T.J. and the hat-trick & T.J. and the penalty by Theo Walcott
Review: Theo Walcott's sticks to what he knows with his foray into child fiction, with surprisingly good results
The Surrendered by Chang-Rae Lee
Chang-Rae Lee's fourth novel spends a long time telling the reader the same thing repeatedly, says Leo Robson
Crisis Economics: A Crash Course in the Future of Finance by Nouriel Roubini and Stephen Mihm
The man who predicted the credit crunch argues that it's not just banks that must change to avert more trouble, says Ruth Sunderland
A Kestrel for a Knave by Barry Hines
Barry Hines's classic is redolent of the 1960s but retains a universal appeal, says Imogen Carter
Turned Out Nice: How the British Isles Will Change as the World Heats Up by Marek Kohn
What will a globally warmed Britain actually be like? Luke Jennings takes a stroll through the future
Norman Foster: A Life in Architecture by Deyan Sudjic
Norman Foster is a fascinating character, but this isn't quite the biography he deserves, says Rowan Moore
Red Star Over Russia: A Visual History of the Soviet Union
David King's collection of images provides a valuable record of the Soviet Union's elusive past, says Robert Service
How Not to Grow Up! by Richard Herring and My Family and Other Strangers by Jeremy Hardy
Phil Daoust sees two stand-up comedians react to the onset of middle age in very different ways
So Much to Tell by Valerie Grove
Puffin editor Kaye Webb opened the world of books to a generation of children. This jaunty account does her life justice, writes Rachel Cooke
Debut fiction
A biting social satire set in the 1950s and two moving tragedies involving children – in suburban England and rural Vancouver – make compelling first novels, says Mary Fitzgerald
The Plundered Planet: How to Reconcile Prosperity with Nature by Paul Collier
Paul Collier offers an intriguing take on how western nations can stop poor countries rich in resources from being exploited, says Alex Renton
The Hand That First Held Mine by Maggie O’Farrell
Rachel Redford reviews the audiobook of The Hand That First Held Mine
The Stars in the Bright Sky by Alan Warner
High jinks follow a bunch of hard-drinking ex-convent girls stuck in Gatwick airport, writes Thomas Jones
Innocent by Scott Turow
America's foremost legal-thriller writer puts his most famous defendant back on trial, writes Alison Flood
Spoken from the Heart by Laura Bush
George Bush's first lady reveals herself to be surprisingly complex, says Carole Cadwalladr