Book club

Our books editor Zoe West gives us her favourite picks for the month, plus Cathy Bramley shares her writing secrets

Illustrations by Chris Bentham Out 7 August (Atlantic Books, £16.99) This looks like another smash hit from the reliable Shteyngart, renowned author of Super Sad True Love Story and Our Country Friend

I don’t remember how I got into reading. Neither of my parents were big readers, and we didn’t have bookshelves at home – but I loved visiting the library. I could spend hours there, completely lost i

Autumn is the perfect time to devour a psychological thriller. As the nights draw in, our imaginations run away with us. You never know what might be hiding in the shadows. I’m excited to read The Wom

Best books… Esther Freud The bestselling author chooses ...

S tella is quicker than usual eating her breakfast. Taking worried glances out of the window just in case the cornflower blue sky might fill with dark, angry clouds, the sun obscured behind a mass of