Rachel Andrews

Matthieu Aikins’s experience of an Afghan’s journey to Europe has insight and empathy

Laurie Penny’s essays use anecdote and experience to distil complex arguments

Book review: Anna Della Subin’s investigation into ‘man-gods’ such as Gandhi is fascinating

Charles Foster turns hunter-gatherer in amiable rekindling of early thoughts and feelings

Rupa Marya and Raj Patel dissect ‘colonial’ healthcare and focus on societal repair

Fern Riddell’s book, written in clear and chatty prose, reminds us that debates around sex are nothing new

Book review: Olivia Lang’s latest work of nonfiction explores the body from multiple perspectives by using a mix of cultural criticism, biography and memoir

Mark Solms has written a probing, complex investigation into why we feel as we do

Book review: Eula Biss takes a nuanced look at inequality, race, precarity and money

Camille Laurens uses empathy, criticism and biography to sculpt understanding of a girl

Book review: Nobel laureate William Campbell’s memoir is interspersed with vignettes and insights wrought from a long, expansive life

Review: Heather Christle’s book is a joyful exploration of why and how we cry

Review: Nesrine Malik pulls apart narratives spawned by the opinion-forming classes