Imperial Harvest by Bruce Pascoe review – an epic tale of humanity, horror and hope
Set in 13th century Mongolia, this novel articulates a quiet, pragmatic optimism about the ways we can heal each other amid war and trauma
Scaffolding by Lauren Elkin review – parallel lives in Paris
Two young couples live in the same apartment 50 years apart, in a debut that dances between voices and times
Private Rites by Julia Armfield review – in deep water
Dysfunctional families and queer desire at the end of the world, in a compelling vision of climate breakdown
Passiontide by Monique Roffey review – a passionate protest novel
Set on a Caribbean island, the follow-up to The Mermaid of Black Conch highlights the scale of violence against women
Joe Joyce obituary
Award-winning journalist who worked for the Irish Times and the Guardian and co-wrote a bestseller on the scandal-prone taoiseach Charles Haughey
War by Louis-Ferdinand Céline review – disturbing, compelling, incomplete
A shellshocked soldier in Flanders embarks on a dreamlike journey in this savage fragment of a tale written in the 1930s by the controversial author of Journey to the End of the Night
The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden review – secrets and sex in postwar Europe
This remarkable debut novel explores the Netherlands’ failure to reckon with the fate of Dutch Jews alongside one woman’s reckoning with herself
Bad Habit by Alana S Portero review – in search of acceptance
Vividly bringing to life the everyday struggles of trans people, this Almodóvar-endorsed bestseller, set in 1980s Madrid, is affecting and evocative
The Cursed Friend by Beatrice Salvioni review – rebels with a cause
The short-story writer’s debut novel, set in 1930s Italy, is a vibrant, Ferrante-esque tale of an intense relationship and revenge
In brief: Sandwich; How to Love Your Daughter; Mapmatics – review
Mothers struggle in novels by Catherine Newman and Hila Blum, while Paulina Rowinska explores the history of maps
Sulaiman Addonia: ‘I’m taking writing back to the rock’n’roll era!’
The Eritrean-Ethiopian-British novelist on childhood trauma and its effect on his work, the importance of sex in stories and paying homage to your imagination
‘Don’t read just one book about Sri Lanka’: VV Ganeshananthan on her civil war novel
Women’s prize for fiction winner tells story of a family caught up in conflict in her second novel, Brotherless Night
Prima Facie by Suzie Miller review – Jodie Comer narrates with charisma and firepower
The star of the original award-winning play about sexual assault brings emotional complexity to this novel adaptation
The best recent crime and thrillers – review roundup
The Midnight Feast by Lucy Foley; Death in the Air by Ram Murali; The Burial Plot by Elizabeth Macneal; French Windows by Antoine Laurain; The Man in Black & Other Stories by Elly Griffiths
Caroline Lucas: ‘Rory Stewart finds Westminster as dysfunctional as I do’
The MP and author on reading her political rival’s memoir, the wonders of Robert Macfarlane and the joy of Barbara Kingsolver