The Almond

“Nedjma . . . has a gift for turning a beautiful phrase obscene and vice versa. . . . The novel is so genuinely artful, so emotionally sincere, that the…

Vietnam Plays Vol 2 [Streamers]

Vacation

“Unferth is one of the most daring and entertaining writers in America today. She is an artist who knows that every sentence is an opportunity to have it all—music, invention,…

The New Great Game

“A compact style and a sharp eye for detail . . . help the reader digest a huge and complex subject. . . . [Kleveman] is clearly an intelligent observer…

How the Soldier Repairs the Gramophone

“In Sasa Stanisic’s bittersweet, musical novel about a boy growing up in Bosnia-Herzogovina before and during the war, many things happen that are impossible to understand, startlingly visual, bordering on…

The Final Confession of Mabel Stark

…. This masterful book is the complete package: great storytelling, a keen eye for detail, delightful turns of phrase, and a sense of humor and timing.” –Virginia Holman, USA Today…

Chatterton

“Nominated for the prestigious Booker Prize – Chatterton is one of those rare books equal to its hype… A tour de force, a brilliant novel.” –USA Today…

Black Folktales

…a tribute to the universality of these tales–and to Lester’s ability to see it–that we are thus presented with old truths dressed for today.” –The New York Times Book Review…

Wild Houses

The riotous, raucous and deeply resonant debut novel from “one of the best story writers in the English language today” (Financial Times) Wild Houses follows two outsiders caught in the…

Welcome to Our 2022 Gift Guide

…of 2022! Henfield prize-winner Sara Freeman debuts with an intoxicating, compact novel about a woman who walks out of her life and washes up in a seaside town. “Sara Freeman…