Literary Fiction

WINNER OF THE JANN MEDLICOTT ACORN PRIZE FOR FICTIONWINNER OF THE MITOQ BEST FIRST BOOK OF FICTIONWINNER OF THE NGAIO MARSH AWARD FOR BEST CRIME NOVEL auē1. (verb) to cry,...

A radiant novel of the longing that blooms between two boys over the course of one summer – about family, desire, and what we inherit – from celebrated author Tash...

From the award-winning author of Night of the Living Rez, Morgan Talty's debut novel, Fire Exit, is a masterful and unforgettable story of family, legacy, bloodlines, culture, and inheritance, and...

The spellbinding debut novel from the winner of the National Book Award: three brothers come of age in a poverty stricken town in upstate New York Three brothers tear their...

An exceptional Black British debut filled with desire and jeopardy and set on a south London estate Three women. For a year they live in the flat below Earl's on...

‘Don’t go Mammy please.’ Stuttered words filled her ears, sent frissons of guilt through her as she bent over him; held him to her thumping chest. Tears sliding from her...

A story of friendship and family secrets in 1970s Japan, from the prizewinning author of The Memory Police. On sleepless nights, I open the matchbox and reread the story of...

Named a Most Anticipated Book of the Year by TIME, The National, Nylon, Electric Literature, and Library Journal MEET THE MILANIS. FAST-FOOD HEIRESSES, LA ROYALTY, AND YOUR NEWEST REALITY TV OBSESSION...

The stellar debut novel of two young men falling in and out of love, from the winner of the Dylan Thomas Prize 2020. 'This feels like a vision for the...

Longlisted for the 2025 ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN FICTION * TIME 100 Must-Read Books of 2024 * THE NEW YORK TIMES Editors' Choice * PEOPLE 10 Best Debut Fiction Books of 2024 'Thrilling' TIME 'Simmering...

HOW FAR WILL WE GO TO BELONG? On the precipice of Y2K, unpaid intern Lily Chen is attempting to live the American dream in New York City. But her scientist parents...

From the twice Booker-nominated author of The Year of the Runaways and China Room, The Spoiled Heart is a magnificent novel of love, community and politics, set at the edge...

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLEROPRAH DAILY'S NO. 1 SUMMER PAPERBACK 2024A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERGOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICKFINALIST FOR THE NEW AMERICAN VOICES AWARDAMAZON EDITOR'S CHOICE & TOP TWENTY...

Lily is a good daughter.Every evening she pours Mama a glass of perfectly spoilt orange juice. She arranges the teddy bears on Mama’s quilt, she puts on her matching pink...

The captivating and immersive story of a Kurdish family torn apart by migration set against the backdrop of the 2008 financial crisisRafiq Hardi Kermanj, founder of the Communist Party of...

*Highly Commended Fiction — Victorian Premier's Literary Awards 2021* 'Before I go into my grave,' she says out loud, 'I will kill that man.' A brilliant new novel from the...

On Beauty by Zadie Smith, author of the prize-winning White Teeth, is a funny, powerful and moving story about love and family. Set in New England mainly and London partly,...

A debut novel by one of the most exciting African literary voices to emerge in recent years Maya grows up in Germany in the shadow of her beautiful, volatile mother-...

A NEW YORK TIMES AND WASHINGTON POST BOOK OF THE YEAR A deeply personal novel of identity and belonging in a nation coming apart at the seams, HOMELAND ELEGIES blends...

On the night of the Tiananmen Square massacre, a woman gives birth alone in a Beijing hospital. Years later, her daughter Liya travels from America to China with her mother's...

The Old Capital is one of the three works for which Yasunari Kawabata won the 1968 Nobel Prize for Literature. Set in Kyoto — the old capital of Japan for...

A New York Times Editor's Choice A Herald's Best Summer Book French teenager Margot is the illegitimate daughter of a prominent stage actress and an influential politician. The comings and...

'I only ever asked you for one thing,' my father said, a quiver in his voice. 'Just this one thing.' I t was as though I had smashed the Ten...

Translated by Chi-Young Kim A universal tale of family bonds and out-of-the-ordinary friendships. My Brilliant Life interweaves the past and present of a tight-knit family, finding joy and happiness in...

A modern classic — Lola Shoneyin's debut novel is a portrait of a clamorous household in the midst of upheaval. Coming soon to Netflix! When Baba Segi awoke with a...

