Our choice of the best recent books
Young & Damned & Fair by Gareth Russell (Wm Collins £25): a fine reappraisal of Henry VIII’s sixth wife, Catherine Howard
Letters to a Young Muslim by Omar Saif Ghobash (Picador £14.99): this thoughtful book about being a Muslim deserves to be widely read
The Happiest Kids in the World by Michele Hutchinson and Rina Mae Acosta (Doubleday £14.99): the secrets of child rearing the Dutch way
Jericho’s War by Gerald Seymour (Hodder £16.99): veteran proves he’s still one of the best thriller writers around with this Yemen-based gripper
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What’s happening in the literary world
LONDON David Cannadine discusses his biography of Margaret Thatcher, with Charles Moore, at the Royal Institution, Albermarle Street, W1, January 16, 6.45pm, £30. Details at howtoacademy.com
http://www.howtoacademy.com/courses/life-legacy-margaret-thatcher LONDON High Impact: an evening of music and literature from the Low Countries, with Esther Gerritsen, Herman Koch, David Nicholls and more, at The Tabernacle, Powis Square, W11, January 17, 7pm. Tickets from £9. For more information, visit tabernaclew11.com
LONDON Daniel Levitin talks about his new book, A Field Guide to Lies and Statistics, at Emmanuel Centre, Marsham Street, SW1, January 23, 6.45pm, £30. To book, visit howtoacademy.com
MANCHESTER Yaa Gyasi signs copies of and talks about her new novel, Homegoing, at Waterstones, Deansgate, January 24, 6.30pm, £3 (0161 837 3000)
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MANCHESTER American poet Eileen Myles reads from and discusses her books, Chelsea Girls, and I Must Be Living Twice, at Waterstones, Deansgate, January 25, 7pm, £7/£5 (0161 837 3000)
OXFORD Bettany Hughes discusses her new book, Istanbul: A Tale of Three Cities, with Peter Frankopan, at the Sheldonian Theatre, Broad Street, January 25, 7pm, £7. Full details at blackwells.co.uk
ST ANDREWS Ann Cleeves talks about Cold Earth, her latest novel in the Shetland series, at The Bookshop, Greyfriars Garden, February 8, 8pm, £5/£7.99 (with book). For more information, visit toppingbooks.co.uk
Compiled by Christina Borg