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In her second novel the crime author cannily uses the trappings of her genre to explore the ways society and the justice system fail women

Jan Christiaan Smuts (1870-1950) and Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela (1918-2013) belonged to and were shaped by two different epochs in South Africa, yet left an indelible mark on its history. Sociologist Roger Southall has brought them together, so to speak, in a book, Smuts & Mandela, The Men Who Made South…

'The Madness' is a Hitchcockian thriller made for our day and age.

Hegseth’s conspiracy theory- and falsehood-laden book American Crusade depicts Islam as historic enemy of west

An environmental scientist goes in search of a hidden aquifer, in an action-packed novel that reads like a movie pitch

Michelle Obama shares the simple way she starts every day, that makes her feel positive even if she's in a slump - and it doesn't take up too much time.

The ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone’ first edition was purchased for £10 in 1997

An aspiring young artist’s journey makes for a critique of the art world, in novel form

Highly decorated skin is everywhere these days, but tattoos have a more elevated pedigree than you may think. A new book aims to make us think differently about Victorian aristocrats … and bank managers

Booksellers chose true-crime inspired Butter by Asako Yuzuki as book of the year, while Ross Montgomery’s fun adventure I Am Rebel took the children’s prize

Colman Domingo is a charismatic presence in this expertly crafted cat-and-mouse story about a TV host caught up in far-right machinations – which really gains heft as it goes on