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An illuminating new essay collection from one of the most distinctive, exciting and acclaimed writers of her generation, Zadie Smith In this keenly awaited new collection, Zadie Smith brings her...

An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution Traduttore, traditore: An act of translation is always an act of betrayal. Oxford, 1836. The city of dreaming spires. It is the...

A woman reeling from a disastrous love affair finds love and hope in Shakespeare and Palestine'Magnificent' OBSERVER'Different to anything else being written right now in English' SUNDAY TIMES'A pretty flawless writer' THE TIMESAfter...

Baldwin's ground-breaking novel which established him as one of the great American writers of his timeDavid, a young American in 1950s Paris, is waiting for his fiancee to return from...

Chloe Brown is a chronically ill computer geek with a goal, a plan and a list. After almost — but not quite — dying, she's come up with seven directives...

One is a vengeful princess seeking to depose her brother from his throne. The other is a priestess searching for her family. Together, they will change the fate of an...

The chronicler of contemporary London, acclaimed and bestselling author Zadie Smith, returns with her first historical novelTruth and fiction. Jamaica and Britain. Who gets to tell their story? In her...

A stunning, shattering debut novel about two Black British artists falling in and out of love Two young people meet at a pub in South East London. Both are Black...

Hani and Ishu couldn't be less alike — and they definitely don't like each other. But when fates collide and they pretend to date each other, things start to get...

A stunning debut novel about first love and finding your place in the world while caught between two cultures. For fans of Ayisha Malik, Candice Carty-Williams and Beth O'Leary. Soraya...

An urgently timely, deeply personal and powerfully moving series of essays on the experience of lockdown from one of the most clear-sighted and essential writers of our time There will...

Danika Brown knows what she wants: professional success, academic renown and an occasional roll in the hay to relive all that career-driven tension. But romance? Been there, done that, burned...

A stunning new reissue of one of the most iconic fictional debuts of all time, to mark the 25th anniversary of this modern classicFirst published in the year 2000, Zadie...

One of POPSUGAR's 42 Books Everyone Will Be Talking About in 2021, Marie Claire's 10 Best New Romances of 2021, and Oprah Mag's Most Anticipated Romances of 2021! In USA...

A sumptuous historical novel, set against the backdrop of World War I, from 'an enormous talent' (Zadie Smith) **WINNER OF THE BETTY TRASK AWARD 2020**SHORTLISTED FOR THE WALTER SCOTT PRIZE...

From the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Final Strife, comes an enchanting new trilogy. DIVIDED BY BLOOD. IMPRISONED BY FATE. BOUND BY DESIRE. WELCOME TO THE INTOXICATING WORLD OF...

One of TIME’s Best YA Books of All Time A gorgeous, heart-warming, queer YA love story for fans of Becky Albertalli. Nishat and Flavia are rivals at school, but Nishat...

Nineteen Arab women journalists speak out about what it's like to report on their changing homelands in this first-of-its-kind essay collection. A growing number of intrepid Arab and Middle Eastern...

Set in a darkly glamorous world The Gilded Wolves is full of mystery, decadence and dangerous but thrilling adventure. Paris, 1889. The world is on the cusp of industry and...

She found magic in the most unlikely of places. Mika Moon follows three rules: hide your magic, keep your head down, and stay away from other witches. Mika is good...

Diversifying your bookshelf is hard, especially when you don’t know where to start. Luckily, we’ve got you covered with our Regional Book Boxes. Simply select a region you’d like to...

How can you play the game when the cards are stacked against you? An instant New York Times bestseller, ACE OF SPADES is Gossip Girl meets Get Out, with a...

Joan Chang-Hunt has no idea she's part monster until she's thrust into a battle between the boy she has a crush on and one of the most ruthless monster families...

An outstanding collection of wit, wisdom and writerly observation from one of Britain's most loved authorsHow did George Eliot's love life affect her prose? Why did Kafka write at three...

In 2014, award-winning journalist Reni Eddo-Lodge wrote about her frustration with the way that discussions of race and racism in Britain were being led by those who weren't affected by...

