Fiction

Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2026 A bittersweet story of love between two women, nested in an artful exploration of language, history, and power. May 1938. The young novelist...

Translated by Padma Viswanathan INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE SHORTLISTED 2026 On land where enslaved people were once tortured and murdered, the state built a penal colony in the wilderness, where inmates...

Translated from the French by Jordan Stump Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2026 In a small, sleepy town, a mediocre witch, in a mediocre marriage, tries to pass on...

Translated from the Korean by Anton Hur Meet the alien species that put the humanity into human beings Discover the fate of Slefonia III once warp travel became obsolete Visit...

Translated by Bruno Navasky Welcome to Tenderness. Our doors are always open. Having a bad day? Visit the Tenderness convenience store in Mojiko, Kitakyushu. A sweet treat to lift your...

Translated by Giles Murray A tour de force crime novel from one of the international masters of the form, where a simple murder case questions the simple notions of good...

A Modern Translation of Japan's Gardening Classic The Sakuteiki, or "Records of Garden Making," was written nearly a thousand years ago. It is the oldest existing text on Japanese gardening—or...

Translated by Christian Nagle "A landmark book that will redefine Nakahara's place on the international stage." —Paul Perry, novelist and poet This definitive bilingual edition of Chuya Nakahara (1907–1937) brings...

Translated by Ginny Tapley Takemori A witty, deadpan novel about modern relationships, pets, and living as a single woman; for fans of Sayaka Murata, offbeat humor, and sharp social observation...

Translated by Jim Rion ONE OF DUA LIPA'S SERVICE95 'MUST READ BOOKS FOR 2026' One week to escapeHigh in the mountains, a sudden rockslide traps ten hikers in an abandoned...

Translated by Cathy Hirano The first volume of a sweeping fantasy by one of Japan's most beloved storytellers, and the bestselling author of the Moribito series. The vast Umal Empire...

Translated by Shanna Tan THE KOREAN SENSATION For lovers of The Midnight Library and Days at the Morisaki Bookshop, discover a spellbinding novel about a mysterious bookshop that exists outside of time and...

Translated by Elizabeth Bryer Winner of the 2023 Jan Michalski Prize, a searing novel of loss and resilience that illuminates the often-overlooked human dimension of the migrant crisis, re-imagining the...

Translated by Margaret Mitsutani Amo, an African kidnapped to Europe as a boy, and Tamao, a Japanese exchange student in Germany, live in different countries but are being followed by...

A tale of star-crossed lovers, political intrigue and mysticism inspired by Korean mythology and set in the Joseon dynasty. 'Whether I remember or not, it seems I am destined to...

Translated by Johsun Lee 'Yosep was the only thing in the world, and Yosep's pain was the world's pain . . . ' Yosep is the passion of everyone’s dreams....

A haunting exploration of the memories of three men and the reverberations of slavery, colonialism, and empire. Three men haunt these pages. Perhaps they are tormented ghosts who cannot find...

Translated by Laurel Taylor and Hitomi Yoshio In Sisters in Yellow, International Booker–shortlisted literary sensation Mieko Kawakami serves us a thrilling, stylish noir of buried secrets and shocking acts. Hana has...

Translated by Flora Thomson-Deveaux "One of the wittiest, most playful, and . . . most alive and ageless books ever written." --Dave Eggers, The New YorkerA revelatory new translation of the...

Translated by Yui Kajita The Killer on the Streets RETURN TO THE WORLD OF THE SAMURAI DETECTIVES, THE MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLING SERIES OF THRILLING ADVENTURE AND INSCRUTABLE MYSTERY In the months...

Translated by Polly Barton ‘Tender and thrilling it’s Yuzuki at her best’ ELLE A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2026 IN GUARDIAN, VOGUE, NEW YORK TIMES, FORBES, THE TIMES, SUNDAY TIMES STYLE, ELLE, STYLIST, BBC, GRAZIA, BRICKS MAGAZINE, RADIO TIMES, LITHUB, OPRAH DAILY and DAILY EXPRESS. The...

Romance of the Three Kingdoms meets True Grit! A thrilling mixture of adrenaline-packed spaghetti Western and Game of Thrones–type kingdom drama as extraordinary swordsman and bounty hunter Dao Ma and his three-year-old son,...

Translated by Karen Gernant and Chan Zeping Winner of the 2015 Best Translated Book Award In Mother River, Can Xue, one of China's most daring and visionary writers, invites us...

Translated by Slin Jung A wonderfully comforting novel of family, food and belonging from a Korean bestseller - the perfect read for fans of The Dallergut Dream Department Store and The...

