Morning and Evening by Jon Fosse review – what happens when we die
The Nobel prize winner pushes at the veil between this world and the next in the immersive tale of a solitary fisherman
Bleak House by Charles Dickens audiobook review – Sam Mendes’s all-star adaptation
Ambika Mod, Thandiwe Newton and Mackenzie Crook are among the lineup in this cinematic telling of Dickens’s classic
The best recent science fiction, fantasy and horror – reviews roundup
Troll: A Love Story by Johanna Sinisalo; How to Build a Universe that Doesn’t Fall Apart Two Days Later by Philip K Dick; The Woman Who Fell to Earth by RB Russell; Mystery Lights by Lena Valencia
The Dead of Winter by Sarah Clegg review – the dark side of Christmas
From the devilish Krampus legend to a spot of disembowelment, the author takes us on a scary romp through Europe’s most disturbing festive folklore
The Granddaughter by Bernhard Schlink review – love and loss in Berlin
A widower sets out to understand his wife’s death in this tale of memory, trauma and German reunification, from the author of The Reader
The Eagle and the Hart by Helen Castor review – the tragic lives of Richard II and Henry IV
A rich and vivid history of the Plantagenet cousins and rivals for the English throne
Time of the Child by Niall Williams – new life, new meaning
A baby is abandoned outside a church in this compelling tale of love and moral crisis in 1960s rural Ireland
Your Fault review – bizarre and wooden step-sibling romance
Sequel to unaccountably popular Amazon Prime hit finds the same oldsters still out to stop the forbidden young lovers necking in glamorous locations
You Can’t Please All: Memoirs 1980-2024 by Tariq Ali review – an exasperating entertainment
The leftwing intellectual may be a master of self-justification, but in this book he is clever, cultured and good company
Blythe Spirit: The Remarkable Life of Ronald Blythe by Ian Collins review – village voice
A biography of the bard of rural England reveals an unexpectedly adventurous sex life
Polostan by Neal Stephenson review – jazz age thrills
The author of sprawling SF mega-novels has switched gears for a fast-moving adventure set between Russia and the US
Cher: The Memoir, Part One review – from an orphanage to superstardom
The first volume of Cher’s extraordinary memoir mixes hard times with the high life
Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812 review – terrific riff on Tolstoy
The singing blows the roof off in this magnificently fun production of Dave Malloy’s musical, based on a section of War and Peace
Christmas Comes to Moominvalley review – sleepy trolls get into the festive spirit
Tove Jansson’s beloved creations have their hibernation interrupted by snowball juggling and jolly ukulele tunes in this sweet adaptation
Nosferatu: The Real Story review – insightful probe into a vampire classic
Robin Bextor’s documentary about FW Murnau’s 1922 silent masterpiece makes some sharp points but leaves noticeable holes