The author of the bestselling Sapiens offers a penetrating critique of the insidious dangers of machine learning and its capacity to manipulate the truth

This detailed biography complicates our perception of the bad boy of French art and illuminates his fraught friendship with Van Gogh

A dazzling account of the trade that enriched the subcontinent and allowed Romans to enjoy fabulous clothes, ivory, emeralds – and a dash of pepper

This cinematic tale of globe-trotting adventure marks the beginning of a new series

From McCartney to Dylan and the Stones, this portrait of rock longevity mixes fascinating detail with rash claims – but is never less than entertaining

An American spy infiltrates a commune of eco-activists in France in this Booker-listed exploration of ideology and sensation

This funny and moving oral history of the influential noise-rock band charts the rise – and the rows – of Jim and William Reid, whose versions of events may vary

This brisk and readable study of our shortest-serving prime minister’s 49 days in office examines her catastrophic mini-budget and the role played by the Institute of Economic Affairs

Greek myths inspire a masterly short-story collection that takes in ghosts, gods and meditations on mortality

The star’s compendium of X-rated female wish-fulfilment makes for compelling, if not entirely candid, reading

An extraordinary portrait of a frustrated and furious 1950s American housewife, based on the diaries of Self’s mother

The Rizzle Kicks star explores the fallout from fame in this candid portrait of the artist as a struggling young man

His bands Felt and Denim never quite made it. So will this sympathetic biography help give indie’s most enigmatic figure the status his stoicism deserves?

The Private Eye satirist’s portrait of the late monarch is rich in vignettes, but also has a revelatory depth

The follow-up to Small Pleasures is set in a mid-century psychiatric hospital, as an art therapist delves into a patient’s past

A psychologist on the deleterious effects of cynicism and how faith in others is the key to building a better future

An electrifying retelling of how the Munich air disaster changed football and Britain for ever

An American’s view of life in China during the tumultuous Covid years

The Spanish director’s 12 tales, written between the late 60s and today, are a heady mix of factual and fictitious, befitting of one of cinema’s most imaginative storytellers

The producer’s epic account of global music’s cross-pollination is an inspiring tale of seduction, expression and freedom from oppression