Douglas Stuart’s Shuggie Bain is a novel that doesn’t just tell a story it exposes the raw, unvarnished reality of love, poverty, and addiction in 1980s Glasgow. Winner of the 2020 Booker Prize, this book is both a deeply personal narrative and […]
Amal El-Mohtar, best known for her lyrical storytelling and imaginative worlds, returns with The River Has Roots, a haunting and poetic novella that explores sisterhood, language, and the blurred boundary between the human world and Faerie. This is not merely a story […]
Samantha Shannon returns to the lush, intricate world of The Priory of the Orange Tree with Among the Burning Flowers, a visually stunning and emotionally charged prequel that captures the first sparks of chaos before the great war with dragons. With exquisite […]
Andrew Joseph White’s You Weren’t Meant to Be Human is not just a horror novel. It is a searing scream of pain and defiance carved into flesh and ink. In his adult debut, White takes readers to the festering heart of Appalachia […]
Nico di Angelo finally gets the spotlight he deserves in this heartfelt quest that blends classic Camp Half-Blood adventure with an intimate story about trauma, love, and healing. Co written by Rick Riordan and Mark Oshiro, The Sun and the Star sends […]
Julia Armfield’s debut novel is less a creature feature and more a pressure chamber. It takes a classic horror setup and dissolves it into an intimate portrait of love, grief, and the uncanny pull of the ocean. If you go in expecting […]
Rachel Lacey’s Learning Curves arrives like a fresh cup of tea on a rainy afternoon, comforting at first sip and then surprisingly bold. Set at Northshire University, this sapphic romance pairs a bright new assistant professor with the prickly mentor she once […]
If you come to Casey McQuiston for feel good queer romance, found family, and a fizzy touch of magic, One Last Stop delivers plenty to love. It is swoony, big hearted, and full of late night diner warmth. Yet for many readers, […]
Elizabeth Gilbert has built a career on turning personal transformation into art. From Eat Pray Love’s global pilgrimage of self-discovery to Big Magic’s creative philosophy, she has consistently explored what it means to live authentically. In All the Way to the River: […]
Grief has a way of reshaping families, exposing the cracks and, sometimes, stitching them back together. In Blue Sisters by Coco Mellors, readers are invited into a moving exploration of loss, identity, and the complicated ties that hold siblings together even when […]