Imperial Bedrooms by Bret Easton Ellis
Bret Easton Ellis has returned to the LA jungle of Less Than Zero for his new novel, writes Alison Kelly, but have the leopards changed their spots?
Ship of Fools by Fintan O’Toole
A masterly unpicking of the deceit, stupidity and greed that has brought Ireland down, says Kathy Foley
Cognitive Surplus by Clay Shirky
Clay Shirky argues that the internet's power to assemble an army of content producers is creating a more democratic world, writes Tom Chatfield
Journey’s End: Bomber Command’s Battle from Arnhem to Dresden and Beyond, by Kevin Wilson
Dresden has hung heavily over Bomber Command, but this final part of a fine trilogy restores the young airmen to their rightful place in history
The General: Charles De Gaulle and the France He Saved by Jonathan Fenby
This impressive account of Charles De Gaulle separates the man from the myth, while acknowledging his achievements in forging modern France, writes Andrew Hussey
The News Where You Are by Catherine O’Flynn
The prize-winning author stares again into the dark heart of Birmingham, but to diminishing effect, writes Olivia Laing
Camel by Robert Irwin, Lion by Deirdre Jackson
Josh Lacey on an intiguing series of short books on wildlife
The Hare with Amber Eyes: A Hidden Inheritance by Edmund de Waal
Veronica Horwell is overwhelmed by the extraordinary story of a unique inheritance
George Sprott by Seth
Seth's monstrous new cartoon creation is a small masterpiece, writes Rachel Cooke
Curfewed Night by Basharat Peer
A new star of Indian non-fiction is born with this searing memoir about the bloody struggle for justice in Kashmir, writes William Dalrymple
The Secret Intensity of Everyday Life by William Nicholson
There's nothing cosy about these cinematic scenes from a Sussex marriage, says Viv Groskop
Young Mandela by David James Smith
Justin Cartwright finds fascinating new detail in an account of Nelson Mandela's early life
I Think I Love You by Allison Pearson
Allison Pearson's first novel hit home for hard-pressed working mothers but will they buy a sappy David Cassidy teen romance, wonders Carole Cadwalladr
Teach Us to Sit Still by Tim Parks
The writer's search for relief from chronic pelvic pain makes a great book out of a wee problem, says William Leith
The Privileges by Jonathan Dee and Union Atlantic by Adam Haslett
Two beautifully written and artfully plotted novels takes readers inside the heads of reckless bankers before the crunch, writes William Skidelsky