In writing her sister Annie's eulogy, Kathy reflects on the complexities that shaped their family and their identities. It’s winter in Logan, south-east Queensland, and still warm enough to sleep...

*Shortlisted for the Victorian Premier's Literary Awards 2021* An ancient ocean roars under the red dirt. Hush. Be still for just a moment. Hear its thunder-ing waves crashing on unseen...

An emotional, tender and funny novel from award-winning author Alecia McKenzie that asks, what does family mean to you?Seeking solitude after a personal tragedy upends his world, artist Chris travels...

Lost in the jungle of Los Angeles, Akash Amin is filled with shame. Shame for liking men. Shame for wanting to be a songwriter. Shame for not being like his...

THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER BY THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR THE TIMES '100 BEST SUMMER READS' 2020 LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE 2020 Brooklyn, 2001. It is the evening...

WINNER OF THE 2019 SCOTIABANK GILLER PRIZE An internationally bestselling debut novel: an energetically told, funny and moving book about how strangers become family. Reproduction tells a crooked love story...

'Nobody's ever really given us such a revealing look at New York's Dominican population before . . . Cruz, in this determinedly real yet often magical novel, offers canny insights...

Translated by Frank WynneA powerful, unsettling portrait of ordinary family life in Cuba, Carlos Manuel Alvarez's debut novel The Fallen is a masterful portrayal of a society in free fall.Diego,...

A wry and insightful portrait of contemporary life, this is the much-anticipated follow-up to the award-winning novel Chemistry.Joan is a thirty-something ICU doctor at a busy New York City hospital....

Winner of The Center for Fiction's 2021 First Novel PrizeIn this vivid, darkly funny and beautifully rendered debut novel, Kirstin Valdez Quade brings to life the struggles of five generations...

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...

Just like the brief life and oeuvre of iconic Bulgarian poet Petya Dubarova, every page of this short novel pulsates with feelings.In Letter to Petya Dubarova, South African poet and...

From Sigrid Nunez, the National Book Award-winning and bestselling author of The Friend, comes this mesmerising story about the tangled nature of relationships between parents and children, between language and...

WINNER OF THE JANN MEDLICOTT ACORN PRIZE FOR FICTIONWINNER OF THE MITOQ BEST FIRST BOOK OF FICTIONWINNER OF THE NGAIO MARSH AWARD FOR BEST CRIME NOVEL auē1. (verb) to cry,...

Daniel Cunha has a lot on his mind. He got dumped by his pregnant girlfriend, his grandfather just dropped dead and on the anniversary of the raid that doomed his...

A dazzling debut novel weaving together Caribbean myth and the contemporary story of multiple generations of one immigrant family Sisters Zora and Sasha Porter are drifting apart. Bearing witness to...

Translated by Megan McDowell A tender, heartfelt and very funny novel about fathers, sons and the many forms of family, from an internationally acclaimed writer Gonzalo is a frustrated would-be...

*Longlisted for the Jhalak Prize* *Longlisted for the Edge Hill Prize*A breathtaking collection of stories about our most intimate relationships, and the secrets, misunderstandings and silences that haunt them. A...

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...

A stunning debut novel of a family torn apart by tradition and brought back together again by loveTheir mother was sick. Their mother was dying. Laila wanted her to come...

***WINNER OF THE COSTA FIRST NOVEL AWARD 2020*** 'Full of wit and soul.' — TRACY CHEVALIER'Unforgettable' — MARLON JAMES'It made me ugly cry' — JESSIE BURTON'Spellbinding' — ANDRE ACIMAN Meet...

Winner of the 2013 David Unaipon Award Ellen van Neerven's award-winning collection of stories was inspired by the elements, and is exceptionally imaginative and varied. In this award-winning work of...

From the 2014 Caine Prize winner comes an astonishing debut novel, riven through with mystery and magic, about a daughter's quest to save her motherAyosa is a wandering spirit joyous,...

Where do you go when you can't go home? On the eve of her daughter Alia's wedding, Salma reads the girl's future in a cup of coffee dregs. Although she...

Winner of the 2023 Victorian Premier’s Prize for Literature The inaugural winner of The Novel Prize, an international biennial award established by Giramondo (Australia), Fitzcarraldo Editions (UK) and New Directions...