Best new paperbacks of the month
Missed a book in hardback? Never fear – the best paperbacks of the month are here, as recommended by the Guardian Bookshop's Nick Sidwell
Best new paperbacks: David Szalay, Madeleine Thien and Dave Eggers
Modern-day masculinity, China’s 20th-century tragedy and an American misadventure are among the latest paperback releases
Best new paperbacks: Rose Tremain, Don DeLillo, Janine di Giovanni
Tremain’s study of political neutrality makes a striking contrast with Di Giovanni’s reporting of the war in Syria in the best of the month’s reissues
Best new paperbacks: Margo Jefferson, Julian Barnes, Decca Aitkenhead
The first paperbacks of the new year offer rich pickings, from Barnes’s meditation on Shostakovitch to Jefferson’s memoir of growing up in the US’s black elite
Best new paperbacks: Maggie O'Farrell, Helen Simpson and Alexei Sayle
This month’s star releases include short stories from Helen Simpson, a novel from Maggie O’Farrell and memoir from Alexei Sayle
Best new paperbacks of the month: Houellebecq, Slovo and British short stories
You may have missed these books, covering everything from French satire to Kenyan refugee camps, on their initial release – but never fear, the paperbacks are here
