Tenderness by Alison MacLeod review – the triumph of Lady Chatterley theguardian.com/books/2021/sep…

New hustle: Pulitzer winner Colson Whitehead on his heist novel theguardian.com/books/2021/sep…

Alan Johnson: ‘I read Animal Farm at 14 and it changed my life’ theguardian.com/books/2021/sep…

The Magician by Colm Tóibín review – inside the mind of Thomas Mann theguardian.com/books/2021/sep…

Index, a History of the by Dennis Duncan review – a delightfully readable A to Z theguardian.com/books/2021/sep…

Freight Dogs by Giles Foden review – surviving Africa’s world war theguardian.com/books/2021/sep…

Poem of the month: Doctor! by Holly Pester theguardian.com/books/2021/sep…

The best recent poetry – review roundup theguardian.com/books/2021/sep…

Woven into the fabric of life – the Greek myths as tapestries theguardian.com/books/2021/sep…

The Turning Point by Robert Douglas-Fairhurst review – sparklingly informative theguardian.com/books/2021/sep…

Beautiful World, Where Are You by Sally Rooney review – the problem of success theguardian.com/books/2021/sep…

Keeping the House by Tice Cin review – a cult classic in the making theguardian.com/books/2021/sep…

Snow Country by Sebastian Faulks review – a follow-up to Human Traces theguardian.com/books/2021/sep…

Madeline Miller on The Song of Achilles: ‘It helped people come out to their parents’ theguardian.com/books/2021/aug…

More Than I Love My Life by David Grossman review – a true tale of survival theguardian.com/books/2021/aug…