Literary Fiction

A harrowing, unforgettable masterpiece by the winner of the Booker International Prize. A confession, a lament, a mad gush of grief and obsession, My Heavenly Favorite is the remarkable and chilling successor to Lucas Rijneveld’s international...

An epic novel about the bonds of friendship from the author of Trainspotting. The story of four boys growing up in the Edinburgh projects, Glue is about the loyalties, the experiences, and the secrets that hold friends together through three decades. The...

A masterpiece of black humour from the renown comic and acclaimed author of ‘At Swim-Two-Birds’ – Flann O’Brien. A thriller, a hilarious comic satire about an archetypal village police force, a surrealistic vision of eternity,...

From the author of the critically acclaimed Laura & Emma comes a The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P. for our times: Kate Greathead's razor-sharp but big-hearted excavation of millennial masculinity, The Book of George.   If you haven’t had...

Longlisted for the Prix Sade 2021. Longlisted for the Joyce Carol Oates Prize. Longlisted for the Gordon Burn Prize. A New York Times Notable Book of 2020. A New York Times Critics Top Ten Book of the Year. Named a Best Book of the Year by over 30...

*From the Booker-shortlisted author of Small Things Like These.* Faber Stories, a landmark series of individual volumes, presents masters of the short story form at work in a range of genres and styles. The evening is fine. In the sky a few early stars...

‘Life is cruel and we do terrible things to each other.’ The lives of Humphrey and James Boyce, a seasoned antique dealer and his good-looking nephew, are changed for ever when the elegant Leonora Eyre glides into their bustling Bond Street...

INTRODUCED BY MAVIS CHEEK. 'I'm a huge fan of Barbara Pym' -- Richard Osman. 'She is the rarest of treasures; she reminds us of the heartbreaking silliness of everyday life' -- Anne Tyler. Together yet alone, the Misses Bede occupy the central crossroads...

Set in a Lower East Side tenement in the early days of the COVID-19 lockdowns, Fourteen Days is an irresistibly propulsive collaborative novel from the Authors Guild, with an unusual twist: each character in this diverse, eccentric cast of New...

Fred Scully is determined to carve a new life for himself and his young family in Ireland. For months he has laboured alone to make their dilapidated cottage habitable, and now his wife and child are coming to meet him: this will be their fresh start...

Perfect reading for fans of The Road, Winton's blistering dystopian novel has profound things to say about humanity and survival and centres on a father-son duo who find refuge at an abandoned mine site.    An edge-of-your-seat...

As dramatized on BBC Radio 4.Winner of the Miles Franklin Award. Cloudstreet is Tim Winton's great family drama, a twenty-year story of life and love, full of boisterous energy, joy and heartbreak. His visceral evocation of the Australian landscape is...

Now a major motion picture, starring Simon Baker, Elizabeth Debicki, and Richard Roxburgh. Breath, by renowned Australian author Tim Winton, is a story of risk, of learning one's limits by challenging death. On the wild, lonely coast of Western...

Colin Barrett’s knack for sharp depictions of the working class and witty, wry voice is at its best in Wild Houses. Part coming-of-age story and part thriller, this is a tender, honest tale.The riotous, raucous and deeply resonant debut novel from...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES DEBUT FICTION PRIZE 2024. Mei loses her Japanese mother at age six. Growing up in suburban Surrey, she yearns to fit in, suppressing not only her heritage but her growing desire for her best friend Fran. Yuki leaves the...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE WATERSTONES DEBUT FICTION PRIZE 2024. Mei loses her Japanese mother at age six. Growing up in suburban Surrey, she yearns to fit in, suppressing not only her heritage but her growing desire for her best friend Fran. Yuki leaves the...

We couldn't put this one down, and we have a feeling you won't be able to, either. A story about the benefits and consequences of wealth and the lengths we'll go to run from our personal mythologies — this cast of characters will hold you for...

Reading a novel by Rumaan Alam (Leave the World Behind) is always a pleasure — sharp dialogue, surprising characters (even the ones that make us mad), and very smart observations about who we are and what drives us, from love and money to family...

In this beautifully written and compulsively readable story of love and the mutability of human relationships, pianist Witold's infatuation with Beatriz will change them both. A Sunday Times, Daily Telegraph and Financial Times Book of the...

"I am such a fan of Niall Williams." -Ann Patchett, New York Times bestselling author of Tom Lake. "Made me laugh out loud and remember how to love.” -Margaret Renkl, The New York Times. From the author of This Is Happiness, a compassionate,...