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Ron Rash
Set in a small Appalachian town, The Caretaker by award-winning author Ron Rash is a breathtaking love story and a searing examination of the acts we seek to justify in…
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Anna Smaill
The second novel by Booker Prize longlisted author Anna Smaill. A lyrical and ambitious exploration of madness and what it is like to experience the world differently.
Teju Cole
The new novel from the author of the celebrated Open City - a powerful and masterful exploration of what makes a meaningful life in a world of violence and wonder.
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Karen Viggers
A teenage sports game descends into a brawl after a controversial line call in a fast-paced contemporary novel from the bestselling author of The Orchardist's Daughter.
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Yumna Kassab
A captivating literary journey that delves into the intertwined lives of a town, its people, and a region shaped by revolution and war.
Liz Foster
Libby Popovic is a thoroughly decent straighty one-eighty who's never even had a speeding ticket. So how the hell did she end up with Ludo? A warm, funny and outrageously…
Sandra Newman
Julia is a bold feminist retelling of Nineteen Eighty-Four that goes beyond Winston Smith's story to finally reveal what life in Oceania was like for women
Francis Spufford
A thrilling tale of murder and mystery in a city where history has run a little differently -- from the bestselling author of Golden Hill.
Anne Michaels
The triumphant new novel from the author of the Orange Prize-winning Fugitive Pieces: a soaring and luminous story of chance and change
Lucy Treloar
For all her life, Till, now twenty-three, has lived in the shadow of the abduction of a childhood friend, and her tormented half-wondering about whether she might have been able…
Naomi Alderman
The new novel from the Women’s Prize-winning, bestselling author of The Power, The Future is a white-knuckle tour de force and dazzling exploration of the world we have made and…
Tony Birch
A powerful, personal novel about women and justice, from one of this country's most loved and clear-eyed storytellers.
Elizabeth Acevedo
A big-hearted, compassionate novel about three generations of women preparing for a living wake - from award-winning poet and author Elizabeth Acevedo
Michael Cunningham
A searing, exquisitely crafted meditation on love and loss, and the struggles and limitations of family life – how to live together and apart, and maybe even escape the marriage…
Claire Keegan
An exquisite new short story from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Small Things Like These and Foster.
Diane Williams
A new collection of stories from the 'godmother of flash fiction' (The Paris Review).
Christos Tsiolkas
The tender, sensual and moving new novel from the award-winning and bestselling author of The Slap and Damascus.
Dolly Alderton
From the bestselling author of Ghosts and Everything I Know About Love - a sharply funny, beautifully observed and exquisitely relatable story of heartbreak and friendship, and how to survive…
Nathan Hill
From Nathan Hill, acclaimed author of The Nix, comes another hugely ambitious novel, about how we change, grow and age.
Ismail Kadara, John Hodgson (trans.)
The new novel from first winner of International Man Booker, inspired by three minutes in June 1934 when Joseph Stalin allegedly called Boris Pasternak. A fascinating meditation on Soviet Russia…
Paul Auster
A late masterpiece of love, memory and grief by Paul Auster, 'one of the great American prose stylists of our time'.
Misha Zelinsky
Inspired by true events, The Sun Will Rise by Misha Zelinsky honors those bravely fighting and dying for their freedom in Ukraine.
Adam Thirwell
Marie Antoinette meets Gossip Girl in this supermodern novel of scandal and slander, from the two-time Granta Best Young British Novelist
John Boyne
From internationally bestselling author John Boyne, a masterfully reflective story about one woman coming to terms with the demons of her past and finding a new path forward.
Samantha Harvey
Six astronauts rotate in their spacecraft contemplating the world below
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Delia Cai
A young woman's past and present collide when she brings her white fiancé home to meet her Chinese immigrant parents in this vibrant debut from an exciting new voice in…
Jhumpa Lahiri & Todd Portnowitz
Jhumpa Lahiri, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Interpreter of Maladies, returns to the form of short stories with an astonishing work of fiction, set in and around Rome.
Miyee Le, Sandy Joosun Lee (trans.)
A captivating story that will leave a lingering magical feeling in readers' minds, this is the first book in a bestselling duology for anyone exhausted from the reality of their…
Kathleen Farrell
A dysfunctional family reunites for the Christmas holiday from hell in this rediscovered festive classic with fangs.
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Travis Baldree
Viv's career with the renowned mercenary company Rackam's Ravens isn't going as planned. Wounded during the hunt for a powerful necromancer, she's packed off against her will to recuperate in…
Isabel Waidner
The radical, joyful follow-up to the Goldsmiths Prize-winning Sterling Karat Gold.
Megan Kamalei Kakimoto
A stunning collection of stories that weaves Hawaiian mythology with a vivid fabulism and rich sense of place.
Lydia Davis
A new collection of short fiction from the critically acclaimed master of the form and winner of the Man Booker International Prize, Lydia Davis
Anne Berest, Tina Kover (trans.)
A moving novel based on the true story of a family's endurance and pain, and a heartfelt exploration of Jewish identity in a secular society
Nino Haratischvili, Ruth Martin (trans.)
The debut novel by international bestseller Nino Haratischvili, author of The Eighth Life, published for the first time in English.
Celina Baljeet Basra
A young cinephile leaves his rural village in India with big dreams, only to find himself trapped in menial jobs and forced to work off a debt he may never…
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Mick Cummins
So Close to Home is a pacey, gritty and captivating novel exploring homelessness, power dynamics and the ties that bind.
Itamar Vieira Junior, Johnny Lorenz (trans.)
Heralded as the most important Brazilian novel of the century so far, this bestseller’s unique blend of magic and social realism won it three literary awards and global acclaim
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Rebecca Yarros
Hunger Games meets House of Dragon in this epic fantasy romance series. Perfect for fans of Leigh Bardugo, Sarah J Maas and dark academia.
Thomas Morris
The new collection from a literary star - five achingly tender, innovative and dazzling stories of (dis)connection.
Melissa Broder
The most profound book yet from the visionary author of Milk Fed and The Pisces, a darkly funny novel about grief that becomes a desert survival story.
Sophie Beaumont
A delectable novel about love, hope and the consolations of the perfect strawberry tart, The Paris Cooking School is a treat for the soul.
Olga Ravn
My Work is a novel about the unique and fundamental experience of giving birth, mixing different literary forms to explore the relationship between motherhood, work, individuality, and literature.
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Tim O'Brien
An American Master returns: The author of The Things They Carried delivers his first new novel in two decades, a brilliant and rollicking odyssey, in which a bank robbery by…
Amanda Lohrey
The Conversion is a startling novel about the homes we live in: how we shape them, and how they shape us
Breanne Randall
For fans of Practical Magic and Gilmore Girls, The Unfortunate Side Effects of Heartbreak and Magic is a debut novel that explores the shields we build around our hearts…
Jesmyn Ward
Let Us Descend is a reimagining of American slavery, as beautifully rendered as it is heart-wrenching.
Hwang Bo-reum, Shanna Tan (trans.)
A heart-warming story about finding comfort and acceptance in your life and the healing power of books.
