Good and Evil and Other Stories by Samanta Schweblin review – grasping the essence of horror
The Argentinian writer maps a journey through fear, healing and the terrifying permeability of our boundaries
The Roses review – dieback blights Colman and Cumberbatch remake
Both British actors are let down by the overly glossy, romcom-y sheen of this update of Warren Adler’s 1980s novel about a spectacularly toxic marriage
The best recent translated fiction – review roundup
Discontent by Beatriz Serrano; Hunter by Shuang Xuetao; Blurred by Iris Wolff; Cooking in the Wrong Century by Teresa Präauer
Kataraina by Becky Manawatu review – thrilling follow-up to a hit Māori novel
The sequel to the award-winning Auē explores themes of resistance, trauma and long-buried secrets
Love’s Labour by Stephen Grosz review – the truth about relationships
In a series of revelatory case studies, a psychoanalyst lays bare the messy reality of romantic love
Golden Time (and Other Behavioural Management Strategies) review – a magic hour
Kate Ireland’s warmly delivered one-woman show considers the pressures of productivity, rules and rewards at school and beyond
Children and teens roundup – the best new picture books and novels
A huge brolly; sibling revelry; poetic Paris; first aid for youngsters; Regency blackmail; blackly comic YA fiction and more
The Thursday Murder Club review – Richard Osman bestseller provides solid, star-stuffed entertainment
There’s much to enjoy in this adaptation of Osman’s ingenious book, with Helen Mirren, Ben Kingsley, Celia Imrie and Pierce Brosnan as the senior-citizen X-Men
The Quiet Ear by Raymond Antrobus review – growing up between two worlds
The poet’s moving exploration of deafness, difference and identity
Arborescence by Rhett Davis review – strange and beguiling novel considers what it means to be human
People transform into trees in this meditation on despair and hope in a time of human-induced climate change
John and Paul by Ian Leslie audiobook review – the bromance behind the band
Actor Chris Addison narrates a deep dive into the creative partnership of Lennon and McCartney
Watching Over Her by Jean-Baptiste Andrea review – a love song to Italy
A sculptor and his unlikely soulmate navigate the political turmoil of the 20th century in a prize-winning blockbuster
Irvine Welsh: Reality Is Not Enough review – a candid portrait of a literary one-off
Paul Sng’s documentary finds the Trainspotting author as funny, sharp and unrepentant as ever – from boyhood in Leith to globetrotting fame and a hallucinogenic trip in Canada
Circular Motion by Alex Foster review – what if the world spun faster and faster?
This impressive debut, in which super-quick pod travel causes the Earth’s rotation to accelerate, satirises climate change denial
Everything Evolves by Mark Vellend review – can Darwin explain JD Vance?
Why evolutionary theory should be applied to peacocks, politics, iPhones and quite a lot in between