Revenge of the She-Punks by Vivien Goldman; Dayglo: The Poly Styrene Story by Celeste Bell and Zoë Howe – review
Two compelling stories of punk bring female voices to the fore
Cloudstreet review – play is big on spectacle but can’t solve the problems of Tim Winton’s novel
Stage adaptation of the beloved story grapples with colonisation, but like all Winton’s books, it is essentially about the men
In brief: Love Without End; The Three Dimensions of Freedom; Facts and Fiction – reviews
Melvyn Bragg takes his cue from Heloise and Abelard, musician Billy Bragg reflects on freedom, and some joyful musings from biographer Michael Holroyd
Rebel Footprints: A Guide to Uncovering London’s Radical History by David Rosenberg – review
The historian brings London’s past to life in his lively second edition of 19th-century rallies and protests
Our Man: Richard Holbrooke and the End of the American Century by George Packer – review
A detailed portrait of the late American diplomat reveals a man whose vices and virtues echoed those of his country
The Farm by Joanne Ramos review – Atwood-style dystopia debut
Capitalism is the villain in this near-future tale set on a surrogacy facility for the super-rich
A Thousand Splendid Suns review – ultimately engaging Hosseini adaptation
Roxana Silbert bows out with an inventive staging of Ursula Rani Sarma’s adaptation of Khaled Hosseini’s 2007 novel
A Thousand Small Sanities: The Moral Adventure of Liberalism by Adam Gopnik – review
Adam Gopnik finds kindness at the core of liberal values as he defends a way of life
Book clinic: what can I read to stay sharp on maternity leave?
Author Viv Groskop helps select the best political, poetical and fictional reads to keep you in touch with the world
Island Song by Madeleine Bunting review – haunted by the past
A meticulously researched narrative is split between Guernsey during the war and London 50 years later
The New Silk Roads by Peter Frankopan review – the present and future of the world
Power is shifting eastwards ... travels in central Asia prompt a breezy analysis of how the world will be
Trust Exercise by Susan Choi review – masterly study of power and its abuses
The Pulitzer-nominated novelist develops the issues raised by #MeToo within the setting of a suburban American drama school
Who Owns England? by Guy Shrubsole review – our darkest secret
This passionately argued polemic reveals that half of England is owned by less than 1% of the population
Death Is Hard Work by Khaled Khalifa review – searing Syrian road trip
The poetic and horrific combine in this tale of love and death set in a Syria torn apart by civil war
A Thousand Splendid Suns review – comic fog clouds Hosseini drama
This staging of the bestseller loses the story’s gut-wrenching power in a sea of lighthearted flourish