This is a vibrant, enjoyable graphic novel about Bowie’s formative years but there’s not much actual insight

A confident debut that follows a brother and sister as they come to terms with their mother’s death and the wider tragedy of the war

Adapted from a novel by Daniel Woodrell, this film about a man who falls in love with a crimson-haired girl he meets in a bar doesn’t quite match its source

A gay Slovakian heroine makes a new life in rural England in this quirky debut novel

A young Muslim woman’s spiritual quest takes her from Istanbul to Oxford as she learns about love, faith and real life

Nothing actually ‘goes viral’, and consumers are both conservative and curious, argues this engaging cultural study

Nicholas Lezard’s paperback of the week: an entertaining look at the drink’s history – complete with ‘Hogarth-rating’ tasting notes

An optimistic book argues with gusto for universal basic income and other policies but lacks a broad or deep perspective