells of the divergent and ‘unjust’ fates of the French perfumers who created iconic fragrances to celebrate Russia’s revolutions — and the women that inspired them
Two biographies of eminent men take differing approaches to their subjects — and only one of them works
A novel that sprung from an anecdote told by critic Harold Bloom examines the Jewish concept of ‘chosenness’
The journalist who turns big ideas into bestsellers talks about crime, challenging convention and changing his mind
A sweeping account of human calamity is packed with sharp insights but proves more of a lens than a compass
Maggie Shipstead’s novel spans the world to interweave the stories of a 1930s aviator and a modern-day Hollywood star
Patrick Radden Keefe’s saga of how a pharmaceutical dynasty unleashed a wave of dependency and grew rich from it
Julia Cooke’s entertaining, sexism-skewering history shows how female flight attendants were also flag-flying diplomats
The jazz records, talking monkeys and Escher-like plots are all present in a collection from a writer at ease in his own skin
The poet’s lover emerges triumphant in John Sutherland’s biography that explores the relationship between art and the damage its creators can wreak
Packed with archival research and driven by a powerful narrative, this new work shows how close we came to Armageddon in 1962
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