2023 releases

A darkly funny memoir and investigation into the charms and crimes of the untrustworthy. Romance scams, pyramid schemes, bogus debts and fake news, the world is awash with confidence tricksters...

A New Zealand classic, this novel is a raw and powerful portrayal of Maori in New Zealand society. Alan Duff's groundbreaking first novel is one of the most talked-about books...

A prize-winning classic novel, as relevant today as when it was first written. Potiki is a work of spellbinding power in which the myths of older times are inextricably woven...

An international bestseller that was made into a multiple award-winning film.Eight-year-old Kahu craves her great-grandfather's love and attention. But he is focused on his duties as chief of a Māori...

The acclaimed author of The Talented Ribkins deconstructs painful African American stereotypes and offers a fresh and searing critique on race, class, privilege, ambition, exploitation, and the seeds of rage...

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER: a powerful and hugely-entertaining novel that summons 1970s New York in all its seedy glory. 'Glorious' New York Times Book Review 'The compelling energy of a crime thriller...

A stunning novel detailing the real relationship between Vincent van Gogh and his mistress, model and muse, Sien Hoornik.The Hague, 1882, a howling winter's night. Sien and her daughter are...

The love of her life is in outer space, and she's all at sea. . . Ro is stuck. She's just entered her thirties, she's estranged from her mother, and...

In this magical re-imagining of J. M. Barrie’s classic tale, Michael Darling — the youngest of the Darling siblings and former Lost Boy, now all grown up — must return...

The No 1 New York Times bestselling essayist is back, on point, and ready to be the friend in print we all look forward to spending a little more time...

Translated by Emily North A hilarious Japanese debut novel, where a young woman, thoroughly fed up with gendered expectations at work, announces she's pregnant. She's not. Thirty-four-year-old Ms Shibata works...

A razor-sharp, gloriously funny retelling of Nancy Mitford's The Pursuit of LoveMarooned in a sprawling farmhouse in Norfolk, teenage Linda Radlett feels herself destined for greater things. She longs for...

The extraordinary story of how a leading Buddhist monk overcame persecution, addiction and trauma to find enlightenmentLama Yeshe didn't see a car until he was 15-years-old and growing up in...

Squid Game at an American high school — the twisty YA thriller that everyone will be talking about in 2023.Twelve girls. Three rounds. One ultimate prize . . . for...

An Inclusive Illustrated Guide to Life in 100+ QuestionsAn illustrated guide to the biggest questions we ask search engines about our bodies, our brains and how we live together in...

Evocative, taut and wryly funny, this stunning novel is about faith and lies, the spirit and the fleshEstranged from her family, Natasha is making a life for herself in Darwin...

WIN, OR DIE TRYING. Five years ago, Princess Calla vowed to tear down San-Er's tyrannical monarchy. First she killed her parents. Now her sights are set on her uncle: the...

A powerful novel of the saving grace of language and human connection, from the celebrated author of The Vegetarian In a classroom in Seoul, a young woman watches her Greek...

The story of two brothers, born and raised in the shadow of Taranaki Maunga, by 'one of Aotearoa's finest writers' (NZ Listener).Kauri and Black's mum has been gone six months...

I may go by Sebastien now, but my name was originally Romeo. And hers was Juliet. It's a frosty fairytale of an evening when Helene and Sebastien meet for the...

This book is about an estate agent. Only she's a vampire, the house on sale is haunted, and its ghost was murdered. When Viola Marek hires Fox D'Mora to deal...

Translated by Alison Watts THE TWO-MILLION-COPY BESTSELLING INTERNATIONAL NOVEL The irresistible hardback Times bestseller and bookshop favourite about the healing power of books and community; Time magazine Top 100 books of 2023; 'An undeniable...

Want to know what your cat is really thinking and doing? In Kitty Language, animal illustrator Lili Chin explains everything you need to read your cat's body language. With sections...

FINALIST FOR THE URSULA LE GUIN PRIZE FOR FICTION 2022Siberia, 2031. After a virus, unearthed from melting permafrost, unleashes a deadly plague upon humanity, those left alive are forced to...

A celebration of the unsung hero of the plant word and an immersive journey through the British wetlandsGlowflake, Rocket, Small Skies, Kind Spears, Marilyn . . .Moss is known as...

