Memoir
Sonny Boy by Al Pacino review – a great actor’s final word

Sonny Boy by Al Pacino review – a great actor’s final word
This book is Pacino’s last word on whatever anyone might want to ask him about. Now he can be left alone in peace
‘Alcohol felt like home to us’: A mother and daughter’s story of alcoholism – and how they overcame it

‘Alcohol felt like home to us’: A mother and daughter’s story of alcoholism – and how they overcame it
Julia Hamilton, 68, and her daughter, Arabella Byrne, 40, have written a book about their experiences with alcoholism
This is the moment I discovered I was born a refugee

This is the moment I discovered I was born a refugee
A trip to Calais as a young journalist led Aamna Mohdin to a shocking revelation about her early life
The Light Room by Kate Zambreno review – a staggering breadth of knowledge
The Light Room by Kate Zambreno review – a staggering breadth of knowledge
Heaven by Emerson Whitney review – a memoir with fearsome grace
Heaven by Emerson Whitney review – a memoir with fearsome grace
Top 5 books about women and water, chosen by The Tidal Year author Freya Bromley

Top 5 books about women and water, chosen by The Tidal Year author Freya Bromley
Freaks Out! by Luke Haines review – a righteous celebration of gloriously weird rock ‘n’ rollers

Freaks Out! by Luke Haines review – a righteous celebration of gloriously weird rock ‘n’ rollers
Namesake by NS Nuseibeh review – personal insight informed by Islamic myth and culture

Namesake by NS Nuseibeh review – personal insight informed by Islamic myth and culture
How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair review – a compelling account of the Rastafari movement

How to Say Babylon by Safiya Sinclair review – a compelling account of the Rastafari movement
Karma by Boy George review – Culture Club singer settles scores

Karma by Boy George review – Culture Club singer settles scores
The Woman in Me review – Britney Spears finally sets the record straight

The Woman in Me review – Britney Spears finally sets the record straight
Autumn reads: the best new books to light up the longer nights

Autumn reads: the best new books to light up the longer nights
How one girl secretly defied Afghanistan’s education ban

How one girl secretly defied Afghanistan’s education ban
A Flat Place by Noreen Masud review: Finding a sense of self in landscapes

A Flat Place by Noreen Masud review: Finding a sense of self in landscapes
Charlene White: How judging the British Book Awards rekindled my passion for reading

Charlene White: How judging the British Book Awards rekindled my passion for reading
Voyager by Nona Fernandez review: Memory as an act of rebellion

Voyager by Nona Fernandez review: Memory as an act of rebellion
Mogwai guitarist Stuart Braithwaite: ‘Music can make dreams come true’

Mogwai guitarist Stuart Braithwaite: ‘Music can make dreams come true’
What Strange Paradise review: A nine-year-old refugee’s ‘upturned fairytale’

What Strange Paradise review: A nine-year-old refugee’s ‘upturned fairytale’
Iain Sinclair on The Gold Machine: Drunken priests and fever dreams

Iain Sinclair on The Gold Machine: Drunken priests and fever dreams
Solito by Javier Zamora review: A beguiling memoir, effortlessly evocative of time and place

Solito by Javier Zamora review: A beguiling memoir, effortlessly evocative of time and place
Walking Back Home review: Ricky Ross is bracingly honest with the reader and himself