Translated by Robin Myers Simon Lopez Trujillo's 'mind-blowing' (Gabriela Cabezon Camara) debut takes readers into a dry and degraded, fire-prone landscape where humanity has encroached a step too far into...

Translated by M. Jean The heartwarming, magical Japanese bestseller about grief, love and a cat who will do anything to see his beloved owner again After a long and happy...

Translated by Jay Rubin A gorgeous new clothbound edition of Soseki's cherished novel, with an introduction by Murakami'Even bigger than Japan is the inside of your head. Don't ever surrender...

Translated by E. Madison Shimoda Much-loved modern classic by the author of WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR IS IN THE LIBRARY for fans of BEFORE THE COFFEE GETS COLD'I learned...

Translated by Sarah Lyo For readers who revelled in the toxic obsession of Butter and the addictive horror of Bat Eater Dear Jiwon,I'm writing to you regarding the murder of...

Translated by Rahul Bery A twisty whodunit set on a trans-Atlantic zeppelin flight in the 1930s. A zeppelin leaves Nazi Germany bound for Rio de Janeiro. For those on board...

Translated by Geoffrey Bownas In early 20th-century Japan, a lone hiker falls through a hole in the ground into Kappaland. This is a place ruled by amphibious creatures who share...

Translated by Jim Rion Eleven strange buildings. One terrible secret.A lonely hut in the woods.A murder house.A hidden chamber.A mysterious shrine.A home in flames.A nightmarish prison...Each of the buildings in...

Translated by Margaret Mitsutani The final volume of the electric Scattered All Over the Earth trilogy, from the prize-winning Japanese author. In this concluding volume, intrepid Hiruko and her band of...

Translated by Michael Gallagher In 1950s Japan, Doctor Suguro is carrying on a humdrum practice in a small town still recovering from the war. A quiet, withdrawn individual, he has...

Translated by Thomas Cleary Including The Book of Family Traditions on the Art of War by Yagyu Munenori The Book of Five Rings is one of the most insightful texts on...

Translated by Alexander Bennett The epic story concludes as Musashi prepares to take on his greatest rival with his destiny in the balance! This is the third book of Musashi: The...

Translated by Alexander Bennett Musashi's tale continues as he transforms himself from an inexperienced soldier with no direction into Japan's greatest swordsman!This is the second book of Musashi: The Novel, a...

The Sultan's Sex Potions by Nasīr al-Dīn al-Tūsī, a 13th-century scientific text, explores aphrodisiacs, sexual practices and potency. Written for a ruler, it offers a guide to desire without a...

Translated by Michelle Mirabella Motherhood is terrifying, thinks Laura, feeling small and helpless as she holds her newborn daughter. Instead of joy, she feels fear, and then anger at her...

Translated by Michael Day A powerful novel of self-discovery from the author of No Longer Human - now available in English!Young Susumu Serikawa is at a turning point. Should he continue his...

First published in 1962, Men in the Sun is both a classic of Arab literature, and of what Kanafani himself would term 'resistance literature'. Three Palestinian men embark on a brutal and...

An Abridged Edition The Mahabharata is an ancient Indian epic masterpiece that weaves together the vivid tapestry of war, human struggle and divine discourse. Two families, the Pandavas and the...

The epic story of Rama: a hero and prince who must battle for justice and righteousness against forces of chaos and evil. An Abridged Edition The Ramayana tells the story...

A luminous new translation of the greatest poets in Chinese historyLi Qingzhao is justly celebrated for her place in Chinese literary history. She was a poet with a wry, unsentimental...

A new translation of Lady Nijo’s diary—one of classical Japan’s greatest literary works Lady Nijo’s A Tale Unasked (Towazugatari) is the last, and arguably the finest, among classical Japanese literature’s...

Translated by Lizzie Buehler A darkly comic and compelling satire of the art world from the author of The Disaster Tourist.An Yiji's career had been stalling for some time when a...

A lyrical novel depicting the devastating effects of political violence in Peru on three women’s lives Nina, a Peruvian writer in Spain on the eve of the pandemic, is pulled...

Obsession and persistence warp reality in this collection of macabre stories set in Junji Ito’s bloodcurdling world.  A dark evil lurks in the unreachable depths of a pipe, groaning out moans...

Translated by Stephen Snyder A lonely teenage girl falls in love with her foster-brother as she watches him leap from a high diving board into a pool - sparking an...

A dazzling, provocative debut story collection from celebrated Indonesian writer Intan Paramaditha, putting fierce female characters centre stage in brilliantly funny and sharp twists on fairy tale.Inspired by horror fiction,...