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The Coin

Yasmin Zaher

A bold and unabashed novel about a young Palestinian woman's unravelling as she teaches at a New York City middle school, gets caught up in a scheme reselling Birkin bags…

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The Hole

Hiroko Oyamada, David Boyd (trans.)

A woman moves to live with her in-laws in the Japanese countryside in this haunting and surreal novel featuring a mysterious relative, an elusive hairy creature, and lots of strange…

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Woo Woo

Ella Baxter

A darkly funny, pyrotechnic and deeply unsettling novel from the internationally acclaimed author of New Animal.

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Cecilia

K-Ming Chang

A visceral, bite-size novella from a rising Asian American literary star with a striking, surreal, irreverent voice - one of the '5 under 35' National Book Award honorees

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BRAT: A Ghost Story

Gabriel Smith

From a stunningly original new talent, this is a debut novel unlike anything you have read.

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Madwoman

Chelsea Bieker

Bold, compassionate and full of surprising twists, Madwoman is a story about violence, recovery, and Clove's refusal to be defined by her worst experiences.

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The Last Sane Woman

Hannah Regel

A beguiling debut novel about friendship and failure.

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Reservoir Bitches

Dahlia de la Cerda, Julia Sanches (trans.), Heather Cleary (trans.)

A debut linked story collection of gritty, streetwise, and wickedly funny fiction from Mexico.

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Creation Lake

Rachel Kushner

From Rachel Kushner, Booker Prize finalist and two-time National Book Award finalist, comes a new novel about a seductive and cunning American woman who infiltrates an anarchist collective in France

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The Divorce

Moa Herngren, Alice Menzies (trans.)

The irresistible international bestseller you will not be able to stop talking about.

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All Fours

Miranda July

The New York Times bestselling author of The First Bad Man returns with an irreverently sexy, tender, hilarious and literary novel about a woman upending her life

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Perfume and Pain

Anna Dorn

A controversial LA author attempts to revive her career and finally find true love in this hilarious nod to 1950s lesbian pulp fiction.

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The Opposite of Success

Eleanor Elliott Thomas

Wickedly sharp and absurdly funny, The Opposite of Success introduces a sensational new voice to remind us that failure is always an option.

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Butter

Asako Yuzuki, Polly Barton (trans.)

The cult Japanese bestseller about a female gourmet cook and serial killer and the journalist intent on cracking her case, inspired by a true story.

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The Little Clothes

Deborah Callaghan

When you are heading towards 40 and people start to notice you a little bit less, what do you do with your new powers of invisibility?

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Bunny

Mona Awad

A darkly funny, gothic novel about a lonely graduate student drawn into a clique of rich girls at a New England university.

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Ghost Cities

Siang Lu

Perfect for fans of Haruki Murakami, Ghost Cities is a profound and highly imaginative novel that cleverly draws on Chinese history to explore the absurdity of modern life and work.

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Banal Nightmare

Halle Butler

The inimitable Halle Butler, author of The New Me, returns with a novel that is sadistically precise, completely singular and horribly funny

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Exhibit

R.O. Kwon

From the bestselling author R.O. Kwon, a powerful, blazing-hot novel about a woman caught between her desires and her life.

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Youthjuice

E.K. Sathue

A bloodthirsty copywriter realises that beauty is possible - at a terrible cost - in this surreal, satirical send-up of NYC It-girl culture.

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The Eyes Are the Best Part

Monika Kim

Boy Parts meets My Sister, the Serial Killer this feminist psychological horror is crawling under reader's skin...

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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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The List

Yomi Adegoke

The instant Top 5 Sunday Times bestseller 'The Book Of The Summer' VOGUE

'A page-turning read about the dark side of social media' STYLIST

'Topical, heartfelt, provocative' BERNARDINE EVARISTO 'Impossible…

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The Son of Man

Jean-Baptiste Del Amo, Frank Wynne (trans.)

