2023 releases

Sent from London to New York to bring a dying friend’s message to his daughter, Mary, Sam Dean arrives in Queens, steeped in a mesh of Caribbean and Hispanic culture,...

A gripping, tense thriller guaranteed to keep you up all night…In 1980s London, Black political leaders who can straddle the racial divide are a rarity.So when a rising Black politician,...

Behind the scenes of television production journalist-turned-investigator, Sam Dean, discovers greed, ugliness and murder.When a TV producer offers journalist Sam Dean the job of tracking down a suspect in the...

*SHORTLISTED FOR THE OWNED VOICES NOVEL AWARD 2022*Speak now or forever rest in peace . . .THE PERFECT FIANCÉ.When Victoria’s best friend Gwen announces she is marrying the rich and...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE BRITISH BOOK AWARDS‘Beautiful, haunting, thought-provoking … A book I will return to again and again’ — Bernardine EvaristoA gorgeously produced, hugely original examination of Black Britishness in...

A gripping new thriller from the master of crime…In the 1980s, London is a melting pot of cultures, but race and class create sharp divisions.Black British journalist Sam Dean looks...

An unforgettable debut novel about first love, family obligation and finding your way. In the wake of first heartbreak, Nur somehow meets his perfect woman. Yasmina is bright, beautiful and,...

This spellbinding memoir opens with a woman receiving shattering news that her husband and son have been in a terrible accident. In that instant, she becomes a widowed immigrant left...

Journeys Through the Food, Faith and Culture of Black African London The past, present and future of being Black, African and British in the capital. This is a story that...

WELCOME TO CRONGTON, WHERE YOUR LOYALTY AND WITS WILL BE TESTED ... Round these ends, it's hard to hold on to your dreams. Life's a constant hustle for Mo. Her...

Winner of the Guardian Children Fiction's Prize 2016 Shortlisted for the YA Book Prize 2017 WELCOME TO CRONGTON, WHERE YOUR LOYALTY AND WITS WILL BE TESTED ... Living on the...

'This isn't my home. Haven't had a proper home since ...This is just somewhere I'll be resting my bones for a week and maybe a bit. This time next year...

Thought-provoking, witty and completely unafraid to call out some of the most pressing issues of our times, I Heard What You Said is a timely analysis of how we can...

How yoga helped me and why it needs to save itself How did an ancient spiritual practice become the preserve of the privileged? Nadia Gilani has been practising yoga for...

WELCOME TO CRONGTON, WHERE YOUR LOYALTY AND WITS WILL BE TESTED ... What's worse than hiding a secret? Liccle Bit's about to find out... Venetia King is the hottest girl...

You cannot create good without also creating evil. Zilan dreams of becoming a royal alchemist, of providing for her family by making alchemical gold and gems for the wealthy to...

The untold story of the shadowy international spy network, through its targets, traitors and spiesThe Secret History of The Five Eyes: The untold story of the international spy network, is...

MEET MC GROWLS, WANNABE RAPPER AND STAR OF THE SHOW IN THIS HILARIOUS AND HEARTWARMING TEEN DEBUT. Yeah they call me Growls, I'm like a tiger on the prowl.King of...

My Journey as an OutsiderWhether negotiating the mind-games of border security services or performing ablutions in a London bathroom, Mohammad Chowdhury’s life travelling the world brings daily challenges.Border Crossings is...

The Dark History and Troubling Present of EugenicsHow did an obscure academic idea pave the way to the Holocaust within just fifty years? Why does eugenics still loom large in...

The first new novel in a decade from the bestselling, Booker Prize-shortlisted author of BRICK LANE TWO CULTURES. TWO FAMILIES. TWO PEOPLE. Yasmin Ghorami has a lot to be grateful...

The eagerly awaited new novel from the prizewinning author of In Our Mad and Furious CityRaised by 'Many Mothers' and an eccentric uncle in a crumbling East Ham home, even...

Lily is a sixteen-year-old living in Manchester. It is nearly five years since her father's death, and she is soon to return to her birthplace in Nigeria to reunite with...

A powerful new history of the idea of race, forcing us to rethink today’s culture wars.Is white privilege real? Does American history begin in 1619 or 1776? Why has left-wing...

How Tiny Inventions Make Our World Work Shard engineer Roma Agrawal deconstructs our most complex inventions into seven fundamental objects: the nail, spring, wheel, lens, magnet, string and pump. 'Delightful' TIM...

