It’s almost impossible to believe that a book that charts a man’s childhood sexual abuse, depression, suicide attempts, racial bullying and eating disorders would be heartening and hilarious, and yet here we are
Espionage and romance are the twin themes of Lara Prescott’s debut novel, a story based on how the CIA smuggled copies of Doctor Zhivago into the USSR at the height of the Cold War, writes Tanya Sweeney
The reporting in Fashionopolis runs a wide gamut, from the profiles of designers and the history of style to a comprehensive history of textile manufacturing
Nothing happens in Fleishman Is In Trouble for a long time (until of course, it does, and sharply) – the first half of the book is merely setting the scene. Yet it’s a book half stuffed with astuteness and razor-sharp insight
Failure is a natural and unavoidable part of living, says writer Elizabeth Day. By speaking in a very candid and public way about her own private crises, she hopes to help others come to terms with the more painful events in their own lives
Ian McEwan is turning his considerable storytelling energies to counterfactual fiction, like Philip Roth and Robert Harris before him
Comedy screenwriter Adam Kay’s memoir of his years as a junior doctor in Britain’s NHS is a riot of oddball characters and inexplicable situations. But his old line of work comes with a dark side, writes Tanya Sweeney
Much like their film projects, the Duplasses’ memoir is brimful of charm, and thoughtfulness
Lucy is the astute yet depressed narrator of The Pisces, a woman whose life has derailed since the breakdown of her last, wholly dysfunctional relationship
SELF-HELP: Uncle Dysfunctional: Uncompromising Answers to Life’s Most Painful Problems, By AA Gill, Canongate, €13