E O Wilson: A love affair with life
In E O Wilson's autobiography Naturalist (Island Press, 1994) we learn of the great ant man's enchanted childhood and development into one of the patron saints of conservation
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Bleak House
New Vic, Newcastle-under-Lyme For this production of the Dickens classic, director and adapter Theresa Heskins has cleverly turned the theatre into a crime scene, writes Alfred Hickling
High Financier: The Lives and Time of Siegmund Warburg by Niall Ferguson
Niall Ferguson has written an engrossing account of one of the pioneers of European financial integration, banker Siegmund Warburg, says William Keegan
The Lost City of Z by David Grann
David Grann's attempt to follow in the footsteps of an intrepid explorer of the Amazon makes for compelling reading, says Andrew Anthony
The Maples Stories by John Updike
John Updike's 18 short stories beautifully chart the arc of Richard and Joan Maple's relationship, writes Natasha Tripney
Hugh Trevor-Roper: The Biography by Adam Sisman
Hugh Trevor-Roper had his foibles and came unstuck over the Hitler diaries. But after a brilliant beginning at Oxford he would scale the heights of greatness, writes AN Wilson
The Misogynist by Piers Paul Read
Piers Paul Read's account of a retired barrister reflecting on the emptiness of his life recalls the later work of Philip Roth, says Tim Adams
How Pleasure Works by Paul Bloom
From art to angel cakes, says Paul Bloom, our pleasures today are directly related to ancient primal needs. It just takes a little imagination… By Phil Hogan
The Lake Shore Limited by Sue Miller
Four lovers are touched by tragedy in Sue Miller's sharply emotional response to 9/11, writes Lisa O'Kelly
More Money than God by Sebastian Mallaby
The true masters of the universe rise above the money, argues a fascinating history of hedge funds. By Alex Preston
iBoy by Kevin Brooks
The tale of a teenage boy who gains special powers when he's hit by a falling iPhone is both gripping and profound, says Geraldine Brennan
Nevermore
The Barbican, LondonNevermore is all something of a grotesque marvel, but sometimes a little imperfection, sometimes something a little more maverick and less controlled can be a good thing in the theatre, writes Lyn Gardner
Icarus at the Edge of Time
Royal Festival Hall, LondonBrian Greene's narrative in Icarus at the Edge of Time is neat, with the scientific points well made, and the film images mix fantasy with some realism. Yet it never gels as a concert piece, writes Andrew Clements
Heartbreak by Craig Raine
The poet's first novel has fine moments, but is burdened by a surfeit of literary cleverness, writes James Purdon