Manga review – where has all the riotous fun and filth gone?
It has moments of brilliance but asking us to compare today’s graphic artists with greats of the past is misguided
No Win Race by Derek A Bardowell review – a painful reflection of racism in British sport
A new history confirms sport as an arena of both triumph and trial for black competitors
Frankissstein by Jeanette Winterson review – an inventive reanimation
This reimagining of a classic shifts our view of humanity in a darkly entertaining style
In brief: Palaces of Pleasure; A Stranger City; Frieda – reviews
Instant gratification 19th-century style, a novel about modern London, and a portrait of DH Lawrence’s muse
What Red Was by Rosie Price review – outstanding debut novel
A brilliantly told tale of class, abuse and familial dysfunction marks the arrival of an exciting new voice in fiction
Plume by Will Wiles review – struggles of a sloshed hack
A journalist suffers in pursuit of a scoop in this sparky if flawed comedy
The Professor & the Parson by Adam Sisman review – a conman’s compelling career
Hugh Trevor-Roper’s pursuit of a fraudster makes gripping reading
Home Grown: How Domestic Violence Turns Men Into Terrorists – review
Joan Smith examines the roots of terrorism
Digital Civil War review: a stark call to save American democracy
Peter Daou blames media and the political establishment for failing to combat dishonesty, hypocrisy … and Trump
Book clinic: which books best reveal the lives of the children of immigrants?
Nikesh Shukla selects writers who explore the struggle to fit into the dominant culture of a country
Tiger by Polly Clark review – passionate tale of the wild under threat
This startling exploration of how human and animal territories collide is written with a poet’s ear and a naturalist’s eye
Rebirding by Benedict Macdonald review – rewilding Britain and its birds
A plea for the return of white-tailed eagles, cranes and bustards – and a wild, not manicured, Britain
The Porpoise by Mark Haddon review – a fantastical voyage
This stunning novel based on the legend of Pericles navigates myth, imagination and the power of storytelling
Unfreedom of the Press review: Mark Levin’s Trumpist take on the first amendment
The passionate pro-Trump convert’s attack on the mainstream media occasionally sounds like ‘fake news’ itself
The best recent crime and thrillers – review roundup
Conviction by Denise Mina; The Never Game by Jeffery Deaver; The River by Peter Heller; Crushed by Kate Hamer; Little Darlings by Melanie Golding; The Divinities by Parker Bilal