Trump’s War on Capitalism review: a Reaganite and RFK Jr walk into a bar…
David Stockman’s political journey is almost as unlikely as that of the latest Kennedy to seek power. They seem well matched
What Will Survive of Us by Howard Jacobson review – drama that is all in the dialogue
Not a huge amount happens in this tale of illicit fortysomething love, but Jacobson’s writing is so good it hardly matters
Judgement at Tokyo by Gary J Bass review – of war crimes and punishment
A detailed and sharply observed account of the 1946-1948 Tokyo trials – proceedings that were implicitly racist and hypocritical, and with a prosecution team that was led by a ‘blundering alcoholic’
John Lewis review: superb first biography of a civil rights hero
With In Search of the Beloved Community, Raymond Arsenault delivers a fitting tribute to the late Democrat from Georgia
Blood by Jen Gunter review – busting myths about menstruation
The gynaecologist known for criticising Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop is back with an empowering guide to periods
Good Material by Dolly Alderton audiobook review – a funny account of millennial love
Doctor Who’s Arthur Darvill and Napoleon’s Vanessa Kirby narrate a warm, witty portrait of thirtysomething middle-class life
The best recent crime and thrillers – review roundup
Here in the Dark by Alexis Soloski; House Woman by Adorah Nworah; Rabbit Hole by Kate Brody; Helle & Death by Oskar Jensen; The Woman on the Ledge by Ruth Mancini
The Vast Extent by Lavinia Greenlaw review – a cabinet of curiosities
The poet’s kaleidoscopic essay collection asks ‘How do we make sense of what we see?’ – from photographs and sculptures to weather and human faces
Loot by Tania James review – the incredible tale of a toymaker’s tiger
An automaton and its maker journey from India to England in this cinematic novel of empire, colonialism and romance
I Seek a Kind Person by Julian Borger review – rescued from the Nazis
The moving story of children saved by classified ads placed on their behalf by desperate parents
Ædnan by Linnea Axelsson review – an Arctic epic from Sweden
An award-winning verse novel of two families vividly captures the plight of the Sami people
The Showman by Simon Shuster review – Zelenskiy’s performance of a lifetime
The definitive biography of Ukraine’s leader, from a reporter with exceptional access and a healthy lack of deference
Piglet by Lottie Hazell review – appetite for destruction
A bride-to-be is forced to confront the ugliness of her desires in this food-filled debut of class and ambition
What Iranians Want by Arash Azizi review – the quest for a normal life
Nearly 18 months after the death of Mahsa Amini, a detailed and hopeful record of the movement that grew in its wake
The Vulnerables by Sigrid Nunez review – animal magic in Manhattan
A parrot provides a vital connection to life when a woman moves into a penthouse apartment during the pandemic