WEEKEND AHEAD

SAT April 20

■ This weekend, new books to read include Salman Rushdie’s reflection on the assassination attempt against him, Knife, and as a contrast, Liz Truss’s Ten Years To Save The West

■ It’s the start of National Stop Snoring Week

■ Motorhead frontman Lemmy will have his ashes enshrined at the Rainbow Bar and Grill in Hollywood

MUSIC

Record Store Day launched in the UK in 2008, and with the recent resurgence in vinyl, more than 270 independent record shops will celebrate by selling special editions and hosting artist performances across the country. Kate Bush is this year’s official ambassador of Record Store Day UK, and will release a special edition of her hit Eat The Music exclusively in independent record shops on April 20. And modern-day superstar Taylor Swift will also boost the vinyl industry by releasing new album

The Tortured Poets Department.

SUN April 21

■ As if there wasn’t enough music to hear this weekend, there are new albums from post-punks A Certain Ratio, grunge iconspearl Jam, and electronic pioneer Brian Eno

■ In cinemas this weekend - Johnny Depp stars as

King Louis XV in Jeanne Du Barry, with writer/producer Maïwenn in the title role

■ The World Snooker Championships kick off at the Crucible in Sheffield

BOOK

Whether it’s society or the environment, Caroline Lucas clearly cares very much about her country, and the Green MP’S new book looks at that odd trait of her fellow citizens – Englishness. With the UK more divided than ever, she looks at English people’s progressive spirit, radical inclusivity and ancient commitment to nature to envisage where they might go from here.

‘Another England’ asks how the toxic legacy of Empire, the struggle for constitutional reform, and the accelerating climate emergency can be tackled to build a greener, fairer future.