From the author of Animalia, winner of the Republic of Consciousness Prize, a blazing new novel exploring nature, family, and violence, set on a hostile and glorious mountainside haunted by…

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Perfume

Patrick Suskind

Survivor, genius, perfumer, and killer: this is Jean-Baptiste Grenouille. He is abandoned on the filthy streets as a child, but grows up to discover he has an extraordinary gift: a…

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The First Friend

Malcolm Knox

A tour de force set in 1938 Stalin Soviet Union, this chilling black comedy it is at once a satire and a thriller, a survivor's tale in which a father…

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Nightbitch

Rachel Yoder

For readers of Jenny Offill and Curtis Sittenfeld, this is a funny, provocative, pin-sharp novel that redefines modern motherhood

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Bluebeard’s Castle

Anna Biller

Bluebeard gets a feminist Gothic makeover in this subversive take on the famous French fairy tale-from the acclaimed director of The Love Witch, and for fans of Jane Eyre

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Wing

Nikki Gemmell

An explosive, contemporary literary thriller from international bestselling author Nikki Gemmell - Wing is Lord of the Flies meets Picnic at Hanging Rock meets Promising Young Woman.

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West Girls

Laura Elizabeth Woollett

Featuring an intersecting cast of glamour-hungry public schoolgirls, WAGs, mining heiresses, backpacker-barmaids, and cosmetic nurses, West Girls examines beauty, race, class divisions, and social mobility in Australia’s richest state.

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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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Confidence

Rafael Frumkin

Best friends (and occasional lovers) Ezra and Orson are teetering on top of the world after founding a company that promises instant enlightenment in this “propulsive, cheeky, eat-the-rich page-turner” (…

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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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My Year of Rest and Relaxation

Ottessa Moshfegh

It’s the year 2000 in a city aglitter with wealth and possibility; what could be so terribly wrong?

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Luda

Grant Morrison

A drag queen becomes obsessed with her mysterious young rival who might be an occultist, or a murderer . . . or the greatest star of all

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Rouge

Mona Awad

From the critically acclaimed author of Bunny comes a horror-tinted, gothic fairy tale about a lonely dress shop clerk whose mother’s unexpected death sends her down a treacherous path in…

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The Seventh Veil of Salome

Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Golden Age Hollywood - a city overflowing with gossip, scandal, and intrigue. Every actress wants to play Salome, the star-making role in a big-budget movie about the legendary temptress.

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Spoilt Creatures

Amy Twigg

An intoxicating debut that pulls back the skin of the patriarchy and examines the female rage that lies beneath.

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Normal Women

Ainslie Hogarth

In this hilarious and horrific take on motherhood and womanhood, a young mother becomes embroiled in drama and danger when a local sex worker goes missing.

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Piglet

Lottie Hazell

A claustrophobic novel - like a pot boiling over - Piglet charts the gap between how people see themselves and want to be seen.

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Same As It Ever Was

Claire Lombardo

The new novel from the author of the Women's Prize longlisted The Most Fun We Ever Had

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No Hard Feelings

Genevieve Novak

I exist on validation from emotionally unavailable men, biscuits, and cheap wine, and it’s easier to get off with Max than a Tiny Teddy.

Penny can’t help but compare herself…

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The Haters

Robyn Harding

The bestselling author of The Party and The Arrangement returns with a twisted tale of fame, obsession, and the dark side of social media.

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Misrecognition

Madison Newbound

A smart, savage and hilarious debut exploring love, sexuality, purpose and the delicious absurdities of online life

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Hard Copy

Fien Veldman, Hester Velmans (trans.)

This is a story of girl meets printer.

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Birding

Rose Ruane

In a small seaside town, autumn is edging into winter, gulls ride winds over the waves, and two women, pass each other on the promenade, as yet unaware of each…

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Green Dot

Madeleine Gray

A witty, profound and painfully relatable debut novel exploring solitude, desire, and the allure of chasing something that promises nothing.

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How to Be Somebody Else

Miranda Pountney

An uncoming-of-age in New York City

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