Summer Reads

No one burned hotter than Eve Babitz. Possessing skin that radiated "its own kind of moral laws," spectacular teeth, and a figure that was the stuff of legend, she seduced seemingly everyone who was anyone in Los Angeles for a long stretch of the 1960s...

Wide-ranging and eloquent, this collection of food writing delves deep into the art of cookery and the properties of the kitchen with insightful pieces from Ruby Tandoh and Rachel Roddy amongst others. ‘I learned that before entering the kitchen, I...

Irina obsessively takes explicit photographs of the average-looking men she persuades to model for her, scouted from the streets of Newcastle. Placed on sabbatical from her dead-end bar job, she is offered an exhibition at a fashionable London gallery,...

She fears the dark. He rules it. Her dresses are too tight, her heels too tall. She laughs too loudly, eats without decorum, and mixes up most sayings in the book. Little do most know it's just a sparkly disguise, there to hide one panic attack at a time...

One of Vanity Fair's Books That Will Get You Through This Winter.“One of the most uniquely fun and campily gory books in my recent memory... A Certain Hunger has the voice of a hard-boiled detective novel, as if metaphor-happy...

"You want to make your life easier? Then be the caged bird that you are and sing."For ten years, I've lived in a gilded cage inside King Midas's golden castle. But one night changed everything.Now I'm here, a prisoner of Fourth Kingdom's army, and I'm...

A New York Times Notable Book 2018'A rebel French writer ... a brilliant storyteller, a master craftsman and one of France's most original writers' --  Independent'The Kites is a novel touched from beginning to end with grace, a great saga about the...

Seven decades after its original publication, Clarice Lispector’s third novel—the story of a girl and the city her gaze reveals—is in English at last   Seven decades after its original publication, Clarice Lispector’s third novel—the story of a girl and...

The publication of Clarice Lispector's Complete Stories, eighty-five in all, is a major literary event. Now, for the first time in English, are all the stories that made her a Brazilian legend: from teenagers coming into awareness of their sexual and...

From bestselling indie author and TikTok favorite Laura Thalassa comes a witch fantasy set in the world of the Bargainer series.   At age twenty, Selene Bowers desperately hopes to be accepted into Henbane Coven, an academy for young witches. Since one...

The Shadow of the Gods begins a brand new Norse-inspired epic fantasy series from bestselling author John Gwynne, packed with action, magic and monstersAfter the gods warred and drove themselves to extinction, the cataclysm of their fall shattered the...

"For someone damned to be forgettable, Addie LaRue is a most delightfully unforgettable character, and her story is the most joyous evocation of unlikely immortality." -Neil Gaiman A beautiful illustrated edition of this genre-defying tour de force,...

A New York Times bestseller for three years and counting!"A gutsy, candid, and compelling story. It speaks volumes." -School Library Journal(starred review)"Unflinching and realistic." -Kirkus Reviews (starred review)From award-winning author Sharon...

This atmospheric reimagining of the Korean folktale “The Tale of Shim Cheong” follows Mina on a heroic journey through the Spirit Realm to appease the Sea God and bring her village peace once and for all. The Girl Who Fell Beneath the...

He's scorching-hot trouble wrapped up in a drool-worthy package. And he's looking at her like she might be his next meal.   Theo Silva. Rowdy bull rider. Notorious ladies' man. Winter Hamilton knows exactly what it means when he eyes her like that. But...

Dolly Alderton hits home with her brilliant coming-of-age story. Essential reading for anyone who’s ever fallen in (and out) of love. A spot-on, wildly funny and sometimes heart-breaking book about growing up, growing older and navigating all kinds...

You've just passed someone on the street who could be the love of your life, the person you're destined for - what do you do? In Murakami's world, you tell them a story. The five weird and wonderful tales collected here each unlock the many-tongued...

From the #1 bestselling author in Japan comes a celebration of books, cats, and the people who love them, infused with the heartwarming spirit of The Guest Cat and The Travelling Cat Chronicles. Bookish high school student Rintaro Natsuki...

Now an original movie on Disney+, here is the book that started it all, the international bestseller about a teenage criminal mastermind and his siege against dangerous, tech-savvy fairies.New York Times best-selling author, Eoin Colfer and series,...

By bestselling author Raven Kennedy, comes the first book in a stunning new fantasy series, perfect for fans of Sarah J Maas and Jennifer L Armentrout. The fae abandoned this world to us. And the ones with power rule. Gold. Gold floors, gold walls, gold...