2023 releases

A pun-filled YA contemporary romance, The Dos and Donuts of Love by Adiba Jaigirdar finds a teenage girl competing in a televised baking competition, with contestants including her ex-girlfriend and...

A groundbreaking and critically-acclaimed debut novel of friendship and freedom that crosses continents and centuries, in a timeslip story exploring the legacy of slavery, selected as The Times Children's Book...

The Story of a Missing Person in the Nigerian Civil War An astonishing search for a missing person, the hidden tragedies of war and the truth of Nigeria’s history. Emmanuel...

The stunning Sunday Times bestseller that will transform the way you perceive the world — from Pulitzer prize-winning journalist and bestselling author of I Contain Multitudes. **SUNDAY TIMES and NEW...

On race and roots, and how the soil taught me I belong A beautiful work of nature-writing, memoir and storytelling that will change the way we think about the natural...

Stunningly honest and bursting with wit, Someday Maybe is the story of grief and resilience that you won't be able to stop talking about Here are three things you should...

Sexual Modernity and the Making of Race A groundbreaking new analysis of the making of modernity, sexuality and race Deadly and Slick examines the historical emergence of race, gender, sexuality...

Khuku, a housewife, is irritated with the Muslims because their call to prayer wakes her up early every morning; her husband, a retired businessman, has been hired to cure a...

From the author of Sojourn and Friend of My Youth, a novel that goes straight to the heart of a family, in all their hopes, desires and regrets. A year...

**Includes a new foreword by Pankaj Mishra** From the award-winning author of Sojourn, a mesmerising novel about the powerful undercurrent of cultural and familial tradition in a society enthralled with...

A stunning collection of short stories from the award-winning author of Sojourn and Friend of My Youth. Set across Bombay and Calcutta, Amit Chaudhuri's stories range from a divorcee about...

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

And the brass head of Obalufon Yoruba gods liberating a Nigerian artefact from London's British Museum, this is a heist novel filled to the brim with magic. Shigidi is a...

Translated by Sam Taylor Watch us Dance combines the youth, vibrancy and allure of Andre Aciman with the historical fiction force of Maggie Shipstead, and the exquisite sense of place...

Edinburgh, 1923. Evelyn Hazard is a young woman living a comfortable and unremarkable middle-class life. One day, her quiet existence is shattered when her steady, reliable husband Robert makes a...

Translated from the Italian by Jhumpa Lahiri and Todd Portnowitz Jhumpa Lahiri, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Interpreter of Maladies, comes to Picador with an astonishing new collection of short stories,...

Winner of the Nan Shepherd Prize, moving between Trinidad and an idyllic English country garden, this lyrical and reflective book is about the search for home What is home? It...

The much-awaited debut collection from a remarkable poetic voice Diaspora is witnessing a murder without getting blood on your shirt. The definition of diaspora is the dispersion of people from...

Translated by Will Hobson All for one, and one for all! The young D'Artagnan and the legendary musketeers Athos, Porthos and Aramis are 'the inseparables' — ready to sacrifice everything...

50 Purrfect Recipes for Edible Kitty Cakes, Cookies and More!Bake Me a Cat showcases the cutest bakes you will ever see, all celebrating our favourite pet. With brand new recipes...

Amidst the hustle and bustle of life in east London, these people are trying to hold onto hope in an ever-changing world . . . Jess is a single mother...

Niro is a photographer who’s lost the joy of taking photos. Burned by a bad break-up, she’s in desperate need of inspiration.Vimal is determined to win back his ex-girlfriend. When...

The final chapter in Alka Joshi’s New York Times bestselling Jaipur trilogy takes readers to 1970s Paris where Radha’s budding career as a perfumer must compete with the demands of...

Love was never supposed to be part of the deal…Independent and free-spirted Annika has no plans to settle down anytime soon… if only her parents felt the same way. But...

TWO SISTERS. THREE CONTINENTS. FOUR DECADES. ONE DEVASTATING SECRET… Nasrin and Sabrina are two sisters, who on the face of things, live successful and enviable lives in London and New...

‘I invite you to be courageous and get comfortable with being uncomfortable, because any discomfort you feel is temporary and pales in comparison to what Black and brown people often...

From the author of The Jigsaw Man comes the next book in Nadine Matheson’s DI Henley seriesIn this room, no one can hear you scream…The Serial Crimes Unit are called...

‘One of the most original and talented young writers we have.’ — Sathnam Sanghera An extraordinarily candid personal account of the ups and downs wrought by money, We Need To...

A stunning debut about finding the strength to speak up against hate and fear, for fans of The Hate U Give and I Am Thunder.People like me are devils before...

There are two sides to every love story… Efe and Sam have been best friends since before they were married. To an outside eye, they have a relationship most can...

A faded list.Nine favourite stories.For two strangers, friendship is only a page away . . .When Mukesh Patel pops to the local library, forgoing his routine of grocery shopping and...

A WHITE REVIEW BOOK OF THE YEARA LIT HUB BEST BOOK OF 2021 Patrick Hamlin has come from New York to Hollywood to see his novel be adapted for the...

From the critically acclaimed author of The Library of Legends comes a vividly rendered novel set in WWI France about two young women — one Chinese, one French — whose...

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...

The First Gabriel Præst Novel Meet Gabriel Præst, an ex-Copenhagen cop (who dresses with panache), jazz aficionado, and relentless pursuer of truth as he explores Denmark’s Nazi-collaborator past and anti-Muslim...

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...