MUST READS
Our choice of the best recent books
Six Four by Hideo Yokoyama (Quercus £16.99): gripping, fast- paced and highly original crime novel that’s a huge hit in Japan
Independence or Union by TM Devine (Allen Lane £20): outstanding analysis of how Scotland changed from a Tory stronghold to Nationalist redoubt
Anatomy of a Soldier by Harry Parker (Faber £14.99): innovative novel about the Afghan war from a soldier who was there
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The Life Project by Helen Pearson (Allen Lane £20): what the world’s oldest social research project has told us about social divisions and our life chances
BOOK EVENTS
What’s happening in the literary world
HUDDERSFIELD Huddersfield Literature Festival, until March 13: with Claire Harman, Joanne Harris, Alan Johnson, Ian McGuire and Rupert Thomson. For details, visit litfest.org.uk
LEEDS Ian Duhig reads from and talks about his new poetry collection, The Blind Road-Maker, at Waterstones, Albion Street, March 10, 7pm, free but ticketed (0113 244 455)
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LONDON/LIVERPOOL Alexei Sayle talks about his new memoir, Thatcher Stole My Trousers, with Frank Cottrell-Boyce at Waterstones, Piccadilly, W1, March 10, 6.30pm, £5, and Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, Hope Street, March 17, 7.30pm, £8. To book, visit waterstones.com
https://www.waterstones.com/events/an-evening-with-alexei-sayle/london-piccadilly
BIRMINGHAM Caitlin Moran presents her new book, Moranifesto, at Birmingham Town Hall, Victoria Square, March 9, 7.30pm, £12. To book, visit thsh.co.uk
LONDON Ben Rawlence talks about his book, City of Thorns: Nine Lives in the World’s Largest Refugee Camp, with Christina Lamb, at The Bedford, Bedford Hill, SW12, March 10, 7.30pm, £6. Visit dulwichbooks.co.uk for details