International fiction
The Animators by Kayla Rae Whitaker
When Sharon Kisses and Mel Vaught meet in college they bond instantly. Sharon is straight-laced and introspective; Mel manic and the life of any party. Both are from the rural south, East Kentucky and Central Florida respectively, both visual art…
Luna: Wolf Moon by Ian McDonald
Most reviews of Ian McDonald’s Luna: New Moon described it as: ‘Game of Thrones meets Dallas on the moon’. They were all bang on the money.
A hundred or so years from now, mining operations on our tidally-locked neighbour…
The Refugees by Viet Thanh Nguyen
The Refugees, by Viet Thanh Nguyen – author of Pulitzer Prize winning The Sympathizer (2015) and the National Book Award for Nonfiction nominated Nothing Ever Dies: Vietnam and the Memory of War (2016) – comes instantly recommended, and rightly…
Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman
Neil Gaiman is no stranger to Norse mythology. His award-winning novel American Gods features both Odin and Loki as well as the legend of the World Tree, transplanted into the modern world. In Norse Mythology he turns his attention to…
Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
Since the publication of CivilWarLand in Bad Decline in 1996, George Saunders has produced an incredible body of work, the majority of which are short stories, though there’s also a novella, a children’s book, and a collection of reportage essays…
You Too Can Have A Body Like Mine by Alexandra Kleeman
Alexandra Kleeman’s haunting debut novel is reminiscent of the works of authors such as Douglas Coupland, Don DeLillo and David Foster Wallace – though with a decidedly feminist viewpoint. A scathing satire ofconsumerism and conformity, You Too Can Have A…
The Brittle Star by Davina Langdale
The Western seems to be making a bit of a comeback these days so, after relishing every blood-soaked minute of Hell or High Water and HBO’s Westworld, I jumped at the chance to read an early copy of Davina…
The Antiques by Kris D'Agostino
Antiques store owner George Westfall is dying. He knows it, his wife Ana knows it and so do his three children: Charlie in LA, Josef in New York City and Armie in his parents’ basement. As George passes away and…
4 3 2 1 by Paul Auster
Firstly, do not let the size of Auster’s new novel stop you from choosing to read 4 3 2 1. There is a rhythm, as in all of Auster’s work that allows the size to become immaterial. Once you…
The Possessions by Sara Flannery Murphy
The Possessions is a novel that dips its toes into a number of genres with ease. Within its pages you’ll find supernatural spirit channelling brought on by advanced medicine, an illicit, obsessive romanceand at the very centre of everything, a…
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