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Mongrel

Hanako Footman

An exquisite debut novel weaving together the voices of three young women in Japan and the UK as the threads of their lives twist and entangle in unexpected ways

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Caledonian Road

Andrew O'Hagan

From the author of Mayflies, an irresistible, unputdownable, state-of-the-nation novel - the story of one man's epic fall from grace.

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The Spoiled Heart

Sunjeev Sahota

From the twice Booker-nominated author of The Year of the Runaways and China Room, The Spoiled Heart is a magnificent novel of love, community and politics, set at the…

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Earth

John Boyne

From internationally bestselling author John Boyne, an inescapably gritty story about one young man whose direction in life takes a vastly different turn than what he expected.

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The Alternatives

Caoilinn Hughes

Equal parts hilarious and profound, The Alternatives is a powerful new novel about four gifted Irish sisters, from a major literary voice. Perfect for fans of Jonathan Franzen, Maggie O'Farrell…

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The Lodgers

Holly Pester

A burlesque, dark comedy about lodgings, lovers, and mother-daughter bonds that falter across time and tenancies.

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Wild Houses

Colin Barrett

The remarkable, funny and thrilling debut novel from the acclaimed, prize-winning author of the short story collections, Young Skins and Homesickness

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Love at Six Thousand Degrees

Maki Kashimada, Haydn Trowell (trans.)

Thrilling and poised in equal measure, dealing with the travails of history, with gendered identity, and with the tension between private and public selves, Love at Six Thousand Degrees is…

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The Morningside

Tea Obreht

There's the world you can see. And then there's the one you can't. Welcome to The Morningside.

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Funny Story

Emily Henry

Set over one sizzling summer comes a shimmering, joyful new novel about the happily-ever-after that wasn't and the exes determined to make the best of it.

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Pheasants Nest

Louise Milligan

A gripping, propulsive and brilliantly original debut by award-winning investigative journalist and writer Louise Milligan.

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Whalefall

Daniel Kraus

The Martian meets 127 Hours in this powerfully humane thriller about a scuba diver who's been swallowed by an eighty-foot, sixty-ton sperm whale and has only one hour to escape…

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The End of the Morning

Charmian Clift, Nadia Wheatley (ed.)

The End of the Morning is the final and unfinished autobiographical novel by Charmian Clift. Published here for the first time, it is the book that Clift herself regarded as…

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Mania

Lionel Shriver

What if calling someone stupid was illegal? In a reality not too distant from our own, where the so-called Mental Parity Movement has taken hold, the worst thing you can…

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The Borrowed Hills

Scott Preston

A blistering debut from a stunning new voice in British fiction.

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The Husbands

Holly Gramazio

A brilliantly original, funny and astute debut that examines how we navigate life, love and choice in a world of never-ending options

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Crooked Seeds

Karen Jennings

A woman in post-apartheid South Africa confronts her family's troubled past in this taut and compelling novel from the Booker Prize longlisted author of An Island

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The Familiar

Leigh Bardugo

From Sunday Times bestselling author of Ninth House, Hell Bent and the Shadow and Bone series comes a highly anticipated, gorgeously written novel with a dusting of magic brimming…

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My Favourite Mistake

Marian Keyes

How do you start again, after losing everything? Find out in the global no. 1 bestseller's latest heartstopper...

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Thunderhead

Miranda Darling

A black comedy, set in suburbia, about one woman’s struggle to be free.

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Vladivostok Circus

Elisa Shua Dusapin, Aneesa Abbas Higgins (trans.)

Tonight is the opening night. There are birds perched everywhere, on the power lines, the guy ropes, the strings of light that festoon the tent ... when I think of…

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The Gentleman from Peru

Andre Aciman

A dazzling, sunbaked Italian summer story from the global bestselling author of Call Me By Your Name.

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No Church in the Wild

Murray Middleton

It's been five long years since violence erupted between young migrants and local police in Melbourne's inner west. A police-led trip to hike the Kokoda Trail hopes to rebuild relationships…

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The White Cockatoo Flowers

Ouyang Yu

Ouyang Yu’s first collection of stories in English is both assured and tender and at times surprisingly funny.

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The Work

Bri Lee

The intersections between art, life, power and privilege are explored in this first work of fiction from the bestselling author of Eggshell Skull.

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Self-Portraits

Osamu Dazai, Ralph McCarthy (trans.)

Bringing together novelist Osamu Dazai's best autobiographical shorts in a single, slim volume, Self-Portraits shows the legendary writer at his best-and his worst

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What I Would Do to You

Georgia Harper

A compulsively readable debut novel for those who could not put down Dirt Town or Before You Knew My Name.