Gothic, intoxicating, feminist, darkly provoking and deeply romantic — this is the breathtakingly imagined untold story of the brides of Dracula, by bestselling author Kiran Millwood Hargrave in her much-anticipated...

The Women’s Prize shortlisted novel about two star-crossed lovers in war-torn Cyprus Two teenagers, a Greek Cypriot and a Turkish Cypriot, meet at a taverna on the island they both...

THE LESBIAN LOVE STORY YOU'VE BEEN DYING TO READ. Ash Persaud is about to become a reaper in the afterlife, but she is determined to see her first love Poppy...

THE EPIC CONCLUSION TO THE ACCLAIMED SAPPHIC TRILOGY Malini has claimed her rightful throne as the empress of Parijatdvipa, just as the nameless gods prophesied. Now, in order to gain...

In one of the most acclaimed and strange novels of recent years, Kazuo Ishiguro imagines the lives of a group of students growing up in a darkly skewed version of...

 From World Fantasy Award-winning author Tasha Suri comes The Isle in the Silver Sea, a heart-shattering romantasy of sapphic longing, medieval folklore and a love that spans the centuries. In an...

The international bestselling tale of love and loss in 1920s Berlin, now a Penguin Classics paperback 'The pain of losing something precious can be forgotten over time. But our missed...

Winner of the inaugural Nommo Award for Best Novel, Africa's first award for speculative fictionJohn W. Campbell Award finalist for Best Science Fiction Novel 'A magnificent tour de force' —...

When ghosts talk, she will listen . . . Ropa dropped out of school to become a ghostalker — and she now speaks to Edinburgh’s dead, carrying messages to the...

The Slumflower’s Guide to Why You Are Already Enough In What A Time To Be Alone, The Slumflower will be your life guru, confidante and best friend. She’ll show you...

A coming-of-age story about falling in and out of love, brimming with humour and heartbreak, Bellies asks — is it worth losing a part of yourself to become who you...

An Illustrated Oral History of Queer & Trans ResistanceOver the past ten years, we have witnessed the rise of queer and trans communities that have defied and challenged those who...

A profound guide to existing on your own terms, the first trade book from renowned intersectional feminist scholar Sara Ahmed We have to keep saying it because they keep doing...

As if Marguerite Duras wrote Convenience Store Woman— a beautiful, unexpected novel from a debut French-Korean author. It's winter in Sokcho, a tourist town on the border between South and...

The Case for Abolition This short book outlines the case for border abolition as the only viable response to the nightmarish realities of our present. It develops a thoroughgoing critique...

Lydia is hungry. She's always wanted to try sashimi, ramen, onigiri with sour plum stuffed inside — the food her Japanese father liked to eat. And then there is bubble...

From the Dawn of Humanity to Independence Zeinab Badawi, award-winning broadcaster and President of SOAS, tells an epic story of the oldest inhabited continent in the world from an African...

On Race and Other Falsehoods In this powerful and timely personal essay, best-selling author Otegha Uwagba reflects on racism, whiteness, and the mental labour required of Black people to navigate...

#TwentyIn2020 romance Bad Love is the story of London born Ghanaian Ekuah Danquah and her tumultuous experience with first love. Marked by this experience, she finds herself at a crossroads...

The Remains of the Day won the 1989 Booker Prize and cemented Kazuo Ishiguro's place as one of the world's greatest writers. David Lodge, chairman of the judges in 1989, said,...

The Jasmine Throne has been hailed as a series opener that will 'undoubtedly reshape the landscape of epic fantasy for years to come' (Booklist, starred). Now, award-winning author Tasha Suri's...

A gorgeous new fantasy horror – a book about stories and fairy tales with family and love at its dark heart… Hidden across England and Scotland live six old Book...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Bolu Babalola takes the most beautiful love stories from history and mythology and rewrites them with incredible new detail and vivacity in her debut collection. Focusing...

Mina is staring over the edge of the George Washington Bridge when a patrol car drives up. She tries to convince the officers she's not about to jump but they...

Les Misérables meets Six of Crows in this page-turning adventure as a young thief finds herself going head to head with leaders of Paris's criminal underground in the wake of...