The Wanderers by Tim Pears review – yearning and loss in the West Country
The second in a trilogy, this lyrical novel follows two separated young lovers through Devon and Somerset before the beginning of the first world war
Peach by Emma Glass review – potent debut
A skin-crawling tale that articulates the unspeakable about a teenage girl’s sexual assault
Turning for Home by Barney Norris review – great sensitivity
The acclaimed author’s latest novel sees two lives unravel as they wait in dread for a party to begin
Future Home of the Living God by Louise Erdrich review – fertile ground for dystopian nightmares
This diary to an unborn child shows a world where the treachery of our genes has distorted society
Icebreaker: A Voyage Far North review – Horatio Clare signs on for a journey of discovery
A seemingly bleak 10-day mission in the Bay of Bothnia is the source of surprisingly vivid insights into the Finns’ national character
In Search of Mary Shelley: The Girl Who Wrote Frankenstein review – a life after deaths
This vibrant, incident-packed biography of the novelist is haunted by all the people she lost
Lullaby by Leila Slimani review – a truly horrific, sublime thriller
This tense, deftly written novel about a perfect nanny’s transition into a monster will take your breath away
The best books on Guatemala: start your reading here
A literary tour of Guatemala includes a blistering satire about a tyrannical president, and two books based around the country’s long-running civil war
Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House review – tell-all burns all
Michael Wolff has written a book to shake America to its foundations, a brutal exposé of an administration filled with fear and dysfunction
Into the Numbers review – stark tale of author haunted by Nanking massacre
Christopher Chen’s sombre piece explores how the writing of her bestseller The Rape of Nanking, about a mass killing in 1937, affected Iris Chang
The Second Body by Daisy Hildyard review – from winter floods to the origin of life
These fretful, questioning essays force readers to confront the disruption of our climate and ecology
The Life to Come by Michelle de Kretser review – tales of human complexity
The recurring character of an ambitious young writer links narratives about love, betrayal and motherhood in a novel that explores the violence storytelling does to truth
Dark Pines by Will Dean review – if you go down in the woods today…
A deaf journalist investigates the case of an eyeless corpse in a promising debut novel set in rural Sweden
McMafia review – James Norton caught in a twisted web of international crime
The BBC adaptation of Misha Glenny’s book is more than a Bond audition for Norton, with globe-spanning scope that manages to hit the mark
I Am Thunder by Muhammad Khan review – uplifting and empowering
This debut novel about a coming-of-age British Muslim teenager is fresh and funny, while also tackling serious issues