International fiction
Honeybees and Distant Thunder by Riku Onda & Philip Gabriel (trans.)
Honeybees and Distant Thunder introduces an ensemble cast on the cusp of the internationally acclaimed, triennial Yoshigae International Piano Competition. The story launches with an extraordinary audition in Paris by a previously unknown pianist, Jin Kazama, who arrives with a…
The Great Reclamation by Rachel Heng
The fishing village of Lee Ah Boon’s birth is a place of mangroves, mudskippers and the sound of waves receding over sand. His days are shaped by his rivalry with his boisterous older brother, the easy love of his mother…
Greek Lessons by Han Kang (trans. Deborah Smith & Emily Yae Won)
Greek Lessons is Han Kang’s latest novel to be translated into English by Deborah Smith and Emily Yae Won. Han Kang is best known for The Vegetarian, the version of which translated by Deborah Smith won the Man Booker…
Brutes by Dizz Tate
Falls Landing, Florida. Under the glittering lights of theme parks, the saccharine scent of caramelised popcorn, and the sticky summer sun, something is rotting. Slithering amidst the falsity of sizzling barbecues and housewives drinking margheritas by the poolside, there is…
Shy by Max Porter
I would not choose to be a teenager again for all the love and wealth in the world. Do you remember how exhausting it is learning to navigate an understanding of humanity? Imagine teenage angst tied up with extreme disadvantage…
Cuddy by Benjamin Myers
Benjamin Myers’ new novel profoundly re-imagines a history of England’s North through the enduring influence of seventh century ascetic monk Saint Cuthbert, affectionately nicknamed ‘Cuddy.’ Comprising four novellas in varied literary forms, the legacy of Cuddy describes the ley line…
Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld
After a failed ‘starter marriage’ and a few other heartbreaks, Sally Milz has given up on love. Instead, she has thrown herself into her career as a sketch writer for the popular late-night live comedy show, The Night Owls (think…
Dust Child by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai
If you have not read Nguyen Phan Que Mai’s earlier novel, The Mountains Sing, please do. Somehow, this author manages to bring a lyrical and empathetic telling of the terror of war. Dust Child is her second extraordinary novel…
Games and Rituals by Katherine Heiny
Katherine Heiny’s first story collection, Single, Carefree, Mellow was published in 2015, and praised in the New York Times and by Lena Dunham of Girls fame. Since then, she has written two novels, Standard Deviation and Early Morning Riser…
What I’d Rather Not Think About by Jente Posthuma (trans. Sarah Timmer Harvey)
Jente Posthuma is a Dutch writer whose work has been widely acclaimed in the Netherlands, and has been listed for a number of prestigious awards. What I’d Rather Not Think About is her second novel, but the first to be…
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