Find Me by André Aciman review – a beautiful conclusion for Elio and Oliver

The author of Call Me By Your Name returns to his beloved characters in a deeply romantic, philosophical sequel

The Secret Commonweath by Philip Pullman review – a work of extraordinary depth

Pullman nods to the refugee crisis and the state of democracy in his masterly second tale in the Book of Dust series

Talking to Strangers by Malcolm Gladwell review – fascinating study of why we misread those we don’t know

Gladwell’s typically digressive exploration of the assumptions we make when dealing with strangers is compelling

The Glossy Years by Nicholas Coleridge review – the rise and rise of a gilded youth

Condé Nast supremo Nicholas Coleridge’s autobiography reveals a genial figure not afraid to name-drop

Catch and Kill by Ronan Farrow review – how the great white predators stick together

Ronan Farrow’s masterful account of a conspiracy of abusers reaching from Harvey Weinstein to the top of the US media

Goliath review: Wall Street, Main Street … and Warren as McGovern 2.0?

Matt Stoller’s look at ‘the 100-year war between monopoly and democracy’ is highly relevant to the primary race

Looking for Alaska review – is this Dawson’s Creek throwback too wholesome for Gen Z?

This adaptation of John Green’s young-adult hit is funny and endearing, but its pre-smartphone setting and manic pixie plot feel strangely out of sync with today’s teen hits

Against Memoir and Other Stories by Michelle Tea review – punchy self-revelation

These jagged, intoxicating pieces from the cult American author chronicle two fraught decades for feminism and lesbianism

Rain by Mary and Bryan Talbot review – climate-crisis graphic novel

Passionately political, this tale of a budding relationship between two women set against the 2015 floods in the north of England is an inspiring cry of protest

Envy in Politics review: why keeping up with the Joneses is a political trump card

A fascinating study indicates that the president’s base support is based on more than political animus alone

The best recent crime and thrillers – review roundup

The Godmother by Hannelore Cayre; The Choke by Sofie Laguna; This Little Dark Place by AS Hatch; The Long Call by Ann Cleeves; and Little Siberia by Antti Tuomainen

The Private Joys of Nnenna Maloney by Okechukwu Nzelu review – coming of age in modern Britain

Multiple characters and storylines fill a diverting debut that follows a young woman’s search for identity

The Undying and Notes Made While Falling review – how to write about being ill

Beyond the horrific surgery stories ... Anne Boyer and Jenn Ashworth innovate with form in their remarkable books about the experience and business of illness

Indistractable by Nir Eyal review – letting tech off the hook

The author of Hooked, a bible of addictive tech design, now offers advice on how not to be distracted. But is his self-help argument convincing?

The Age of Football by David Goldblatt review – a tour de force

A high-energy survey of the politics and power brokers behind the world’s great populist sport