Bright Star review – Jane Campion’s subtle and measured film about Keats
Jane Campion's film starring Ben Whishaw as the poet and Abbie Cornish as his lover Fanny Brawne is the best of her career
The Pantomime Life of Joseph Grimaldi by Andrew McConnell Stott
Jenny Uglow finds much to savour in a vivid and exuberant portrayal of Joseph Grimaldi, the entertainer who invented the classic clown
Chick-lit roundup
Laura Barnett on The Brightest Star in the Sky by Marian Keyes, The Book of Tomorrow by Cecilia Ahern, Love Lies by Adele Park, The Life You Want by Emily Barr, French Kissing by Catherine Sanderson
The life and death of Trotsky
Tariq Ali on Trotsky by Robert Service and Stalin's Nemesis by Bertrand M Patenaude
Fantastic Mr Fox
George Clooney's wily Mr Fox outwits the bad British farmers in Wes Anderson's entertaining animated version of the Roald Dahl classic, says Philip French
Howards End Is on the Landing
Susan Hill's memoir of rediscovering her lost books is a charming meander through the life of an author, says Jessica Holland
Amazon Kindle UK review: good start, but it won’t save any forests
Jack Schofield: Amazon isn't so much attacking the UK ebook market as permitting its device to be used here
Vincent van Gogh: The Letters edited by Leo Jansen, Hans Luijten and Nienke Bakker
More than 800 letters written by Vincent van Gogh reveal the painter's relentless struggle to succeed as an artist, discovers John Banville
Halfway to Hollywood by Michael Palin
Alfred Hickling on the memoirs of the Monty Python man
Charles Dickens by Michael Slater
Simon Callow welcomes an incomparable portrait of an awesome writer
Memoirs of a Geezer: Music, Life, Mayhem by Jah Wobble
Alan Warner is delighted by the memoirs of one of the post-punk era's true musical innovators
Alan Clark: The Biography by Ion Trewin
Ion Trewin's coy biography can't mask the true colours of Alan Clark, philanderer and Nazi admirer, says Rachel Cooke
For Richer, for Poorer by Victoria Coren
Victoria Coren's poker memoir is beautifully observed and hugely entertaining, says Edward Docx
The Constant Economy by Zac Goldsmith
Caroline Lucas spots some obvious gaps in a 10-step plan for the environment
Different Drummer by Jann Parry
A compassionate biography of choreographer Kenneth MacMillan reveals the torment behind his profound, dark ballets, says Luke Jennings