Little Failure review – Gary Shteyngart’s hilarious memoir

Gary Shteyngart's memoir of adapting to life in the US is witty and heartbreaking, writes Peter Conrad

An Officer and a Spy review – Robert Harris’s thriller based on the Dreyfus Affair

Robert Harris has crafted a compelling narrative of state corruption and individual principle, writes Andrew Anthony

Every Single Minute review – Hugo Hamilton’s tribute to Nuala O’Faolain

Hugo Hamilton's veiled account of the writer Nuala O'Faolain's last days is a profound and moving portrait of their friendship, writes Tim Adams

Ad & Wal by Peter Hain review – the quiet rebels who opposed apartheid

The Labour MP's memoir of his parents' low-key yet heroic fight against apartheid in South Africa is a beguiling one, writes John Kampfner

All That Is Solid review – Danny Dorling’s brilliant study of Britain’s housing disaster

This examination of home ownership and the grim prospects for those stuck with high rents and few rights makes shocking reading, writes Nick Cohen

Running Free review – ‘It’s the prod you need to make you step off the pavement and into the wild’

28 Feb 2013: Martin Love: For Richard Askwith, running is a way of reconnecting with nature, and stripping the sport of its commerical trappings can be liberating, too

Geek Sublime review – a sceptical take on coding culture

This is a fascinating book, a kind of techno-artistic memoir informed by Vikram Chandra's ability as both novelist and coder. By Steven Poole

HRC: State Secrets and the Rebirth of Hillary Clinton by Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes – review

This so-called biography of Hillary Clinton is a 400-page, insight-free election pitch, writes Naomi Wolf

The Upside of Down by Charles Kenny – review

This upbeat view of the world economy is welcome in spite of some clear omissions, writes Ian Birrell

Pastoral/Moscow Suburbs by Alexander Gronsky – review

Alexander Gronsky captures the edgelands of Moscow's suburbs in a series of shrewd, quietly surprising photographs, writes Sean O'Hagan

Berlin: Imagine a City by Rory MacLean – review

Rory MacLean's history of Berlin encompasses five centuries in vivid, imaginative detail, writes Clare Wigfall

The Farm by Tom Rob Smith – review

A gripping psychological thriller sees a couple's attempt to create a rural idyll in Sweden go very wrong, writes Anita Sethi

Mrs Hemingway by Naomi Wood – review

Naomi Wood's novel about Ernest Hemingway and his four women brings their story convincingly, movingly to life, writes Sam Jordison

The Lemon Grove by Helen Walsh – review

Helen Walsh's tale of forbidden pleasure in Mallorca is as substantial as it is sexy, writes Stephanie Merritt

Romany and Tom by Ben Watt – review

Ben Watt's vivid memoir about his bohemian parents captures their decline and the people they once were, writes Jude Rogers