Books How cities change at night Matthew Beaumont’s The Walker asks how the nocturnal metropolis differs from the city in daylight. By Ian Thomson
Books From Cuba to Greeneland: Graham Greene’s long relationship with the island republic By Ian Thomson
Italy’s salvation will not come with a sleek and smarmy redeemer like Berlusconi The 81-year-old politician is symptomatic of the “anti-elite” animus now affecting much of the western world. By Ian Thomson
How one man risked execution to produce some of the world’s most sought-after coffee Dave Eggers’ latest book explores how American-Yemeni businessman Mokhtar Alkhanshali went from working in a Honda factory to creating… By Ian Thomson
The Last Man in Europe is a riveting novel about Orwell’s last days Dennis Glover, an Australian political speechwriter, has written a fictional homage to the moral crusader. By Ian Thomson
Suburra is a razor-sharp political thriller set in Berlusconi’s Rome Carlo Bonini and Giancarlo De Cataldo have written a blistering, grimly absorbing satire. By Ian Thomson
A Bold and Dangerous Family: the Italian brothers who resisted Mussolini Caroline Moorehead's absorbing biography tells the tale of Nello and Carlo Rosselli. By Ian Thomson
Tears on my pillow: Secrets, crimes and schooling of a ruling class Alex Renton examines the disturbing brutality of boarding school life. By Ian Thomson
Unlucky Franz: Ian Thomson on Kafka’s life of unholy tedium The strange creatures of Kafka’s posthumous collection The Burrow. By Ian Thomson
Why Teju Cole proves the 21st-century essay is in fine fettle Cole's collected essays, Known and Stranger Things, combines good writing with emotion and intellect. By Ian Thomson