Hephzibah AndersonAutobiography and memoirOne Ukrainian Summer by Viv Groskop review – young love in the birthplace of ZelenskiyIn this evocative, amusing memoir, the author and podcaster recounts her 1990s fling with a guitarist – and considers whether the Russia-Ukraine conflict could have been foreseen
Anthony QuinnMusic booksWhat a Fool Believes by Michael McDonald review – the soul singer with a nature as sweet as his voiceFrom falling foul of Ray Charles to writing with Burt Bacharach and singing with Steely Dan, McDonald has led a fascinating, if addiction-fuelled, life, but his memoir errs on the side of cliche