Another Great Day at Sea: Life Aboard the USS George HW Bush review – Geoff Dyer’s engaging warship adventures
Geoff Dyer observes the privations and discipline of US warship life with a sharp eye, writes Tim Adams
The Moor: Lives, Landscape, Literature review – a wonderful book about moorlands and more
The violence, wonder and ghosts of moorland are savoured in this highly engaging account of walks on English moors, writes Rachel Cooke
The Prince’s Boy by Paul Bailey review – a big story in a small book
Proust looms large over this short but wide-reaching novel about love, sex, loss and grief in interwar Paris, writes Lindesay Irvine
Testament by Chris Hondros – review
The final stories of a charming and much-missed war photographer who watched the world for us. By Rose George
My Valentine, Sandi Toksvig review – a love letter to the world
Part autobiography, part standup, the mainstay of British broadcasting created a show of remarkable warmth, writes Jane Howard
Under the Influence: John Deakin, Photography and the Lure of Soho by Robin Muir – review
'It's surprising he didn't choke on his own venom' – the evil genius who captured the glory days of Soho. By Anthony Quinn
The Bees by Laline Paull review – a fantasy with a sting in its tail
Gwyneth Jones on a debut dystopia set in a beehive, where one bee rebels against the totalitarian state
Imagine … Philip Roth Unleashed; Penny Dreadful – TV review
Lucy Mangan: There's not enough of the drily scabrous Philip Roth himself in this giant love-in
Inconvenient People – Review
GrrlScientist: Written by a historian and shortlisted for the 2014 Wellcome Trust Book Prize, Inconvenient People shares for the first time the stories of twelve nonconformists who were incarcerated against their will in lunatic asylums, highlighting the history of changing lunacy laws in Britain from the 1840s until 1890.
The Baby Boom review – PJ O’Rourke mounts a less than convincing defence of the blessed generation
The caustic US humorist's jovial assessment of the generation that 'had it all' only highlights its dubious legacy, writes Peter Conrad
The 100 best novels: No 35 – The Call of the Wild by Jack London (1903)
Jack London's vivid adventures of a pet dog that goes back to nature reveal an extraordinary style and consummate storytelling, says Robert McCrum
Simply English: An A-Z of Avoidable Errors review – a welcome visit from the grammar police
Simon Heffer remains readable while putting us straight on usage, writes Ben East
Astonish Me review – Maggie Shipstead’s gripping tale of love and ballet
Dance serves as a metaphor for all our aspirations and disappointments in Maggie Shipstead's thoughtful novel, writes Frances Perraudin
Wolf Hall/Bring Up the Bodies review – a familiar tale infused with thrilling originality of storytelling
Mark Lawson: Mike Poulton has created two darkly comic plays that will not disappoint fans of modern political dramas such as House of Cards