Hyper by Agri Ismaïl review – the tidal forces of money
A Kurdish family is uprooted and blown around the globe in this flinty and ambitious debut of big, heady ideas
Magus by Anthony Grafton review – spellbound
A serious yet accessible history of learned magic, from Ficino to Faustus
Josef Koudelka: Next by Melissa Harris review – in praise of a wandering star
A visual biography of the restless and revered Czech photographer reveals his affinity with the Roma people and his eye for haunting, unforgiving landscapes
In Italy by Cynthia Zarin review – essays to bookmark with a train ticket stub
The American poet’s acutely observed writing about cities she has visited across 40 years is haunted by past lovers
Warhol After Warhol by Richard Dorment review – after Andy: the art of the deal
Art critic Richard Dorment brings to vivid and fearsome life the characters in a protracted and hugely expensive legal battle over the authenticity of a Warhol print
The Fatal Alliance: A Century of War on Film by David Thomson review – blood, guts and popcorn
The veteran film critic examines the tension between the vivid violence of big-screen battles and our comfortable safety in the dark in this compelling, beautifully written history of war movies
You Dreamed of Empires by Álvaro Enrigue review – the birth of Mexico
Real events are compressed into one extraordinary day as Spanish conquistadors penetrate the heart of Aztec civilisation, in a novel of hallucinatory vividness
David Copperfield by Charles Dickens audiobook review – starry spin on a classic
Ncuti Gatwa, Helena Bonham Carter, Toby Jones and more imbue the latest Sam Mendes-produced adaptation of the author’s works with wit, charm and magic
Children’s and teens roundup – the best new picture books and novels
A determined rodent’s search for nuts, a guide to Terry Pratchett’s witches and moving stories by adoptee authors
Earthly Delights by Jonathan Jones review – Renaissance mania
The Guardian’s art critic casts a meticulous and joyful eye over western art’s big bang
Luda by Grant Morrison review – dark arts and drag acts
A drag queen’s hallucinatory journey through a hyperreal version of Glasgow is extremely arch – and a lot of fun
Why? The Purpose of the Universe by Philip Goff review – a real poser
An ingenious and accessible discussion of a big question we’ll never answer – the reason for our existence
My Friends by Hisham Matar review – the pain of exile
This delicate novel explores the bonds between three Libyan men living in London, far away from their homeland
Shame: The Politics and Power of an Emotion by David Keen review – Trumpism’s lifeblood
An intriguing analysis of the driving force behind rightwing populism
Normal Women by Ainslie Hogarth review – mother’s ruin
In this darkly satirical novel about 21st-century motherhood and women’s labour, the protagonist seeks liberation at a brothel-cum-yoga studio