In. by Will McPhail review – only connect
The cartoonist’s debut graphic novel is a fresh and moving account of a withdrawn young man waking up to the world
Ethel Rosenberg by Anne Sebba review – a notorious cold war tragedy
This is a sensitive portrait of the American civilian who was executed for allegedly passing atomic secrets to the Russians
Under Milk Wood review – Michael Sheen steps into Dylan Thomas’s bygone world
Lyndsey Turner’s production is a charming albeit emotionally distanced retreat into nostalgia
The Broken House by Horst Krüger review – growing up under Hitler
A German former soldier recalls his childhood in a 1966 memoir that has a chilling lesson for our own era
The Shadow of the Mine review – an enlightening story of decline
Was Labour’s ‘red wall’ doomed years ago? Huw Beynon and Ray Hudson’s account looks to two former coalmining regions for the answer
The Hummingbird by Sandro Veronesi review – a masterpiece of love and grief
This time-hopping, form-swapping story about a man pummelled by events shows the Italian author at the height of his powers
Factory Summers by Guy Delisle review – trouble at the mill
The Hostage author’s melancholy account of an old summer job in a factory captures the emotionally silent world of men
Will This House Last Forever? by Xanthi Barker review – a daughter’s attempt to understand her absent father
In this moving memoir shot through with love and pain, the author considers why Sebastian Barker chose poetry over parenthood
The Coward by Jarred McGinnis review – all kinds of hurt
This lively examination of disability, and a father and son’s fractured relationship, draws upon the author’s own experiences
Barcelona Dreaming by Rupert Thomson review – a magical homage to Catalonia
These taut interconnected novellas, set on the eve of the financial crash, evoke the drama and charm of one of Europe’s most attractive cities
Two Hitlers and a Marilyn by Adam Andrusier review – memoir of a driven autograph hunter
Andrusier’s book puts a singular spin on the cult of celebrity and its allure for a suburban boy in the 1980s
The Handmaid’s Tale season four review – hope at last in the most harrowing show on TV
Elisabeth Moss has always made this impressive if horrifying TV. But as the new series turns June into queen of the rebels, it has a shot of new life
In brief: An Extra Pair of Hands; The Maidens; After the Silence – reviews
Kate Mosse’s eloquent new book reveals her other life as a carer, while two thrillers delve into secrets hidden in a university and an island community
Black and Blue by Parm Sandhu review – home truths about life in the Met
The police force’s former highest ranked BAME officer tells of her 30-year fight against entrenched racism and sexism
Looking for an Enemy: 8 Essays on Antisemitism review – hatred hiding in plain sight
Erudite writers from across the world warn that the prejudices that drove the Holocaust have never gone away