Small Country by Gaël Faye – review
The author’s memories of the Rwandan civil war are brought to life in this story narrated by an 11-year-old boy
New Power by Henry Timms and Jeremy Heimans – review
An analysis of how today’s modern grassroots movements take hold is cheering
Reporter: A Memoir by Seymour Hersh – review
US journalist Seymour Hersh recounts in fine detail the stories that made him, from the My Lai massacre to Abu Ghraib
Book clinic: how can millennials get through long classics?
Our expert on how to make reading a lengthy book more manageable, both mentally and physically
Beware of the Actor! by Martin Dowsing review – in praise of Nicol Williamson
Prodigious talent but also deep unhappiness … this affectionate biography charts the rise and fall of the actor deemed the best of his generation
The Immeasurable World by William Atkins review – voyages in the desert
Escaping the end of a love affair, Atkins explores empty, arid landscapes in Arabia and China, and gets caught up in the debauchery of Burning Man
All the Lives We Never Lived by Anuradha Roy review – compelling tale of history and family
Roy’s novel is a beautifully written amalgam of fictional and famous lives grappling with love and loss
Life in the Garden by Penelope Lively review – a rewarding, evocative ramble
In this vivid meditation, the novelist traces her love of gardens from childhood in Egypt to London and through art and literature
The best recent science fiction – reviews roundup
The Rending and the Nest by Kaethe Schwehn, The Book of M by Peng Shepherd, Pandemic by AG Riddle, The Synapse Sequence by Daniel Godfrey, Awakened by James S Murray and Darren Wearmouth
The Terrible by Yrsa Daley-Ward review – a wincingly honest coming-of-age memoir
The extraordinary, troubled life story of the model, actor and ‘Instagram poet’ has a prose-poetry all her own
The President Is Missing by Bill Clinton and James Patterson review – a presidential thriller
There is a sprinkling of psychological authenticity in this bestseller mix
The Life and Rhymes of Benjamin Zephaniah review – the remarkable life of the people’s poet
The Rastafarian writer lists among his greatest achievements that he made it to 30 ‘without being shot’. This memoir is raw, yet warm
The Aviator by Eugene Vodolazkin review – a time-traveller’s life
In this exploration of history and memory from the Ukrainian-born author, the protagonist is transported from the Bolshevik labour camps to the modern world
Trans-Europe Express by Owen Hatherley review – the architectural case for Remain
A journey to cities on the European continent explores the author’s favourite buildings and the benefits of planning and collective provision
#WeAreArrested / Day of the Living review – voices from the dungeon and of the disappeared
A Turkish journalist’s jail memoir inspires an audacious drama while the presumed murder of 43 students in Mexico drives an uneven play