Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin) by Sly Stone review – euphoric expression and drug-crazed chaos
A memoir by the groundbreaking funk-rock-soul survivor contains all the playfulness and charm of his music but little in the way of insight
In brief: Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop; Birdgirl; Mozart in Italy – reviews
The tale of a divorcee embraces its sentimentality; a young birdwatcher proves a gifted memoirist; and Mozart’s Italian job sparkles with detail
A Bird in Winter by Louise Doughty review – effortless entertainment
The Apple Tree Yard author and staple of TV drama returns with another addictive thriller about a woman on the run
Night Side of the River by Jeanette Winterson review – ghost stories that reinvigorate the supernatural
The Oranges Are Not the Only Fruit author’s volume of spooky tales is a spirited mix of the witty, playful and poignant
Europa? by Chris Burkham and Ignacio Evangelista review – thought-provoking border stories
Fiction and images by a British writer and Spanish photographer explore Europe’s visible and invisible dividing lines
Triggered Literature by John Sutherland review – a cautious approach
The academic treads a little too carefully in his wry but passionless history of books deemed harmful to a reader’s state of mind
The Pole and Other Stories by JM Coetzee review – lessons in beauty
With his bravura new novella, one of six stories in this collection, the Nobel prize winner proves once again that he is a master of his craft
Going Infinite by Michael Lewis review – the downfall of crypto king Sam Bankman-Fried
In this extraordinary book, the author of The Big Short digs into the roots of the ideological fantasy land created by the cryptocurrency billionaire now on trial in the US
Democracy Awakening review: Heather Cox Richardson’s necessary US history
The Boston College professor offers a valuable primer on Republican extremism – but also progressive achievement
Cahokia Jazz by Francis Spufford review – fabulously rich noir
The Golden Hill author turns his hand to the detective genre in a multilayered reimagining of 1920s America
Collision of Power review: Marty Baron on Bezos, the Post and Trump
The great editor has tales to tell and a message to deliver: the US press must be ready to hold the line once again
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus audiobook review – a smart and funny feminist fable
A witty and incisive skewering of the patriachy in society and science, with endearingly straight-talking characters
The best recent poetry – review roundup
Pitch & Glint by Lutz Seiler; Mothersong by Amy Acre; Infinite in Finite by Andrew Wynn Owen; Enter the Water by Jack Wiltshire; The Coming Thing by Martina Evans
Emperor of Rome by Mary Beard review – imperial exploits
An enthralling analysis of the wild stories that circulated about Rome’s ruthless rulers
Edenglassie by Melissa Lucashenko review – Miles Franklin winner slices open Australia’s past and present
The latest novel from the author of Too Much Lip splits its time between the 1800s and 2024 and provides a masterclass in humour, flair and generosity