The gripping true-life story of three young people in the world’s youngest country, South Sudan, whose lives are ripped apart by a brutal war. Winner of the Moore Prize 2021
A satirical novel inspired by two iconic real-life court cases – one in Tennessee in the 1920s, the second in London in 2022 – which takes aim at modern crank beliefs and herd behaviour
Born in Afghanistan, raised in Iran and now based in the UK, Shakardokht Jafari has defied convention, prejudice and illness to forge a... Læs mere
Highland schoolboy Doran West risks death on the gallows and battlefield and contends with enemies from the future in a thrilling time-travel odyssey that takes him from Robert the... Læs mere
Set at a rural literary festival, a hilarious satire on the book world which takes no prisoners as it skewers authors, agents, publishers and reviewers alike
The ageing muse of a celebrated 20th century painter has fallen on hard times and needs the help of art expert Gabriel Viejo to get a lost masterpiece into the market. Their plan isn’t entirely above board and there are some nasty surprises in store – particularly for Gabe
From one of America’s most beloved contemporary novelists, a delicious and witty story about love under house arrest in Manhattan. A finalist for the Thurber Prize 2024
Breast cancer survivor Sue Riches and her daughter Victoria join the world’s first all-female expedition to the North Pole. Their joint accounts of their Arctic ordeal is a celebration of... Læs mere
The multi-Bafta-winning creator of Father Ted and The IT Crowd tells of his rise and painful fall, in a memoir that’s part sitcom-writing masterclass, part diary of a gender wars cancellation
Another entrancing fictional story, based on Tess Burrows’ real adventures in Hawaii, involving scumbag villains, mystical dolphins and an ancient prophecy. For children aged 8 to 11
Peter Bradshaw’s absurdist yet plausible stories – some previously narrated on BBC Radio 4 or published in Esquire, others completely new – offer pinpricks of light in a dark sky of confusion and pain
A dark literary comedy, with shades of One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest , where the patients in the asylum are all famous authors from history, including Ernest Hemingway, Dorothy Parker and Wilkie Collins