International fiction
Hell of a Book by Jason Mott
Jason Mott’s first novel, The Returned, was a bestseller back in 2013: top of the charts, TV adaptation, the whole nine yards. In writing this new book, his fourth, Mott has drawn on memories of that long-ago whirlwind book…
Animal by Lisa Taddeo
Lisa Taddeo’s Three Women caused a sensation when it was released in 2019 and became something of an instant classic. Her exhaustive research project gave readers access to the intimate details of her subjects’ lives, and used a distinctive narrative…
The Republic of False Truths by Alaa Al Aswany
Due to his outspoken criticism of various Egyptian regimes, novelist Alaa Al Aswany has been forced to leave his country. Exile has not silenced him though. In his new book,The Republic of False Truths, he maintains his uncompromising…
Malibu Rising by Taylor Jenkins Reid
It’s 1983 and the night of the Riva family’s annual end-of-summer party. Anyone who is anyone will be stepping through the doors of supermodel Nina Riva’s beachside Malibu mansion. Every year, epic things happen, and this year will be no…
Fault Lines by Emily Itami
Mizuki is a square peg in a round hole. Despite her efforts to break the mould, she finds herself cast as a Japanese housewife and mother of two. She loves her kids, but needs more from life than crafting the…
Heaven by Mieko Kawakami
Mieko Kawakami is a rising star in the international literary world, revered for her stark prose and unflinching exploration of emotional discomfort, while displaying a deep sensitivity to her characters. Much like her last novel (Breasts and Eggs)…
The Other Black Girl by Zakiya Dalila Harris
It’s no secret that publishing has a diversity problem. The conversation around how this majority-White industry can meaningfully diversify its workforce is long overdue. The issue is finally getting some airtime thanks to the incredible work of people like editor…
Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome
Having just diagnosed himself with every illness in his medical textbook, and feeling generally run down by the grind of the city, the narrator of Three Men in a Boat convinceshis friends, George and Harris, to take a boat ride…
With Teeth by Kristen Arnett
‘With Teeth’ is an unusual title, similar in tone to that of Kristen Arnett’s debut novel, Mostly Dead Things. The teeth of this title are a recurring motif throughout, and withoutrevealing spoilers, all I will say is: ouch! The…
Secrets of Happiness by Joan Silber
Admit it. You’re a little bit curious. If a book, fiction or otherwise, offers you the secrets of happiness you’d want to know what it’s selling. Equipped with such a tantalising title and fond respect for Joan Silber’s last novel…
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