"A quixotic global quest to see all of the master’s 42 paintings..."

"A hugely entertaining memoir recounts the dramas of writing biographies of two tricky literary giants...."

"It’s a pity she distrusts narratives and conclusions..."

"This fabulously frank tech memoir is full of sexism and excess..."

"Her bleak posthumous memoir of Scottish girlhood spills with regret and anger on page after page..."

"Yaffa is concerned with how Russian individuals make personal compromises or find an accommodation with Putin’s state...."

"fascinating for the sheer detail..."

"Think Ulysses on a cocaine binge..."

"Full marks to Rebecca Gowers for bringing this contradictory and little-known figure properly under the lens..."

"as fresh and engaging as you are likely to find..."

"an extraordinary and tragic story, with special resonance today..."

"This is an extremely curious book, and I mean that as a sincere compliment. ..."

"Tessa Keswick reflects on her experiences in China in a fascinating memoir..."

"Carmen Maria Machado’s book is a tour de force. ..."

"In asking why women read fiction, Taylor’s book makes a start..."

"A poet’s watchful gaze on the natural world..."

"Allied airmen stoically carried out a strategy now judged immoral. Yet they were heroes..."

"his book is his refreshing willingness to address controversial issues with candour..."

"..has the potential to become the millennial generation’s answer to self-help books like Eat Pray Love..."

"a memoir that reads like a novel..."

"comes across as an attempt to address this guilt..."

"Like a course in reading and writing fiction for the price of a book..."