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The Nights Are Quiet in Tehran

Shida Bazyar, Ruth Martin

We Are Green and Trembling

Gabriela Cabezón Cámara, Robin Myers

The Remembered Soldier

Anjet Daanje, David McKay

The Deserters

Mathias Énard, Charlotte Mandell

Small Comfort: Longlisted for the International Booker Prize 2026

Ia Genberg, Kira Josefsson

She Who Remains

Rene Karabash, Izidora Angel

The Director

Daniel Kehlmann, Ross Benjamin

On Earth As It Is Beneath

Ana Paula Maia, Padma Viswanathan

The Duke

Matteo Melchiorre, Antonella Lettieri

The Witch: Longlisted for the International Booker Prize 2026

Marie NDiaye

Women Without Men

Shahrnush Parsipur, Faridoun Farrokh

The Wax Child

Olga Ravn, Martin Aitken

Taiwan Travelogue

Yáng Shuāng-zǐ, Lin King

My Name Is Lucy Barton: From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Olive Kitteridge

Elizabeth Strout

At Night All Blood is Black

David Diop, Anna Moschovakis

Minbak

Ela Lee

Under Water

Tara Menon

Keeper of Lost Children

Sadeqa Johnson

Love Lane

Patrick Gale

The Poet Empress: The instant Sunday Times bestseller and BBC Radio 2 Book Club pick perfect for fans of R.F. Kuang and Madeline Miller

Shen Tao

This Book Made Me Think of You

Libby Page

Saoirse: 'Beautifully written and enticingly intriguing' - Liz Nugent

Charleen Hurtubise

This Story Might Save Your Life: A stunning thriller with the heart of a romance. A Radio 2 Book Club Pick Spring 2026

Tiffany Crum

The Train of Dark Wonders

Alex Bell, Beatriz Castro

Outside In: Nature Poems

Daniel Thompson, Collins Kids, Julia Murray

Pablo and Splash

Sheena Dempsey

The Cosmic Diary of a Future Space Explorer: The Next Step for Humankind

Tim Peake, Steve Cole, Max Rambaldi

The Adventures of Rap Kid

MC Grammar, Alan Brown

Guardians of the New Moon: Ming and Miaow's Great Race

Eric Huang, Phùng Nguyên Quang

Themed booklists

We’ve collected together some of our previous booklists on a variety of themes and topics. Take a look to find your next read.

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Debuts 2024

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