Book reviews, February 2026

41 books reviewed by the critics in February 2026, most-reviewed first.

Cover of A Hymn to Life by Gisèle Pelicot

A Hymn to Life

Gisèle Pelicot

8 of 8 critics positive · 11 reviews

Cover of A World Appears by Michael Pollan

A World Appears

Michael Pollan

3 of 3 critics positive · 11 reviews

Cover of Nonesuch by Francis Spufford

Nonesuch

Francis Spufford

5 of 5 critics positive · 7 reviews

Cover of Helen of Nowhere by Makenna Goodman

Helen of Nowhere

Makenna Goodman

4 of 5 critics positive · 6 reviews

Cover of Good People by Patmeena Sabit

Good People

Patmeena Sabit

4 of 4 critics positive · 5 reviews

Cover of Gordon Brown by James Macintyre

Gordon Brown

James Macintyre

2 of 4 critics positive · 5 reviews

Cover of Stay Alive: Berlin 1939-45 by Ian Buruma

Stay Alive: Berlin 1939-45

Ian Buruma

1 of 1 critics positive · 5 reviews

Cover of The Disappearing Act by Maria Stepanova

The Disappearing Act

Maria Stepanova

2 of 2 critics positive · 5 reviews

Cover of Things in Nature Merely Grow by Yiyun Li

Things in Nature Merely Grow

Yiyun Li

3 of 3 critics positive · 5 reviews

Cover of White River Crossing by Ian McGuire

White River Crossing

Ian McGuire

4 of 4 critics positive · 5 reviews

Cover of Your Life Without Me by James Meek

Your Life Without Me

James Meek

2 of 2 critics positive · 5 reviews

Another World

Melvyn Bragg

4 reviews, verdicts not stated · 4 reviews

Cover of Crux by Gabriel Tallent

Crux

Gabriel Tallent

3 of 4 critics positive · 4 reviews

Cover of Frogs for Watchdogs by Sean Farrell

Frogs for Watchdogs

Sean Farrell

4 of 4 critics positive · 4 reviews

Cover of On Morrison by Namwali Serpell

On Morrison

Namwali Serpell

3 of 3 critics positive · 4 reviews

Cover of Our Better Natures by Sophie Ward

Our Better Natures

Sophie Ward

1 of 2 critics positive · 4 reviews

Cover of Rebel English Academy by Mohammed Hanif

Rebel English Academy

Mohammed Hanif

2 of 2 critics positive · 4 reviews

Cover of Super Nintendo by Keza MacDonald

Super Nintendo

Keza MacDonald

3 of 3 critics positive · 4 reviews

The Colour of Home

The Colour of Home

Sajid Javid

1 of 4 critics positive · 4 reviews

Cover of As If by Isabel Waidner

As If

Isabel Waidner

2 of 2 critics positive · 3 reviews

Cover of Homeschooled by Stefan Merrill Block

Homeschooled

Stefan Merrill Block

2 of 2 critics positive · 3 reviews

Jean

Madeleine Dunnigan

2 of 2 critics positive · 3 reviews

Cover of Leaving Home by Mark Haddon

Leaving Home

Mark Haddon

3 of 3 critics positive · 3 reviews

Cover of The Good Society by Kate Pickett

The Good Society

Kate Pickett

1 of 2 critics positive · 3 reviews

The Great Resistance

The Great Resistance

Carrie Gibson

1 of 1 critics positive · 3 reviews

The Last of Earth

The Last of Earth

Deepa Anappara

2 of 2 critics positive · 3 reviews

Cover of The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother) by Rabih Alameddine

The True True Story of Raja the Gullible (and His Mother)

Rabih Alameddine

3 of 3 critics positive · 3 reviews

The Unfragile Mind

The Unfragile Mind

Gavin Francis

1 of 3 critics positive · 3 reviews

Cover of Ancient by Luke Barley

Ancient

Luke Barley

2 reviews, verdicts not stated · 2 reviews

Bugger

Michael Mohammed Ahmad

1 of 1 critics positive · 2 reviews

Female, Nude

Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

1 of 2 critics positive · 2 reviews

Cover of On Not Climbing Mountains by Claire Thomas

On Not Climbing Mountains

Claire Thomas

1 of 2 critics positive · 2 reviews

On the Future of Species

On the Future of Species

Adrian Woolfson

0 of 1 critics positive · 2 reviews

Cover of Railsong by Rahul Bhattacharya

Railsong

Rahul Bhattacharya

2 of 2 critics positive · 2 reviews

Trip to the Moon

Trip to the Moon

John Yorke

0 of 1 critics positive · 2 reviews

Cover of Bird Deity by John Morrissey

Bird Deity

John Morrissey

1 of 1 critics positive · 1 review

Cover of I'll Be the Monster by Sean Gilbert

I'll Be the Monster

Sean Gilbert

1 of 1 critics positive · 1 review

My Bags Are Big

My Bags Are Big

Tibor Fischer

1 of 1 critics positive · 1 review

Old Songs

Amy Jeffs and Gwen Burns

1 of 1 critics positive · 1 review

Cover of Politics Without Politicians by Hélène Landemore

Politics Without Politicians

Hélène Landemore

1 of 1 critics positive · 1 review

Cover of Soft Serve by George Kemp

Soft Serve

George Kemp

1 of 1 critics positive · 1 review

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