The Manningtree Witches by AK Blakemore review – menacing and thrilling debut
This superb fictionalised account of the 1645 Essex witch trials, by an award-winning poet, resonates painfully with the experiences of women today
The Hard Crowd by Rachel Kushner review – New Journalism given a new lease of life
The US novelist mixes grit with gloss in sharp examinations of artists and writers – and her wild youth
In brief: Unsettled Ground; Genesis; Inferno – reviews
Twins unravel their family history when their mother dies; myths, science and the origins of the universe; and a harrowing account of postpartum psychosis
My Rock’n’Roll Friend by Tracey Thorn review – a philosophical and furious memoir
The Everything But the Girl singer’s account of her friendship with the Go-Betweens drummer Lindy Morrison illuminates rock’s double standards
Philip Roth: The Biography by Blake Bailey review – definitive life of a literary great in thrall to his libido
From the troubled marriages to the breakthroughs that led to Sabbath’s Theater and American Pastoral… a beautifully written book by Roth’s chosen biographer
Justice, Justice Thou Shalt Pursue review: how Ruth Bader Ginsburg changed America
Remarks, rulings and dissents show the extraordinary influence of the supreme court justice known and loved as RBG
Nigella Lawson’s How To Eat is a feast of favourite recipes and high camp
The glorious sense of indulgence is matched by a life-saving sense of humour. By Jay Rayner
Many Different Kinds of Love by Michael Rosen review – life after Covid
The much loved writer gives a memorable account of the disease from a patient’s point of view, in poems, notes and emails – and conveys how it feels to come back from the brink
Revolutions by Hannah Ross review – the story of women on two wheels
From the Pankhursts delivering newsletters to a racing team in Saudi Arabia ... an engaging history, full of colourful characters, of women and cycling
Children’s books roundup – the best new picture books and novels
The dangerous beauty of sharks, sisters in 18th-century England, the biology of the brain and more - plus the best new YA novels
Helgoland by Carlo Rovelli review – a meditation on quantum theory
A skilled storyteller reflects on the genius of Werner Heisenberg, who developed the theory that explains the evolution of stars and makes computers possible
Under a White Sky by Elizabeth Kolbert review – the path to catastrophe
A damning survey that tracks the spiralling absurdity of human attempts to control nature with technology
Dropbear by Evelyn Araluen review – a stunning scalpel wielded through Australian myths
Araluen’s first collection repurposes Biblical themes, Australiana kitsch and settler-colonial tropes to astonishing effect
Memories of My Father review – deeply felt memoir of Medellín’s public-health champion
Almodóvar regular Javier Cámara brings a wonderful richness to his portrayal of Colombian professor and campaigner Héctor Abad Gómez
My Rock’n’Roll Friend by Tracey Thorn review – a story of sexism in pop
A vivid and witty memoir of the friendship between Thorn and Lindy Morrison of the Go-Betweens, two women in a cultural world dominated by men