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A deeply moving story about memory, love and regret, 'The Other Valley' by Scott Alexander Howard follows a town bordered by its own past and future as a gifted teenager discovers a timeline she was never meant to see. Read our review: bit.ly/3FFDtpA Atlantic Books

Thank you to nb. Magazine and Millie and Izzie at Doubleday Books for my copy of #WhentheCranesFlySouth by #LisaRidzén tr. by Alice Menzies which is out in May. Already an International Bestseller, my review will be in nb. Magazine soon, and I think this book looks wonderful.

Thank you so much to nb. Magazine and Emily Pushkin Press for my copy of #CookingInTheWrongCentury by #TeresaPräauer tr. by Eleanor Updegraff. My review will be in nb. Magazine soon, and this novel about a dinner party on a summer’s night in Vienna sounds brilliant!

Thank you again to nb. Magazine and Grace Virago Press for this beautiful copy of #OrdinaryLove by Marie Rutkoski which is out in June. I know so many people love this one already, so am really looking forward to reading it for nb. Magazine

Introducing our April BOTM: Luminous by Silvia Park ✨ In a near-future Korea, robots are seamlessly integrated into everyday life, from teachers to family members. This speculative yet deeply emotional tale explores the boundaries between humans and robots, making for a

Out now! 'Idle Grounds' by Krystelle Bamford (hit shelves on the 17th) is a haunting, darkly comic debut that’s already making waves. Set in rural New England during the summer of 1989, the novel follows a group of young cousins who, left to their own devices at a family

Gothic, gritty, and impossible to shake, 'Carrion Crow' by Heather Parry is a book that gets under your skin. Dark family secrets, fractured identities, and a creeping sense of unease, Parry’s novel is as haunting as it is beautifully written. Read the review:

This month, we spoke to @krystelle_bamford about her debut novel, Idle Grounds. We discussed eighties nostalgia, inescapable inheritance, and defying the plot norms. Idle Grounds is a chilling, evocative and darkly comic debut about childhood, legacy, and the burdens and

☀️ Summer Heat by Defne Suman is now out in paperback! This evocative novel follows Melike, an art historian in Istanbul, whose encounter with a mysterious stranger leads her to uncover long-buried family secrets dating back to the 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus. A tale of

This April, we spoke to @park_silvia about her debut novel, Luminous. We discussed speculative fiction, a unified Korea and crafting voices.⁠ ⁠ Our proud pick for our April Book of the Month, Luminous is a dazzling work of speculative fiction and an unforgettable story about

🎉 Huge congratulations to Lisa Harding on the publication of The Wildelings, released on April 25th! 📚 Set in 1990s Dublin, this gripping novel follows best friends Jessica and Linda as they navigate the complexities of university life at the elite Wilde College. Their bond is

"Ambitious in scope and utterly compelling..." Days of Light by Megan Hunter is a luminous, time-spanning novel following Ivy, a young woman whose life is transformed by a single tragic day in 1938. Told through six significant days across six decades, it’s a tender meditation

Spotted our May BOTM? It's Bitter Honey by Lọlá Ákínmádé - MOVED TO THREADS + BLUESKY 🍯 Out today, Bitter Honey is a powerful story of mothers, daughters, and the secrets that shape us. Spanning from 1970s Gambia to 2000s Sweden, it follows pop star Tina and her mother Nancy as a shocking reappearance

The debut novel that’s making waves. Winner of the 2024 NorthBound Book Award, Kingfisher by Rozie Kelly is a bold, lyrical exploration of desire, grief, and power. It follows a queer academic whose infatuation with an older poet challenges his identity and relationships. Read

We sat down with Lọlá Ákínmádé - MOVED TO THREADS + BLUESKY to discuss her latest novel, Bitter Honey 🍯 Our brilliant May BOTM is a powerful exploration of mother-daughter relationships, resilience, and the immigrant experience. In conversation with Femi Omatade, Lola shares how her journey from Nigeria to

A lyrical, emotionally resonant debut about grief, belonging, and the pull of faith and family. Set in contemporary Dublin, the novel explores the quiet complexities of belief through the story of a young woman navigating loss and legacy in a deeply personal way. Read the

A haunting, poetic exploration of identity, intimacy, and the quiet unravelling of friendship, Waist Deep by Linea Maja Ernst (translated by Sherilyn Nicolette Hellberg) dives beneath the surface of two women’s shared past to ask what it means to truly know — or be known by —

Raw, tender and wise, Saba Sams' Gunk tells the story of the increasingly intimate and complex relationship between the frustrated ex-wife of a student nightclub owner and the enigmatic young woman hired to work the establishment's bar. It’s a story of desire, repression, and