Page-turners for on-the-goers

In the twelve stories of Heart Lamp, Banu Mushtaq exquisitely captures the everyday lives of women and girls in Muslim communities in southern India. Published originally in the Kannada language be... Read more

In November 2021, an inflatable dinghy carrying migrants from France to the United Kingdom capsized in the Channel causing the death of 27 people on board. Despite receiving numerous calls for help... Read more

Yeong-hye and her husband are ordinary people. He is an office worker with moderate ambitions and mild manners; she is an uninspired but dutiful wife. The acceptable flatline of their marriage is i... Read more

Brought to you by Penguin.**WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE 2024**Six astronauts rotate in their spacecraft contemplating the world belowA team of astronauts in the International Space Station collect m... Read more

**SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE****LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2026****A FINALIST FOR THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTION**A GUARDIAN, INDEPENDENT and NEW STATESMAN Book of the Year'... Read more

'Playful, moving and wholly remarkable' Guardian 'A small miracle' New Statesman 'Mastery of craft, resonance and deep feeling on every page' Telegraph An introspective young boy, Joseph Coppock sq... Read more

A monumental novel capturing how one man comes to terms with the mutable past. 'A masterpiece... I would urge you to read - and re-read ' Daily Telegraph**Winner of the Man Booker Prize for Fiction... Read more

Set in a slightly alternative reality, when a husband or wife in the community dies the grieving partner can get a replacement; they get to choose one who looks similar etc. But there is a mystery ... Read more

Meet Keiko.Keiko is 36 years old. She''s never had a boyfriend, and she''s been working in the same supermarket for eighteen years.Keiko''s family wishes she''d get a proper job. Her friends wonder... Read more

SELECTED FOR BARACK OBAMA'S SUMMER READING LIST 'A monstrous and brilliant book' Philip Pullman'Wholly mesmerising and revelatory... Completely fascinating' William Boyd Sometimes discovery brings ... Read more

In a small East Anglian town, Florence Green decides, against polite but ruthless local opposition, to open a bookshop. Hardborough becomes a battleground. Florence has tried to change the way thin... Read more

The Sunday Times Top Ten Bestseller'Superb' The Times'Sharp, searching . . . utterly of the moment' Hilary Mantel, author of Wolf Hall'So accomplished' Guardian'A masterpiece' Jessie Burton, author... Read more

It is 1948. Japan is rebuilding her cities after the calamity of World War II, her people putting defeat behind them and looking to the future. The celebrated painter Masuji Ono fills his days atte... Read more

***A BBC RADIO 2 BOOK CLUB PICK 2025***'Perfect to read whilst curled up by the fire demanding people bring you hot tea and biscuits to dunk' Sara Cox, Radio 2 Book Club'One of the most imaginative... Read more

'Searing' Observer'Blistering'i'A pitch-dark, pitch-perfect literary horror'Luke KennardThere is something creeping at the edge of your vision, lingering somewhere just out of focus. All it would t... Read more

'It is dark now and my window onto the world is a small one. I do not know how much longer I will be here.' Shortlisted for the Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction On 9 July 1857, Angus MacPh... Read more

Whoever said nature is still has not borne witness to the migration of the seasons. In this lyrical enquiry, Dalia Al-Dujaili considers what it means to belong in your land. She traces the rich her... Read more

** A NEW YORKER, OBSERVER AND PARIS REVIEW BOOK OF THE YEAR ** 'Absolutely, absolutely incredible.' Karl Ove Knausgård 'A total explosion.' Nicole Krauss 'Unforgettable.' Hernan Díaz 'Breathtaking.... Read more

**THE NO.1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR**____________________________________On a Greek island, a man is found dead. His own twin might have killed him.Detective Nikos Balli is searching for the... Read more

A Quick Reads story from award winning author Kia Abdullah 'Abdullah's legal thrillers make John Grisham seem like a maiden aunt' Sunday Times Crime Club 'Intelligent, clever, poignant, sharp, and ... Read more