The Four Spent the Day Together by Chris Kraus review – a cult writer tries something new
The I Love Dick author combines autofiction with memoir and true crime
The Anthony Bourdain Reader review – undiscovered gems from the charismatic chef turned writer
A new collection brings essays, fiction and fragments together in a wild if uneven portrait of a restless mind
From Apartheid to Democracy – a ‘blueprint’ for a different future in Israel-Palestine
New book, published just before the ceasefire deal, describes in granular detail the conditions for dismantling apartheid in Israel-Palestine
Children and teens roundup – the best new picture books and novels
The healing power of gardens; celebrating an abolitionist; hope in the toughest times; a gladiator romantasy and more
A Mind of My Own by Kathy Burke review – a brilliant, blunt and beautiful memoir
The actor on being called ugly, telling Johnny Rotten to F-off, and striking gold at Cannes
The 10 best e-readers in the UK, from Kindle to Kobo and beyond – tried and tested
In a world where books have to vie with smartphones for attention, a brilliant ebook reader is more necessary than ever
The Rest of Our Lives by Benjamin Markovits audiobook review – an American road trip with a twist
A law professor leaves his failing marriage and faltering career and hits the open road in this Booker-shortlisted novel of midlife turmoil
The Immortalists by Aleks Krotoski review – the downsides of cheating death
Life extensionists like Bryan Johnson want to live forever. But at what cost?
The Rose Field by Philip Pullman – nail-biting conclusion to the Northern Lights series
The Book of Dust trilogy is brought to a complex and fitting end as Lyra battles the Magisterium over her lost imagination
Chain Reactions review – famous fans of Texas Chain Saw Massacre go deep into the legendary slasher
Stephen King, Takashi Miike and Karyn Kusama are among the contributors to this documentary about Tobe Hooper’s 1974 horror masterpiece
Midnight Timetable by Bora Chung review – sinister stories from the graveyard shift
Horror tropes meet modern nightmares as the South Korean author takes us deep inside a research facility called The Institute
The Revolutionists by Jason Burke review – from hijackings to holy war
A colourful study of the evolution of extremism in the tumultuous 1970s
I Deliver Parcels in Beijing by Hu Anyan review – startling stories of China’s new precarity
The viral blog turned book details the exhausting life of a courier, but something may have been lost in translation
The Land of Sweet Forever by Harper Lee review – newly discovered stories from an American great
If we regard this book as literature, it is an unqualified failure. But these juvenile stories and essays shed fascinating light on the repression of Lee’s early life
100 Nights of Hero review – Emma Corrin leads starry cast in a queer fable with a serious streak
Gender, sexuality, status and power are all in flux in Julia Jackman’s playful medieval fairytale, adapted from Isabel Greenberg’s graphic novel, also starring Maika Monroe and Charli xcx