Earthlings by Sayaka Murata review – a fizzing tale of alienation
Comfort exists on another planet for the heroine of this dark, explosive follow-up to Convenience Store Woman
Scoff by Pen Vogler review – food and class in Britain
Lockdown binges, craft gin and ‘kitchen suppers’ ... a terrific history, in bite-sized chunks, of how food and drink relates to social status
The Dead Are Arising by Les Payne and Tamara Payne review – the radical ascent of Malcolm X
A compelling picture of Malcolm X’s journey from delinquent to revolutionary has a clarity that speaks volumes in the age of BLM
Not a Novel by Jenny Erpenbeck – refreshingly frank and incisive
The German author reflects on borders, memory and her East Berlin childhood in a collection of essays shot through with anger
What a Carve Up! review – ingenious and gripping reimagining of Coe’s novel
Beginning at the end, Jonathan Coe’s novel about the scheming Winshaws is turned into an audacious investigative whodunnit
In brief: The Black Book; Jeeves and the Leap of Faith; Tender Is the Flesh
A fascinating study of Hitler’s hitlist of English dissidents
The best recent thrillers – review roundup
Former Labour deputy leader Tom Watson makes a winning debut
Look Again by David Bailey review – girls, camera, action
The fashion photographer and documenter of 60s London looks back in the company of old friends and lovers in a raw and surprising memoir
Hungry by Grace Dent review – a delicious tribute
The restaurant critic’s funny and poignant account of life with her father and how it shaped her relationship with food
Klopp: My Liverpool Romance by Anthony Quinn review – a win-win
An author’s love letter to his club’s charismatic German manager is funny, fresh and informative
What Were We Thinking by Carlos Lozada review – the American dream turned nightmare
This fair, funny and sobering analysis of books written about the Trump era calls for a day of reckoning
Liberal Privilege review: Donald Trump Jr, Maga porn – and the future of the Republican party
Shamelessly attacking Joe Biden, feeding red meat to the base, the president’s son shows again he is one to watch for 2024
Children’s books roundup – the best new picture books and novels
The last white rhino, a stolen inheritance, terrifying sea journeys and some ballet dancing bunnies me....
The Powerful and the Damned by Lionel Barber review – cosying up to power?
All too revealing of how the system works ... how the talented former chief of the FT, capitalism’s house journal, was in thrall to ‘movers and shakers’
Klopp: My Liverpool Romance by Anthony Quinn review – a sporting love letter
Success, wit, passion and a remarkable set of teeth – what one of football’s greatest managers brought to Liverpool