I Love You, Byeee by Adam Buxton review – a book that is by turns stupid, zany, and surprisingly charming
I was all set to hate Buxton’s brand of self-deprecating chumminess, but his memoir somehow wins you over
A New New Me by Helen Oyeyemi review – a fable about self-mythology
This gloriously absurd Prague-set tale, in which one woman is split into seven selves, is a wild ride
Two Prosecutors review – a petrifying portrait of Stalinist insurrection
Drawn from a suppressed story by gulag survivor Georgy Demidov, Sergei Loznitsa’s haunting film unravels a terrifying parable of bureaucratic evil
Water in the Desert Fire in the Night by Gethan Dick review – hope at the end of the world
An evocative debut charts the journey of a group of travellers as they seek refuge in the wake of an unstoppable pandemic
The Heart-Shaped Tin by Bee Wilson review – what the contents of our kitchens says about us
The food writer digs into her own and other’s cupboards to uncover the surprising emotional punch of kitchenalia
All of Us Atoms by Holly Dawson review – what happens when a writer loses her memory?
A series of scattered recollections and reflections form the basis for this intimate, abstract memoir that riffs on human interdependence
The Emperor of Gladness by Ocean Vuong review – heartbreak and hope
The follow-up to On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous is a tale of precarity and connection in smalltown Connecticut
Slags by Emma Jane Unsworth review – a riotous roadtrip
Two sisters reckon with their past selves and the muddles of midlife in a comic tale of secrets, desire and ferocious loyalty
Dianaworld by Edward White review – why we’re still obsessed with the people’s princess
A deeply-researched account of the public fascination with Diana Spencer takes in royalists, republicans, lookalikes and sex workers
Two Pints review – Roddy Doyle’s boozy banter is a masterclass in comedy
The writer’s gift for gags is on full display in this adaptation starring two men offering up laddish chat along with questions of life and death in an Irish pub
Einkvan review – Nobel-winner’s eerie, evocative study of estrangement and solitude
A sinister, clinical chill permeates this beguiling production of a new work by Norwegian dramatist Jon Fosse, aided by clever lighting and a ghostly piano score
The best science fiction, fantasy and horror – reviews roundup
The Devils by Joe Abercrombie; The Incandescent by Emily Tesh; Land of Hope by Cate Baum; A Line You Have Traced by Roisin Dunnett
Gunk by Saba Sams review – boozy nights and baby love
The Send Nudes author’s follow-up conveys a profound message about the insufficiency of the nuclear family
Always Home, Always Homesick by Hannah Kent review – absorbing memoir brings Iceland to life
The Burial Rites author traces her abiding love affair with the country that inspired both her award-winning debut and her brilliant literary career
The Vaster Wilds by Lauren Groff audiobook review – a fugitive’s fight for survival
Actor January LaVoy narrates the visceral story of a girl on the run in a winter wilderness, in early 17th-century Virginia