Yara Rodrigues Fowler: ‘Revolution – that’s what I’m hungry for’
The young Brazilian-British writer on wanting to agitate readers with her new Brexit-era novel and how MSN Messenger has informed her writing style
An Olive Grove in Ends by Moses McKenzie review – an impressive debut
A young man struggles to escape a life of violent crime in this gritty fable about love, faith and redemption
The best recent translated fiction – review roundup
Portrait of an Unknown Lady by María Gainza; The Trouble With Happiness by Tove Ditlevsen; The Land of Short Sentences by Stine Pilgaard; The Old Woman With the Knife by Gu Byeong-Mo
Poguemahone by Patrick McCabe review – unquiet spirits
Folklore, superstition and music fuel this funny and frightening epic verse novel about displaced Irish siblings in 70s London
One Day I Shall Astonish the World by Nina Stibbe review – everyday comedy
An old friendship is put the test in this light tale of university admin and bad dresses
Top 10 books about gardening
Going beyond how-to guides, these books encompass fiction, history, poetry and ecology to show how gardens can be places of liberation as well as beauty
Sea of Tranquility by Emily St John Mandel review – time-travel drama
This ingenious follow-up to Station Eleven finds intimate human interest in a future of moon colonies, pandemics and paranormal investigation
In brief: I Fear for This Boy; Wet Paint; How to Love Animals – review
Juicy anecdotes from celebrity jeweller Theo Fennell, a quirky tale of a young woman from Chloë Ashby and a vivid study of our relationship with animals by Henry Mance
Thrillers of the month – review roundup
Suburbia grows sinister in Joanna Cannon’s third novel, a singles club hides secrets in Jacqueline Sutherland’s debut and a twin hunts her sister’s killer in Will Dean’s latest
Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus review – the right comic formula
A tale of female disempowerment in the 50s and 60s gets a culinary tweak in this sweet revenge comedy
The Candy House by Jennifer Egan review – information overload
This follow-up to the Pulitzer-winning A Visit from the Goon Squad is packed with smart ideas about digital authenticity but lacks the human moments that made the first book fizz
Metronome review – dystopian island drama that packs a punch
A couple exiled by an authoritarian government begin to have doubts about their situation – and each other – in Tom Watson’s entertaining debut
Glory by NoViolet Bulawayo review – an Orwellian satire in Africa
Animal Farm provides the inspiration for an imaginative allegorical tale about tyranny in Zimbabwe
Nina Stibbe: ‘In fiction, female friendships are either ridiculously saintly or psychopathic’
The bestselling author of Love, Nina on her first non-autobiographical novel, the pros and cons of living in Cornwall, and never being the adult in the room
Don Winslow: ‘I’m a cupcake. I certainly couldn’t be a leg-breaker’
The American crime writer on the inspiration for his new book about warring gangs, his sudden thirst for poetry and why reading Jane Austen wears him out