An urgent but compelling flurry of impression and feeling

Book review: Steve Crawshaw looks at the historical development of international justice and the various challenges and crises it has faced, and continues to face

Abrhamian writes ‘people should be allowed to live where they want to live, whether it’s in their ancestral village or in a megacity halfway around the world`

New works by Kevin Crangle, Brendan McCarthy, Martin Quinn, Thomas Carroll, Rod Smith and more

The writer exposes the darker impulses of us all as we bid for connection in a bewildering online world

This is a big book from a skilful writer: clever, full of ideas and insights, stimulating and provocative

From enthralling puzzles to two distinctive novels that bring mystery writing to bear on the crimes of resurgent fascism

The author is concerned about a potential three-way arms race between the US, Russia and China and a greater willingness to consider a ‘limited’ use of nuclear weapons

A dual consciousness – of the sublime and exalted nature of the universe, and of its utter dispassion – flows through this novel

Reviews of works by Elaine Kraf, Robin Masefield and Lucy Rose

The author approaches the subject with skill and sensitivity

This is a searching, touching tribute to an uncle’s roisterous, creative life

A worthy contribution to a growing body of literary reportage on the war in Ukraine

Memoir reflects on actress and country singer’s unconventional upbringing in New York

Jumping between London and Ireland, it can feel like two distinct works, about two distinct women

Farrell painstakingly accretes layers of visceral thought and feeling. The language itself is confronting

Sumption’s achievements in the UK Supreme Court and work on the history of the Hundred Years’ War inform this timely collection

McBride’s style is distinctive, a wholly original exploration of what is possible with language and fiction

In the first part of three planned books, which takes us up to the late 1970s, a wholly unexpected picture of the Microsoft founder steps forward at times

All Better Now by Neal Shusterman; Under The Same Stars by Libba Bray; A Fix of Light by Kel Menton; The Vulpine by Polly Crosby; and Our Infinite Fates by Laura Steven