Martin Bax obituary
Paediatrician specialising in child development and novelist who founded the literary periodical Ambit
Children’s and teens roundup – the best new picture books and novels
An ungrammatical egg; a demystifying approach to death; 10 new poets to read aloud; and a stunning gothic mystery
Caleb Azumah Nelson: ‘James Baldwin ignited something in me that’s still burning today’
The British-Ghanaian author on having his mind blown by Malorie Blackman as a child, the allure of John Williams’s Stoner and why Zadie Smith made him want to write
Booker prize urged to consider name change over slavery link
Broadcaster Richie Brave, whose ancestors were enslaved, says organisers should be ‘asking themselves some questions’
The Pyramid of Needs by Ernest Price review – a wickedly funny take on wellness
This excellent debut novel follows a weary son who clashes over his gender transition with his elderly mother, a supplement devotee hellbent on becoming an influencer
Five of the best books about queer relationships
From James Baldwin to Sarah Waters, writers have been telling rich, nuanced LGBTQ+ tales for decades – here are some good titles to try
Real Americans by Rachel Khong – the lottery of life
This multigenerational tale travels from China to New York in search of the true meaning of good fortune
The Alternatives by Caoilinn Hughes review – follow your own path
A woman searching for solitude runs into her sisters in this brilliant, brainy tale
The experts: librarians on 20 easy, enjoyable ways to read more brilliant books
Do you love reading – but all too often find yourself just scrolling through your phone or watching TV? Here is how to get lost in literature again
‘The writer of Fifty Shades gave me tips’: Robinne Lee on her scorching bonkbuster The Idea of You
The fortysomething turned her wildest fantasy – about running off with a boyband member for hot sex in fabulous locations – into a bestseller. As it hits the screen, Lee talks about writing steamy scenes in Starbucks – and her terror of being judged
You Are Here by David Nicholls review – a well-mapped romance
A midlife couple take a hike through the Lake District in this witty and likable crowd-pleaser
Anne Enright, Kate Grenville and Isabella Hammad shortlisted for Women’s prize for fiction
Capturing ‘an enormous breadth of the human experience’, the six shortlisted novels compete for a £30,000 prize to be awarded in June
‘Six spellbinding and thought-provoking novels’: why we chose the Women’s prize for fiction shortlist
From Sri Lanka to New South Wales and Shanghai, these wide-ranging stories are united by a compelling focus on women’s experience
Yorick Blumenfeld obituary
Other lives: Dutch journalist, author and futurologist who was an advocated for a post-capitalist society
Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan and Ben Kingsley set for film of Richard Osman’s The Thursday Murder Club
Chris Columbus will direct film adaptation of Pointless presenter’s bestselling mystery book about a group of septuagenarian sleuths