Big Kiss, Bye-Bye by Claire-Louise Bennett review – remembering terrible men
In the latest novel from the acclaimed avant garde author, the narrator considers the impact of the relationships she’s left behind
Our Fault review – ultra-glossy Spanish step-sibling melodrama is too bland to be annoying
Third film adapted from the romance novels by Mercedes Ron, originally written in Spanish, feels clunky and cliched
Australia: A History by Tony Abbott review – mostly celebratory account of ‘a land built by heroes’
Former PM lauds his country’s progress to egalitarian democracy where ‘only the very unlucky’ miss out – yet judges it ‘materially rich but spiritually poor’
H is for Hawk review – Claire Foy is tremendously authentic in eccentric grief drama
Foy convinces as a grieving academic who trains a goshawk in this film based on Helen Macdonald’s bestselling nature memoir
Pick a Colour by Souvankham Thammavongsa review – behind the scenes at the nail salon
This impressive novel shows how war, colonialism and migration play out in a small room where everyone’s name tag says Susan
After Oscar by Merlin Holland review – Wilde’s grandson on the legacy of a scandal
The playwright’s only living descendant traces the shadow cast by his trial – and his rehabilitation as a gay icon
The best recent science fiction, fantasy and horror – review roundup
All That We See Or Seem by Ken Liu; When There Are Wolves Again by EJ Swift; The White Octopus Hotel by Alexandra Bell; Darker Days by Thomas Olde Heuvelt; Remain by Nicholas Sparks with M Night Shyamalan
Raise Your Soul by Yanis Varoufakis review – an intimate history of Greece
The colourful former minister uses the lives of five female relatives to tell the story of postwar Greek politics
The Woman in Cabin 10 review – silliness of Keira Knightley megayacht thriller tips it overboard
Keira Knightley is twice dunked in the briny as she tries to uncover what’s going on aboard Guy Pearce’s boat in this soggy Agatha-Christie-ish mystery
Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen audiobook review – an immersive all-star dramatisation
Actors Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Bill Nighy and Marisa Abela are among the cast in a pacy adaptation that retains Austen’s sharp plotting and comic precision
Seed by Bri Lee – this propulsive, fun eco-thriller is the novelist’s strongest yet
Set in a secret Antarctic seed bank, Seed is a novel of friction and paranoia, of weaponised mistrust and cloistered desire, narrated by a misogynist antinatalist
Kerouac’s Road: The Beat of a Nation review – revisiting the legacy of a counterculture classic
Wild-spirited but laced with dim views on race and women, On the Road is due a reckoning. This elegant talking-head doc works best when its unpicking is most forensic
The Poems of Seamus Heaney review – collected works reveal his colossal achievement
The complete works, including previously unpublished poems and expert notes, are brought together in one volume for the first time
The Decadence by Leon Craig review – queer haunted house tale fails to chill
Privileged university friends retreat to the countryside, in a gothic novel mostly made up of vibes
The Future of Truth by Werner Herzog review – profound, or just a prank?
The director’s provocative seventh book takes in toupees, AI and a pig in a sewer. Should we take him seriously?