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Horatio Clare: ‘My psychosis was brought on by cannabis’
Two years ago the acclaimed travel writer suffered a catastrophic mental breakdown. He tells Katie Law about his delusional fantasies, being sectioned under the Mental Health Act and how he took the first steps to recovery
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro: a fable about the value of life
With its hushed intensity of emotion, this fable about robot love and loneliness confirms Ishiguro as a master prose stylist, says Ian Thomson
Beyond Order: 12 More Rules for Life by Jordan Peterson review
He’s a cult figure whose first book sold over five million copies. Then he got ill and his critics accused him of having lost the plot. But his highly-anticipated sequel, released today, is full of sensible, humane advice, and shows he is still very much on top, says Melanie McDonagh
Double Blind by Edward St Aubyn review: an ambitious novel of ideas
The author of the brilliant autobiographical Melrose sequence returns with an ambitious novel of ideas about genetic heritability, climate change and the role of technology in neuroscience, but does he pull it off, asks Katie Law
Crime and thrillers: three for March
For his March roundup, Robert Dex chooses a debut set in 1932s Glasgow, an unlikely Japanese secretary-turned-sleuth criss-crossing the globe in search of clues, and the return of Yorkshire detective Alan Banks for his 27th outing
Reasons for Hope: Penguin’s new essays celebrate the silver linings
The exciting line-up includes Richard Dawkins on how the Covid vaccine may help cancer research and Charlie Mackesy on discovering kindness in the community
Read it before the film: the best upcoming page-to-screen adaptations
Read these now and you can feel like a smug smartypants when they hit the screen
Prey: Immigration & the Erosion of Women’s Rights by Ayaan Hirsi Ali
In her new book , the Somali-born critic of Islam appears more concerned with defending the criminalisation of migration than finding solutions to end the rise in sexual violence against women in the UK and Europe, says Maryam Namazie
Raphael and the Antique by Claudia La Malfa review
Celebrating the 500th anniversary of the artist’s death, this new study sheds light on particular aspects of Raphael's work and has a wonderful surprise at the end, says David Ekserdjian
No One Is Talking About This by Patricia Lockwood: filthy and funny
She’s an extravagantly talented writer who, perhaps more than anyone else, has taken possession of Twitter as a literary art form, says Claire Allfree
You Are Not The Man You Are Supposed To Be by Martin Robinson review
What does the term ‘masculinity’ really mean nowadays? The definition is changing all the time, mostly for the better, says The Book of Man founder
The sexiest new books to add to your lust list
From short stories on sexuality to Lisa Taddeo’s much-hyped debut novel, literature is hotting up. Jessica Benjamin salutes the wave of filthy fiction
Keats by Lucasta Miller review
He could be impatient, selfish and cruel, and had a powerful appetite for sex. This new biography whisks us through the poet's short and restless life through the lens of his most famous poems
How Why Men Love Bitches has become a bestseller twenty years later
Why are people reading the outdated noughties dating self-help book all of a sudden?
Consent by Vanessa Springora review
He was fifty and famous; she was just fourteen. More than thirty years on, this memoir - part recovery, part payback - about Vanessa Springora’s relationship with Gabriel Matzneff, shows that revenge is still a dish best eaten cold
A billionaire’s blueprint for avoiding climate disaster
More storms, drought, flooding, wildfires and disease ... the Microsoft founder sets out how we can stop global warming in this forthright, meaty manifesto
Insatiable by Daisy Buchanan review: gratifyingly grubby
In between the threesomes, middle class sex parties and a great deal of cunnilingus, Daisy Buchanan quietly captures the aching loneliness of feeling cast drift in your twenties
Why we still love Bridget Jones 25 years on
Mr 'Titspervert' Fitzherbert might not be allowed now, but Helen Fielding's inimitable creation remains as relevant and lovable as ever, says Jessie Thompson
four books by Wolfgang Tillmans: thrilling, explicit and dazzling
The recording angel of the eternally youthful gay and club scenes may be 52 now, but he still has the power to force us to see the universe in a new light, says David Ekserdjian
Fall: The Mystery of Robert Maxwell by John Preston review: gripping
The extraordinary life - and death - of the media mogul whose boundless ambition included becoming Prime Minister reads like a gripping novel which happens to be true
The New Age of Empire by Kehinde Andrews review
The claims made in this new book - that racism is everywhere - are nothing short of preposterous, argues Calvin Robinson
The Secret Life of Dorothy Soames by Justine Cowan review: A memoir
It was only when the author discovered her mother’s shocking experiences as an orphan in the Foundling Hospital that she came to terms with the woman she had always detested
Velázquez The Complete Works review: bringing people to life
Where this mighty volume really scores is in allowing us to get so much closer to his pictures than any of its predecessors ever have, says David Ekerdjian
The Panic Years by Nell Frizzell review
This important, well-intentioned book about the difficulties of modern motherhood fizzes with good ideas, but may come over as insensitive to women staring over the so-called fertility ‘cliff edge’, says Madeleine Feeny
Frostquake by Juliet Nicolson review: convincing, poetic and touching
Temperatures ‘low enough to freeze human flesh’ swept through Britain in the terrible winter of 1962; this timely social history has many parallels with today, says Marcus Field
Empireland by Sathnam Sanghera review: coming to terms with the past
Many people feel strongly about it, but there is little consensus on what the British empire left us, says the author of this timely new analysis
Bernardine Evaristo: it’s been a very, very long journey
She’s best known for her Booker-winning novel but Bernardine Evaristo is returning to her drama school roots. She talks to Patricia Nicol about the future of theatre, finding fame 40 years into her career and her mixed feelings on her new OBE
A war on words: how cancel culture is taking over the literary world
Books pulled last minute and staff threatening to strike because they disagree with JK Rowling - Katie Law reports on how publishing went woke
The best diet books for 2021
Learn how to beat burnout, batch cook or go pegan (that’s paleo-meets-vegan) with the new wave of diet books, says Katie Law
Biracial Britain by Remi Adekoya review
Race is not a universal category but shaped by many different cultures
People Like Her by Ellery Lloyd review: the dark side of Instagram
Husband-and-wife team Ellery Lloyd’s debut novel is a slick thriller about the perils of putting oneself in the social spotlight