The geometry of love
Review: Frances Partridge: The Biography by Anne ChisholmA life of Frances Partridge does full justice to the last of the Bloomsbury set. By Diana Athill
Damned out of his own mouth
Paperback of the week: The Authorized Biography of VS Naipaul by Patrick French
So I told the prime minister …
Review: God Bless America by Piers MorganThe new diaries of editor-turned-celebrity Piers Morgan reveal an ego that is running dangerously out of control, says Rachel Cooke
Amis and Son: Two Literary Generations by Neil Powell
It would be hard to find two richer subjects for a literary biography, says Mary Fitzgerald
Memories, memories
Review: The Wilderness by Samantha HarveyTom Webber salutes a stunning portrayal of dementia in a novel longlisted for the Orange Prize
All in the Mind by Alastair Campbell
Novel is admirable in its attempts to show how mental illness can afflict apparently stable people, says Oliver Marre
Chasing the Flame: Sergio Viera de Mello and the Fight to Save the World
Review: Chasing the Flame by Samantha PowerPulitzer prize-winning biography leaves one in no doubt as to Mello's bravery, says Ian Pindar
Critical distance
Review: Things I've Been Silent About: Memories by Azar NafisiJane Miller is worried by an Iranian academic's separation of literature and politics
The Rough Guide to Shakespeare
Review: The Rough Guide to Shakespeare, edited by Andrew DicksonDickson has a strong, novel sense of how the plays were performed originally, finds Vera Rule
The Mozart Question
The Mozart Question, New End, LondonA simple, sturdy and completely honest production, says Lyn Gardner
Afghan Star
This informative and encouraging documentary follows four competitors in Afghanistan's most popular television talent show, writes Philip French
The Bloody White Baron
Review: The Bloody White Baron by James PalmerYou can only marvel at Palmer's diligence and curiosity, says Judith Rice
Designing the Seaside
Review: Designing the Seaside by Fred GrayAlthough dry at times, the wonderful illustrations more than compensate, says PD Smith
Two legs good, four legs better, six legs brilliant
PD Smith learns that animals can be geniuses, socialists, researchers - and bioterrorists
Tea with Ish and other tales
Review: Making an Elephant: Writing from WithinGraham Swift's first work of non-fiction is tainted by literary back-scratching, finds Hilary Mantel