Borderline Fiction by Derek Owusu review – life with borderline personality disorder
A student navigates troubled relationships at age 19 and 25, as he comes to terms with mental health difficulties
John Updike: A Life in Letters review – the man incapable of writing a bad sentence
Friends, enemies and lovers animate more than 60 years of the author’s remarkable correspondence
Summerwater review – back out of the room slowly and carefully … this bleak drama is a mess
This six-part adaptation of Sarah Moss’s novel is deeply confused. The acting is melodramatic, the tone bewildering and the plot is full of cartoonishly grim situations that go nowhere
The best recent crime and thrillers – review roundup
The Murder at World’s End by Ross Montgomery; The Confessions by Paul Bradley Carr; The Good Nazi by Samir Machado de Machado; Bluff by Francine Toon; The Token by Sharon Bolton
Future Boy by Michael J Fox review – secrets from the set of a definitive 80s movie
The actor’s account of his big Hollywood break – and how it almost never happened
Feminist History for Every Day of the Year by Kate Mosse review – the women who helped change the world
The bestselling author champions female trailblazers in an enjoyable anthology for all ages
Murder in the Cathedral by Kerry Greenwood review – an imperfect end to an extraordinary era
The 23rd and final Phryne Fisher mystery will be treasured by fans of the long-running series, but a single fumbled sentence derails this otherwise enjoyable book
Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution review – spectacular if baffling anime is out to thrill and bewilder
Remix of old and new material from TV series includes tremendous battle sequences but there’s an awful lot of lore for new viewers to catch up with
The Silver Book by Olivia Laing review – a thin line of beauty
The world of 1970s Italian cinema is the glossy backdrop for an elegantly wrought but shallow novel
King Sorrow by Joe Hill review – dragon-fired horror epic is a tour de force
This sprawling tale of college kids who summon evil with lifelong consequences is a fantastic read
The Hunger Games: On Stage review – thundering fight to the death in a dazzling dystopia
Eye-popping visuals and a strong lead performance energise Matthew Dunster’s production – but the emotion gets lost amid the action
Christmas Karma review – Dickens adaptation has as much Yuletide spirit as a dead rat in the eggnog
Gurinder Chadha’s leaden update of the hardy seasonal chestnut with Kunal Nayyar is joyless and nausea-inducing
Loren Ipsum by Andrew Gallix review – chronically funny satire of the literary scene
Full of word games, in-jokes and grisly murders, this debut pours gleeful scorn on the pretensions of contemporary literary life
We Did OK, Kid: A Memoir by Anthony Hopkins review – a legend with a temper
The Oscar-winning actor’s autobiography combines vulnerability with bloody-mindedness and belligerence
The Running Man review – Glen Powell sprints through fun update of Stephen King future-shock sci-fi satire
Full-tilt chase sequences, a punk aesthetic and a sugar-rush soundtrack, means there is plenty of enjoyment to be had as Edgar Wright goes back to King’s original 1982 novel