Dog Man review – goofy gags galore as the Franken-pooch takes on a fiendish feline
Dav Pilkey’s canine supercop creation is upstaged by the world’s most evilest cat in this energetic animated feature
Young adult books roundup – reviews
A bookshop becomes a sanctuary in a post-apocalyptic romance, a connection is forged through food – and a codebreaker learns the language of big beasts
Three Days in June by Anne Tyler review – a wise and wonderful account of infidelity
The US author’s masterly portrait of a divorced couple brought together by their daughter’s wedding is beautifully observed
A Man of Few Words by Carlo Greppi review – Primo Levi’s saviour… and a tortured soul
An intriguing study of Lorenzo Perrone, the bricklayer who helped the famous author survive Auschwitz – then lost the will to live
I Want to Talk to You by Diana Evans review – a fascinating overview of a writer’s evolution
In this collection of social commentary and interviews, the novelist sheds light on the artistic process and her need to help shape the cultural landscape
I’ll Never Call Him Dad Again by Caroline Darian review – resilience and bravery in a book by the daughter of Gisèle Pelicot
In this forceful and lucid memoir the author details the impact of her father’s crimes on the family and her decision to never forgive or forget
The Persians by Sanam Mahloudji review – highly entertaining matrilineal saga
Three generations of women from a well-connected, wealthy family navigate the different faces of exile in a dynamic and complex debut novel
The Lamb by Lucy Rose review – a hard tale to shake
The film-maker’s evocative debut novel, a feminist gothic horror, explores loneliness, cannibalism and queer desire
In brief: Between Britain; It Comes from the River; Golden State – review
The relationship between England and Scotland explored on foot; an unsettling novel of northern sisterhood and resilience; and a revelatory history of California
Source Code by Bill Gates review – growing pains of a computer geek
The first volume of the tech baron turned philanthropist’s memoirs focuses on his parent’s struggles to control him – and a painful early loss
Rejection by Tony Tulathimutte review – ‘like being inside the internet’
A questionable male feminist, a closet sadist and a disaffected Twitter addict populate this acerbic story collection that captures the spirit of our doomscrolling age
The best recent poetry – review roundup
Modern Poetry and Frank: Sonnets by Diane Seuss; That Broke Into Shining Crystals by Richard Scott; My Secret Life by Krisztina Tóth; The Grimoire of Grimalkin by Sascha Aurora Akhtar; Flood by Jessica Mookherjee
Intermezzo by Sally Rooney audiobook review – modern love and loss
The stark differences between two brothers are thrown into relief as they navigate grief in this moving novel from the Normal People author
Source Code: My Beginnings by Bill Gates review – refreshingly frank
In contrast to the current crop of swaggering tech bros, the Microsoft founder comes across as wry and self-deprecating in this memoir of starting out
You Must Remember This by Sean Wilson review – a beautiful, terrifying portrait of dementia
This short novel is a valuable, eye-opening account of dementia, blurring the lines between one woman’s past and present