Bread that sings, ham piled up and not a tomato in sight: the world’s best sandwich in Paris

This peppy series about the making of an icon is a perfectly functional, nostalgia-heavy IP grab. Plus, The Bear hangs up its apron

An affecting novel 20 years in the making finds the author ruminating on art, beauty and authenticity

Our TV critic on the best new shows airing and streaming

Usually holed up in disused warehouses and tunnels, the immersive theatre company’s director is going traditional for a new play about a 999 operator, starring Russell Tovey

The author on the afterlife of their hit book The Lonely City, meeting tearful fans, and how AI will never replace the thrill of writing

The Nobel peace prize winner is working harder than ever to defend women’s rights. She explains why she is much more than a girl activist

In The Make-Believe, the Game of Thrones star recounts in unnerving detail how a wellness cult exploited her failing mental health

In Séamas O’Reilly’s debut novel, Hollywood seeks to turn Northern Ireland’s history into content

A tendency to aggression and antisocial behaviour is encoded in certain people’s DNA, argues Kathryn Paige Harden

Your essential guide from The Observer’s books desk

Your essential guide from The Observer’s books desk

Your essential guide from The Observer’s books desk

Broken mobiles have become a cinematic trope but disconnecting needn’t be dramatic

As missiles sailed through the sky above the UAE, some of its more vocal expats were aghast that life in the Middle East is not all low tax and M&S

Our TV critic on the best new shows airing and streaming

Six episodes of dull self-publicity reveal only flashes of what made the chef a brilliant baddie

This lyrical work of historical fiction transports us to a gossip-filled medieval court via the curious mind of a present-day curator

In Jack Thorne’s thrilling mini-series, the hardening faces of boys acting as men feel drawn from the present day

Director couple Brady Corbet and Mona Fastvold are on a mission to counter box office franchise churn with eccentric, low-budget projects. Cue The Testament of Ann Lee