A deliciously gritty and strikingly bold debut novel about discovering love where it has always been. Elsie is a sexy, funny, and fiercely independent woman in South London. But, at...

Rebecca isn't looking for love. She's perfectly happy with her high-flying city job, gorgeous flat overlooking Hampstead Heath and fortnightly fling with the hot CEO. She's certainly not interested in...

Madhu is 17 and has the weight of the world on her shoulders: her dad is putting pressure on her to apply to university, she misses her estranged sister but...

'A beautiful ode to migration, love and all that we do for family.' —Florence Ọlajide 'It took two decades for me to go in search of the parts of myself...

Reflections on Life Beyond the Binary An electric memoir about what it means to live outside the gender boundaries imposed on us by society, from the award-winning trans writer and...

It's hard to plan your future when the ghosts of the past won't leave you alone...Stella tries very hard to be good. She tries not to be sassy, to answer...

A perfect miniature of a novel about arrivals and departures, new worlds and old homes.A beguiling, short and yet sweeping prose-poem, Afternoon Raag is the account of a young Bengali...

A lyrical and modern exploration of loneliness and failure-as well as a love letter to Homer and James Joyce — by one of our most celebrated writers.1985: twenty-two year old...

The prize-winning debut fiction work by Amit Chaudhuri, the author whose 'languorous, elliptical, beautiful prose is impressively impossible to put in any category at all' (Salman Rushie).Abhi, a Bengali boy,...

Shortlisted for the Women’s Prize 2023  In a scorching story of music, passion and self-discovery, love will set Yamaye free... It's time to dance, to love, to be free...'Mesmerising' BERNARDINE EVARISTO,...

Foreword by Bernardine Evaristo Award-winning author and cultural critic Sarah Ladipo Manyika takes us on a remarkable journey across contemporary cultural and political landscapes as she talks to some of...

Almond Brown has no friends in real life . . . but 3.5 million followers online. A heart-felt, whip-smart deep dive into what it would really be like to be...

Winning the Global Race to Zero Emissions A TIMES BEST SCIENCE AND ENVIRONMENT BOOK OF THE YEAR 'AN IMPORTANT READ FOR ANYONE IN NEED OF OPTIMISM' BILL GATES 'DAZZLING AND DEEPLY REPORTED'...

Inspired by true historical events in the Caribbean, River Sing Me Home will break your heart and then lift you up. A soaring story of courage and sacrifice, this novel...

The third novel in the Detective Kamil Rahman Mystery series, THE DETECTIVE follows Kamil on his first case for the Met Police, while his former boss and restaurant manager, Anjoli...

A wide-ranging and affecting debut novel about family and identity from an award-winning historian, perfect for fans of Bernardine Evaristo or Zadie Smith.1981. Khalid Quraishi is one of the lucky...

*A Financial Times Book to Read in 2023* A profound and ground-breaking new history of one of the most important encounters in the history of colonialism- the British arrival in...

The new memoir from prize-winning writer and filmmaker Xiaolu Guo — playful, provocative and original, it's her deeply personal take on striving for a life of her ownThe world can...

The Afterlives of China's Cultural Revolution SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2023WINNER OF THE CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZE 2023SHORTLISTED FOR THE BRITISH ACADEMY PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2023A BBC...

*THE INTIMATE AND COMPELLING NEW NOVEL FROM THE PRIZEWINNING AUTHOR OF ORDINARY PEOPLE*After fifty years in the wilderness of London, Alice wants to live out her days in the land...

Kian and Shirin haven't spoken for ten years. Will a chance encounter change everything? A moving story of second chances and finding your place in the world, from the author...

Everyone's favourite confused heroine Ellie Pillai is back in the perfect romance novel! Note to self: what is falling in love, and am I really sure I want to do...

The Things That We Lost is a standout coming of age novel from winner of the 2021 #Merky Books New Writers' Prize, Jyoti Patel. AN OBSERVER BEST DEBUT NOVEL OF 2023 Nik...

This twisty and electrifying debut novel about a young woman who goes missing in Lagos, Nigeria, and her estranged auntie who will stop at nothing to find the truth is...

An immersive historical debut which tells the story of a mixed-race woman who plays a freak on the stage in Victorian London and finds herself caught in a reckoning with...