Break.up by Joanna Walsh review – the end of a virtual affair
From tantalising texts and passionate emails to heartbreak and rootless wandering… an examination of modern intimacy, this autofiction challenges genre boundaries
Pops by Michael Chabon review – what parenthood asks of a man
The prolific and prizewinning novelist reflects on the pram in the hall, what children can teach fathers and a trip to Paris men’s fashion week
White Houses by Amy Bloom review – inside FDR’s inner circle
Real-life aide Lorena Hickok’s companionship with Eleanor Roosevelt, and the president’s womanising, are vividly captured in this timely reimagining of a political household
The Shape of the Ruins by Juan Gabriel Vásquez review – a history of conspiracy
The acclaimed Colombian novelist investigates two defining political murders in Bogotá’s past, in a multilayered critique of conspiracy aesthetics
Cringeworthy by Melissa Dahl review – why feeling awkward is good for us
This lively study explains how embracing embarrassing conversations or exposing situations can improve your life
Asako I & II review – Japanese romcom flips the gaze to tell the same old story
Ryūsuke Hamaguchi’s earnest romance switches things up by having a woman obsessed with a man’s beauty and then falling for his double
The Burning Chambers review – Kate Mosse’s latest tour de force
The Labyrinth author’s new historical adventure, set amid the wars of religion in France, is ambitious and skilfully constructed
Inner City Pressure: The Story of Grime – review
Grime, black music’s rawest cry for political justice, has found the passionate chronicler it deserves in Dan Hancox
Enter, Fleeing review – a man going everywhere fast
It’s a challenge to keep up with Mark Ford’s restless poetic energy but well worth the effort
Behold, America review – the fight for the American dream
Sarah Churchwell’s enthralling study of US political history reveals a nation in a state of constant war with itself
Patrick Melrose review – a brilliant portrayal of addiction
Benedict Cumberbatch had long wanted to play Edward St Aubyn’s character – and David Nicholls’s adaptation shows the actor’s deep understanding of the role
Fahrenheit 451 review – Michael B Jordan adaptation fails to catch fire
Rahim Bahrani’s version of the dystopian novel is set in a future where art is outlawed and official communication is mostly via emoji. Yet it feels both on-the-button and oddly off-pace
Leave No Trace review – deeply intelligent story of love and survival in the wild
Debra Granik’s complex study of an army vet and his daughter living in a vast public park is the film Captain Fantastic should have been
In brief: The Wind at My Back; Manhattan Beach; Miss Laila, Armed and Dangerous – reviews
Paul Maunder’s cycling memoir freewheels into nature writing, Jennifer Egan goes historical, and Manu Joseph’s third is a thriller in political clothing
Girls Burn Brighter by Shobha Rao review – teenage trial by misogyny
Two Indian friends endure rape, prostitution and trafficking in a brutal, evocative yet slightly implausible debut