Shifting the focus away from the Führer et al, Richard J Evans profiles lower-ranking Nazis who enabled the Holocaust
Moon Unit Zappa’s memoir of a childhood spent in the chaotic household of her zany rocker father is lyrical, moving and funny
Novels with multiple narrators play to the medium’s strengths, while Taffy Brodesser-Akner’s latest is an immersive pleasure
Tim Lankester provides a ringside seat to the policy debacle that led to recession and manufacturing collapse in 1980s Britain
Anupreeta Das investigates the power of Microsoft co-founder to shape our world — and asks: is it effective and accountable?
The BBC newsreader pays tribute to the grandparents who witnessed the turbulent birth of an independent India
The Damned United author’s compelling fictionalisation of the plane crash that killed eight players succeeds as an elegy for society’s lost innocence
After years at London’s Old Bailey, Wendy Joseph shines a light on the problems facing England’s courts and prisons
David Chaffetz makes a convincing case for why no other animal has had such a profound impact on human history
Rebecca Godfrey’s final book, completed by Leslie Jamison, reimagines the wild, wealthy, bohemian life of the heiress and art collector
The lesser-known Nazis who did Hitler’s bidding; Bill Gates under the spotlight; David Peace’s novel of a football tragedy; Mishal Husain’s family memoir; England’s justice system on trial; the horse-powered advance of civilisation; a fictionalised life of Peggy Guggenheim; a moving story of deafness — plus new business books and Pilita Clark’s pick of environmental titles
Adèle Rosenfeld’s striking debut novel explores what it is like to be partially hearing, stuck in limbo between sound and silence
Tales of Trump’s finances, AI advances and Amazon’s dominance join the chosen titles
Ava Glass stakes out a city that more than lends itself to tales of espionage
Susanna Crossman recounts the pain, joy and trauma of communal life
The science and art of risk, understanding young people, and the unrecognised workforces powering AI
The latest climate writing offers important messages on ways to wean the world off fossil fuels and protect its wildernesses
An absorbing read and reminder of the young people who don’t make the grade
The political forecaster’s long-awaited second book aims to demystify the habits of successful gamblers — whether they are poker players, investors or astronauts
Book historian Sara J Charles takes a fascinating look at manuscript making in the Middle Ages
Donald Rayfield chronicles how the enclave annexed by Putin in 2014 has suffered centuries of invasion and ethnic cleansing
Eva Baltasar’s third novel in her triptych is an often uncomfortable story of a gay woman’s rejection of the city in her quest to be a mother
Cassandra and Clytemnestra take centre stage in a gutsy follow-up to ‘The Silence of the Girls’ and ‘The Women of Troy’
A couple’s hunt for an apartment in an unnamed foreign city forms the backdrop for elegant observations on life in Ayşegül Savaş’s immaculately observed novel
A clutch of books on British politics aims to diagnose the policy mistakes and leadership failures of recent years
When authors pay tribute to booksellers, it’s not only a virtuous circle — it’s a double dose of joy for readers too
Jenni Fagan’s searing autobiography recounts her ordeal of being shunted from place to place
The influential but often overlooked writer celebrated nature from his Californian coastal outpost — and warned of the climate crisis decades before others
The golden rule is to read as few contemporary books as possible
Two beehives, a communal veg patch and taking turns mowing the lawn — blurred party lines make for a surprisingly inspiring place to work
Jason Barr’s enthusiastic celebration of the skyscraper argues that high-rises are engines of progress
Creator of the Sweet Valley High young adult fiction phenomenon put books in the hands of a generation of girls
Paddy Crewe conjures loss, alienation and 1980s deprivation in a striking departure from his 1830s-set debut ‘My Name is Yip’
Irish author returns to the characters of his debut novel, revealing changes in them and their society
From ancient Nineveh to Victorian London to the present day — the author’s restless novel flows across epochs and continents
Two authoritative histories shed modern light on two centuries of medieval crusades
An engrossing and timely book, with some fantastically weird anecdotes, about how the wellness movement took root in the 1970s
