1 A Curious Career

by Lynn Barber. There’s nothing like a good story, and Barber, the veteran British journalist, has plenty of them from a life of interviewing. Honest and often hilarious, her memoir reveals as much about her celebrity subjects as it does about the trade of interviews.

2 Divergent

by Veronica Roth. Put down The Hunger Games and pick up this version of dystopian Chicago. Society is divided into sections by virtue (bravery, intelligence and so on), and teenagers must choose which trait and faction they want to subscribe to. Another blockbuster page-turner.

3 Grain Brain

by David Perlmutter. The food book that has nutritionists nattering and, possibly, panicking, Grain Brain makes rather alarming links between carbs and neurology, and the impact of grains on depression, headaches and ADHD.

4 Unravelling Oliver

by Liz Nugent. This debut novel, which is getting cracking reviews, should be right up the alley of anyone looking for a new psychological thriller.

5 Lost for Words

by Edward St Aubyn. A caustic satirical novel that tracks the goings-on of a fictional library prize, the judges calling the shots and the authors in the competition.

6 Capital in the 21st Century

by Thomas Piketty. Once in a while a popular economics book comes along to shake things up, be it No Logo or Globalisation and Its Discontents. Capital, about economic inequality, has become a bestseller, but bear in mind that, as it’s 700 pages of economic theory, it’s not an easy read.

7 Save the Date: The Occasional Mortifications of a Serial Wedding Guest

by Jen Doll. Sick of weddings? The cost, the travel, the booze, the other guests? Then you’ll chortle in empathy as you follow this relucant guest.

8 Brilliant

by Roddy Doyle. A children’s book about depression? Only Doyle could pull it off. In fact this is for all ages, written with sensitivity and joy. You can read Robert Dunbar’s review on page 13.

9 Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage

by Haruki Murakami. This, Murakami’s latest novel, sold a million copies in a week when it was published in Japan last year.

10 No Place to Hide

by Glenn Greenwald. Want a proper summer thriller? How about a real-life one? The former Guardian journalist presents an analysis of his involvement in the Edward Snowden affair and the information that it has brought to light.