Feel Free by Zadie Smith

Pop culture, high culture, social change and political debate all get the Zadie Smith treatment – dissected with razor-sharp intellect, set brilliantly against the context of the utterly contemporary, and considered with a deep humanity and compassion. This electrifying new essay collection showcases its author as a true literary powerhouse, demonstrating once again her credentials as an essential voice of her generation.

Dyschronia by Jennifer Mills

One morning, the residents of a small coastal town somewhere in Australia wake to discover the sea has disappeared. One among them has been plagied by troubling visions of this cataclysm for years. Is she a prophet? Does she have a disorder that skews her perception of time? Or is she a gifted and compulsive liar? Oscillating between the future and the past, Dyschronia is a wildly imaginative novel from award-winning author Jennifer Mills.

Janesville: An American Story by Amy Goldstein

Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Amy Goldstein spent years immersed in Janesville, Wisconsin, where the nation’s oldest operating General Motors assembly plant shut down in the midst of the Great Recession. Now, with intelligence, sympathy, and insight into what connects and divides people in an era of economic upheaval, Goldstein shows the consequences of one of America’s biggest political issues. Janesville: An American Story was one of Barack Obama’s favourite books of last year.

The Odyssey by Homer (translated by Emily Wilson)

The Odyssey is the first great adventure story in the Western canon and its first ever translation by a woman is a major literary event. Eschewing showy poeticisms and high-flown rhetoric, Emily Wilson employs elemental, resonant language and a five-beat line to produce a translation with an enchanting rhythm and rumble that avoids proclaiming its own grandeur or importance. This is an engrossing tale told in a compelling new voice that allows contemporary readers to thrill at the tension and excitement of its hero’s fantastical adventures

Brave by Rose McGowan

Rose McGowan was born in one cult and came of age in another, more visible cult: Hollywood. Brave is her memoir/manifesto – a no-holds-barred, pull-no-punches account of the rise of a millennial icon, fearless activist and unstoppable force for change. is determined to expose the truth about the entertainment industry, dismantle the concept of fame, shine a light on a multibillion-dollar business built on systemic misogyny, and empower people everywhere to wake up and be brave.

The Woman in the Window by A.J. Finn

In this hotly anticipated thriller, A.J. Finn re-imagines Rear Window for the modern day. It’s been 10 long months since Anna Fox last left her home. Sitting inside, too terrified to step outside, her only lifeline to the real world is her window, where she sits day after day, watching the picture-perfect family that lives next door. But one evening, a frenzied scream rips across the silence, and Anna witnesses something no one was supposed to see. Forced to uncover the truth, Anna must decide whether she can trust herself.

An American Marriage by Tayari Jones

A stunning story about three people at once bound and separated by forces beyond their control. Newlyweds Celestial (a budding artist) and Roy (a young executive), are beginning their lives together when Roy is arrested and sentenced to twelve years, for a crime Celestial knows he didn’t commit. Bereft, she finds herself taking comfort in her childhood friend Andre, best man at their wedding. Then, after five years, Roy’s conviction is suddenly overturned, and he returns to Atlanta ready to resume their life together.