BOOK FESTIVAL

Georgia O’Keefe, out now

Drawing mostly on letters, Valencia-based graphic novelist Maria Herreros delves into the life of the iconic American artist who is best known today for her massive, sexually suggestive paintings of flowers and for being a trailblazer for American Modernism in the first half of the 20th century. The book is published by graphic novel specialists Self Made Hero (£14.99).

Elvis, out Friday

With relative unknown Austin Butler in the title role, Baz Luhrmann’s musical drama looks at the life of the King through the prism of his complicated relationship with Colonel Tom Parker, played here with aplomb by Tom Hanks. Olivia DeJonge is Priscilla, fellow Australians Helen

Thomson and Richard Roxburgh are Elvis’s parents Gladys and Vernon, and fans of British singer-songwriter Yola will enjoy seeing her turn as the

great Sister Rosetta Tharpe.

Glasgow Jazz Festival, various venues, today and tomorrow

The festival’s exciting four day programme continues with tonight’s headliners Matt Carmichael (performing at the Blue Arrow jazz club), Binker Golding (also Blue Arrow), 1990s jazz-funk faves the James Taylor Quarter (Oran Mor) and fastrising local star Georgia Cecile

(St Luke’s). She is supported by another local talent to watch, kitti, herself fresh from a support slot with Mavis Staples. Yes, the Mavis Staples. Tomorrow night’s closing gigs feature, among others, the Buster Williams Quartet and the Anita Wardell Trio. Good stuff and a great chance to experience Glasgow’s vibrant jazz scene.