Politics on the Edge by Rory Stewart audiobook review – what’s wrong with Westminster
The former Tory MP’s fascinating insider account of the Cameron-May-Johnson premierships offers a scathing portrait of our political system
Diving, Falling by Kylie Mirmohamadi review – death of the artist, husband, monster
This charming debut follows a middle-aged woman who is liberated after her famous husband dies, in a crowded field of new books unpicking heterosexual marriage
Intermezzo by Sally Rooney review – surprise moves in love, loss and chess
The Irish author explores bereavement and age-gap relationships in a breathtakingly intimate tale of two brothers and the women they turn to
My Roman Year by André Aciman review – Memento amore
The Call Me By Your Name author’s memoir looks back on his teenage years
Precipice by Robert Harris review – the prime minister’s affair
Wartime PM Asquith shares love letters and state secrets with aristocrat Venetia Stanley in a juicy political drama drawn from history
The Fertile Earth by Ruthvika Rao review – rebellion and romance in India
A dazzling debut weaves a love story around class and caste, at a time of revolutionary violence and change
Nature, Culture, and Inequality by Thomas Piketty review – mind the gap
The author of Capital returns with a short book on inequality that asks big questions
A Woman Like Me by Diane Abbott review – voice of the left
The veteran MP’s inspirational memoir charts a life in politics and testifies to the power of refusing to pipe down
Entitlement by Rumaan Alam review – the American dream gone wrong
A woman is beguiled by wealth while her billionaire employer aims to give his fortune away, in a propulsive exploration of money and race
Character Limit by Kate Conger and Ryan Mac review – Musk’s Twitter takeover
Behind the scenes of a corporate acquisition that changed social media for ever
Picture books for children – reviews
Letters between Van Gogh and his brother Theo inspire a delightful biography. Plus, new releases from big-hitters Oliver Jeffers and David Litchfield
The Glassmaker by Tracy Chevalier review – time-skipping Venetian tour de force
A bead maker barely ages in 500 years in a subtle novel that wrestles with historic events while showing how much remains unchanged
Trent Dalton’s Love Stories review – a stage adaptation that grabs you by the heart
From the team that brought Boy Swallows Universe to the theatre comes a new work that tells a city’s worth of stories – and packs an emotional punch
Gabriel’s Moon by William Boyd review – a spy story to rival Restless
A celebrated travel writer is drawn into a labyrinth of secrets and betrayals by MI6, while battling his childhood trauma, in a masterly tale set in the early 60s
Kingmaker by Sonia Purnell review – Pamela Churchill Harriman’s astonishing life of seduction and power
The eventful love life – and intelligence-gathering skills – of one of the most talked-about women of her age makes the first half of this sympathetic study more compelling than the postwar ‘gold-digging’ years