2026 fiction releases

Headless statues confound the mind with a terrifying question: Are they fine art or carved from the abyss?Art teacher Okabe creates strange, headless statues. One day, he is found murdered,...

Translated from the French by Jordan Stump Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2026 In a small, sleepy town, a mediocre witch, in a mediocre marriage, tries to pass on...

Translated by Laurel Taylor and Hitomi Yoshio In Sisters in Yellow, International Booker–shortlisted literary sensation Mieko Kawakami serves us a thrilling, stylish noir of buried secrets and shocking acts. Hana has...

Translated by Polly Barton ‘Tender and thrilling it’s Yuzuki at her best’ ELLE A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2026 IN GUARDIAN, VOGUE, NEW YORK TIMES, FORBES, THE TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES STYLE, ELLE, STYLIST, BBC, GRAZIA, BRICKS MAGAZINE, RADIO TIMES, LITHUB, OPRAH DAILY and DAILY EXPRESS. The...

Translated by Jay Rubin A gorgeous new clothbound edition of Soseki's cherished novel, with an introduction by Murakami'Even bigger than Japan is the inside of your head. Don't ever surrender...

Translated by E. Madison Shimoda Much-loved modern classic by the author of WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR IS IN THE LIBRARY for fans of BEFORE THE COFFEE GETS COLD'I learned...

Translated by Geoffrey Bownas In early 20th-century Japan, a lone hiker falls through a hole in the ground into Kappaland. This is a place ruled by amphibious creatures who share...

Translated by Lizzie Buehler A darkly comic and compelling satire of the art world from the author of The Disaster Tourist.An Yiji's career had been stalling for some time when a...

Translated from the Korean by Anton Hur From the writer and translator duo of A Magical Girl Retires, a powerful historical novel about labour activism in Japanese-occupied Korea. Set against the...