French Women Don’t Get Facelifts by Mireille Guiliano – review
The idea that Parisian women are the final word in sophistication is a fantasy, writes Agnes Poirier
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit – review
Kenneth Branagh's old-fashioned cold war thriller is an efficient nail-biter, writes Mark Kermode
The Examined Life by Stephen Grosz – review
Stephen Grosz's collection of essays about his time as a psychoanalyst is as insightful as it is moving, writes Talitha Stevenson
At Night We Walk in Circles by Daniel Alarcón – review
A teasing narrator adds to the impact in this beautifully plotted and paced road trip round Peru, writes Anthony Cummins
The Scientific Sherlock Holmes – book review
GrrlScientist: an entertaining exploration of the science and history of the Sherlock Holmes stories, which were written more than 100 years ago by Scottish physician and writer, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Respect Yourself: Stax Records and the Soul Explosion by Robert Gordon – review
Stax Records soared on sublime songs and racial harmony – before it was dragged down by corruption and financial excess, writes Neil Spencer
Getting Away With Murder by Heraldo Munoz; The Siege by Cathy Scott-Clark and Adrian Levy – review
Jason Burke on two exhaustive books that tackle acts of terrorism committed by extremists in their bid for control of Pakistan
Pilgrim’s Flower by Rachael Boast – review
Rachael Boast mediates past and present in her intoxicating new collection of poems, writes Kate Kellaway
When Mr Dog Bites by Brian Conaghan – review
Brian Conaghan's story of a teenage boy with Tourette's syndrome is engaging despite its stylistic tics, writes Alexander Larman
On Such a Full Sea by Chang-rae Lee – review
Chang-rae Lee's adventure pieces together the story of a young woman who escapes a life of enslavement in a futuristic dystopia, writes Jessica Holland
Archduke Franz Ferdinand Lives! A World Without World War I by Richard Ned Lebow – review
Richard Ned Lebow imagines how European history would have unfolded if Archduke Franz Ferdinand had not been assassinated in 1914, writes Ian Thomson
Dissident Gardens by Jonathan Lethem – review
Jonathan Lethem recreates America through voices from the left – but forgets the proletariat, says Alex Preston
Sculptor’s Daughter by Tove Jansson; Tove Jansson: Life, Art, Words by Boel Westin – review
Tove Jansson's magical childhood memoir complements a respectful biography, finds Kate Kellaway
The Americans Are Coming: Warhol, Burroughs, Lynch – review
William Burroughs's photographs offer real insight into his written work. The same can't be said of David Lynch or Andy Warhol, though, in this trio of big-name shows, writes Sean O'Hagan
Junkyard Planet by Adam Minter – review
Isabel Hilton: A journey around the world's scrapyards is far more gripping than you might expect