This graphic novel was banned in America – but Netflix rightly snapped it up
Alice Oseman’s Heartstopper: Volume 5 continues the multi-million-selling tale of young gay love. In truth, it’s a gently-told, age-old tale
Alice Oseman’s Heartstopper: Volume 5 continues the multi-million-selling tale of young gay love. In truth, it’s a gently-told, age-old tale
Michael Foreman’s novella The Amazing Tale of Ali Pasha, rightly republished, tells of the (real-life) bond between a seaman and a tortoise
The Consultant, Im Seong-sun’s debut, is a coolly cerebral crime novel about writing crime novels, yet one editorial lapse is blatant
Orbital, a slim, soulful and haunting novella by Samantha Harvey, drifts through a single day in the life of six ISS astronauts
Critics like to tussle over the wartime PM’s legacy, but Sinclair McKay's pithy new biography Meeting Churchill embraces his contradictions
Tim Schwab’s investigative book, The Bill Gates Problem, talks a detailed and pugnacious game, but its arguments don’t survive scrutiny
When Mary Haverstick began researching an obscure pilot's life, she was looking for a feminist hero. She discovered a monstrous double-agent
Jungle House, the third novel by Julianne Pachico, has pleasingly odd ideas but none of the conviction or subtlety required to pull them off
Norman Fowler’s account of 17 years in office tends to the polite and generous, but evidently he prefers John Major to the Iron Lady
Tania Branigan's Red Memory uncovers powerful testimony from families torn apart in Mao's China. Is the country doomed to more of the same?
The final novel in Elodie Harper’s Wolf Den trilogy is the best of the lot, as Amara ends up back on the Neapolitan coast in AD79
Emperor Julian failed to win over the public with his blend of philosophy and bloody animal sacrifice, as Philip Freeman's biography shows
The great American novelist is overlooked these days, but this sexy modern adaptation could find her a whole new audience
The former Culture Secretary spends 350 pages hunting for a conspiracy in The Plot: The Political Assassination of Boris Johnson
An oligarch's strange death, and a lawyer jailed over a $400 million scheme: Richard Dorment's investigative reporting reads like a thriller
Social commentary meets thriller in Delphine de Vigan’s smart novel, which explores the frightening phenomenon of the 'kidfluencer'
Deadly Game, the debut thriller by the veteran actor, is surprisingly excellent, with an old-school hero and a plot rich in twists and turns
John Preston’s new book Watford Forever, written with the flamboyant pop star’s help, offers a rollicking period tale of footballing success
More Than a Game, David Horspool's book on the place sport occupies in Britain’s soul, is a fascinating study, albeit imperfectly written
From Hemingway's favourite sandwich (raw onion) to Cezanne's artworks, Mark Kurlansky's The Core of an Onion is full of eye-watering details