What the writers are reading this summer

The best new books you’ll love

Zoe West shares her favourite picks for the week

by Lucy Jane Wood (£20, HB, Pan Macmillan) Annie Wildwood works tirelessly to be the perfect witch. As well as running the Celestial Bakehouse, she goes above and beyond to please everyone around her,

Remarkably Bright Creatures by Shelby Van Pelt was my recent holiday read, and I loved it. It tells the story of lonely widow Tova, whose teenage son vanished 30 years ago. She works at a small aquari

Broadcaster and author Clare Balding shares the reads that have been her escape and inspiration

Our books editor Zoe West’s favourite picks for the month