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Water Baby

Chioma Okereke

A beautiful coming-of-age story based on the real settlement of Makoko in Nigeria. Perfect for readers of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.

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Wandering Stars

Tommy Orange

The heart-rending story of a Native American community told through the generations, from the author of New York Times bestseller There There

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The Mars House

Natasha Pulley

Timely and utterly unputdownable, The Mars House is an exceptional genre-blending story about privilege, strength, life, and love across class divisions

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The Gorgon Flower

John Richards

These accomplished, gothic-infused stories impress in terms of their range and unexpected twists - this is an exceptional debut collection

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Death of a Foreign Gentleman

Steven Carroll

Who killed Martin Friedrich? From award-winning writer Steven Carroll comes the first book in a series of post-war literary crime novels featuring Detective Sergeant Stephen Minter, with shades of The…

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The Curse of Pietro Houdini

Derek B. Miller

The compelling and heartrending new novel from the award-winning author of Norwegian By Night and How To Find Your Way In The Dark

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Dirt Poor Islanders

Winnie Dunn

A powerful, insightful and provocative debut novel that explores the challenge of finding a way to be true to yourself and your roots without ignoring where you have come from…

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Host City

David Owen Kelly

David Owen Kelly’s third book, is a stunningly innovative fusion of memoir and alternative history that spins an affective tale of persecution, jeopardy, and survival from the fear and paranoia…

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James

Percival Everett

From the Booker Prize-shortlisted author of The Trees

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The Pyramid of Needs

Ernest Price

Darkly funny family drama about transphobia, political identity and family dynamics. Perfect for fans of My Year of Rest and Relaxation by Ottessa Moshfegh and The Dinner by Herman Koch.

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The Glass House

Anne Buist, Graeme Simsion

A compelling, addictive novel for readers of Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine told with heart, humour and insight by Anne Buist and The Rosie Project's Graeme Simsion

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Audrey’s Gone AWOL

Annie de Monchaux

It’s never too late to reinvent your life

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The Divorcees

Rowan Beaird

A dark and dazzling US debut from a beguiling new voice - for fans of Beautiful Ruins and Lessons in Chemistry.

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Memory Piece

Lisa Ko

The award-winning author of The Leavers offers a visionary novel of friendship, art, and ambition that asks: What is the value of a meaningful life?

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Until August

Gabriel García Márquez, Anne McLean (trans.)

The extraordinary lost novel from the Novel Prize-winning author of Love in the Time of Cholera and One Hundred Years of Solitude.

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Clear

Carys Davies

A wondrous tale of bonds forged when two men are pitted against each other on a remote island during the Highland Clearances, from the prize-winning author of West.

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Maya’s Dance

Helen Signy

A powerful novel of survival, resilience and enduring love, based on an incredible true Holocaust story.

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Appreciation

Liam Pieper

A wild romp through Australian celebrity culture that's as bold and scathing as it is hilarious.

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Change

Edouard Louis

The major new novel from the international bestselling author Édouard Louis - about social class, transformation, and the perils of leaving the past behind.

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The History of My Sexuality

Tobi Lakmaker, Kristen Gehrman (trans.)

A sensation in Europe on publication: an effervescent account of life as a twenty-something in Amsterdam that charts the freedoms and complications of coming out and going it alone.

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Free Therapy

Rebecca Ivory

A collection that shows us ourselves as we truly are from a wry and sharp new voice in fiction

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New fiction

Mongrel

Caledonian Road

The Spoiled Heart

Earth

The Alternatives

The Lodgers

Wild Houses

Love at Six Thousand Degrees

The Morningside

Funny Story

Pheasants Nest

Whalefall

The End of the Morning

Mania

The Borrowed Hills

The Husbands

Crooked Seeds

The Familiar

My Favourite Mistake

Thunderhead

Vladivostok Circus

The Gentleman from Peru

No Church in the Wild

The White Cockatoo Flowers

The Work

Self-Portraits

What I Would Do to You

Water Baby

Wandering Stars

The Mars House

The Gorgon Flower

Death of a Foreign Gentleman

The Curse of Pietro Houdini

Dirt Poor Islanders

Host City

James

The Pyramid of Needs

The Glass House

Audrey’s Gone AWOL

The Divorcees

Memory Piece

Until August

Clear

Maya’s Dance

Appreciation

Change

The History of My Sexuality

Free Therapy