- The future of libraries – Britain will regret the current wave of library closures but that does not mean its network must stay the same, writes Matthew Engel
- ‘The Origins of Sex’ – Faramerz Dabhoiwala’s ‘The Origins of Sex’ is an ambitious attempt to trace modern sexual mores back to the 18th century, writes Lucy Worsley
- A land overlooked – ‘This Isn’t the Sort of Thing That Happens to Someone Like You’ by Jon McGregor explores a little-known region of England, says Linda Grant
- Picture of happiness – Julie Otsuka’s ‘The Buddha in the Attic’ recounts the experiences of the 20,000 Japanese brides betrothed to photographs, says Michael Prodger
- Fearless history – The late Tony Judt’s reflections on the role of intellectuals in a turbulent age in ‘Thinking the Twentieth Century’, writes Tony Barber
- Once removed – The authors of ‘How To Think Like a Neandertal’ go as deeply as the limited evidence allows into the history and behaviour of these long-vanished people, writes Crispin Tickell
- Darkness and the divide – In her powerful debut collection ‘Drifting House’, Krys Lee takes an unflinching look at the reality of life in divided Korea, writes Sung J Woo
- Wish you were here – Novelist Angela Carter is remembered through her postcards by her literary executor Susannah Clapp in this affectionate homage, writes Emily Stokes
- Future shock – James Palmer writes about the dying days of Maoism – from the 1976 earthquake to the power struggles – in ‘The Death of Mao’, writes Rahul Jacob
- Making sense of grief – Agnès Desarthe’s first English novel ‘The Foundling’ asks how adults and children alike survive emotional pain, writes Adrian Turpin
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