This teaching memoir by an Indigenous spirit talker includes stories about the author's reconnection with his Mi'kmaq heritage along with techniques for connecting to Spirit and developing your own intuition...

Best-selling author Rick Riordan presents Daniel Jose Older's extraordinary YA urban fantasy about two teens who discover each other while fighting for their diaspora community. Almost sixteen years ago, Mateo...

A powerful and commanding account of the life of trailblazing political activist Angela Davis Edited by Toni Morrison and first published in 1974, An Autobiography is a classic of the...

A brilliant young writer from India with a funny, moving debut that perfectly captures the perils of online culture Appa and Amma have driven home a shiny new Honda Civic...

The devastating second collection by Solmaz Sharif, author of Look, a National Book Award finalist With Customs, Solmaz Sharif offers a series of poetic refusals, weighing nuanced questions about what...

From the author of BBC/Netflix sensation, You Don't Know Me, comes an unputdownable, twisty thriller that will keep you gripped — and constantly wrong footed.I didn't kill her. Trust me....

From one of fashion's most important changemakers, a memoir of breaking barriersEdward Enninful has lived an extraordinary life.Here, for the first time, he shares the inspiring story of his journey,...

A fiercely contemporary collection which renegotiates the contract between poet and reader in the light of this moment in human history, from the bestselling author of The Death of Vivek...

The critically acclaimed author of The Rib King returns with an eagerly anticipated collection of interlocking short stories including the title story written exclusively for this volume, that explore relationships...

In the fourth rip-roaring thriller in the award-winning Malabar House series, Persis and Archie travel to the old colonial capital of Calcutta, where they collide head-on with the prejudices and...

Quito Cruz might be a genius piano player and composer in New York City now but it doesn't mean that he's any closer to his Broadway dream. Although Quito knows...

Kimberley-born Indigenous business leader Charles Prouse has spent 30 years working in Indigenous affairs across the corporate, government and non-profit sectors. He's been asked many times how to fix 'the...

'Heartbreaking, hopeful . . . nothing short of a joy' — Caleb Azumah Nelson, author of Open WaterRupert's eclectic charity shop, The Chest of Small Wonders, sits on an ever-changing...

A teenage girl is pulled into investigating the truth behind her new boarding school’s decades-old legend, in this debut speculative thriller by Tomi Oyemakinde.Just because they let you in ....

From #1 New York Times bestselling author Melissa de la Cruz comes a ripped-from-the-headlines new adult mystery about all the missing girls who fall off the radar... The Influencer Amelia Ashley shares...

Translated by Jeffrey AnglesWinner of the Sakutaro Hagiwara Prize and the MurasakiShikibu PrizeIntroducing Hiromi Ito, an award-winning Japanese author who has been compared to Haruki Murakami and Yoko Tawada.The first...

She’s stayed quiet for too long. Now it’s time to speak her truth. Until twenty-four hours ago, Mickey Hayward was living the life she’d always dreamed of: Working as a...

In the real world, when you vanish into thin air for a week, people tend to notice. After his unexpected journey into the lands of the fey, Ethan Chase just...

The Iron Prince — my nephew — betrayed us all. He killed me. Then, I woke up.Waking after a month on the brink of death, Ethan Chase is stunned to...

‘[A] playful, powerful debut… A poignant reminder of how tight a hold mental illness can have’ — Zakiya Dalila Harris Dear Reader, It has come to my attention that smoking...

Intrigue, magic, and wit abound in this Cinderella fairytale reimagining from D.L. Soria, perfect for fans of Heather Walter and Naomi Novik.Happily Ever After is a total scam, but at...

Meet Tony — the first Indian to set foot on American soil.Among the settlers, slaves, and indentured servants that make the treacherous journey across the Atlantic to the New World...

Autism and All the Things I’ve Left Unsaid Melanie Sykes has been a face on our screens, a voice on our radios for nearly thirty years. As a presenter and...

The Ethics of AI and the Future of HumanityIs Artificial Intelligence Racist? interrogates the link between the racist legacies of enlightenment and imperialistic thought to current developments in Artificial Intelligence...

A magical, cross-century tale of self-discovery from the Booker-shortlisted author of 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World — now a Penguin EssentialElla Rubinstein has a husband, three teenage...