THE BOOKSELLER BUYER’S GUIDE | PUBLISHERS’ AUTUMN TITLES
BARRY, KEVIN BEATLEBONE CANONGATE, 07 JULY, PB, £8.99, 9781782116165 A wild journey through the west of Ireland in 1978 as John Lennon visits his own island to get away from everything and scream his guts out. (Lennon really did buy an island and undergo scream therapy.) Won the Goldsmiths prize and was shortlisted for the Irish Book Awards Novel of the Year.
BERLIN, LUCIA A MANUAL FOR CLEANING WOMEN PICADOR, 25 AUGUST, PB, £8.99, 9781447294894 Astonishingly rich and textured stories that explore life in all its painful, messy, and—occasionally—funny beauty in hospitals, rehab centres, abortion clinics and old people’s homes.
CANDLISH, LOUISE THE SWIMMING POOL PENGUIN BOOKS, 14 JULY, PB, £7.99, 9781405919876 Teacher Natalie is welcomed into the elite set at the newly opened lido, but gradually realises that darkness and danger lurk just beneath the surface of the leafy London suburb.
CROWE, SARA MARTINI HENRY BLACK SWAN, 17 NOVEMBER, MMPB, £7.99, 9781784160609 The sequel to Campari for Breakfast sees 18-year-old Sue Bowl navigating her pregnant stepmother, trying to stop Aunt Cora spending money she doesn’t have, and—just possibly—falling in love.
DUGUID, SARAH LOOK AT ME TINDER PRESS, 08 SEPTEMBER, PB, £8.99, 9781472229878 When Lizzy discovers she has a younger half-sister she decides to invite her into the family, against the wishes of her father and brother. She soon realises she has made a big mistake . . .
GAYLE, MIKE THE HOPE FAMILY CALENDAR HODDER, 20 OCTOBER, PB, £7.99, 9781473608955 Tom Hope is a broken man after the death of his wife, but he has two daughters he has to learn to live for. Will he be
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able to overcome his grief so that he can be the father they need?
O’BRIEN, EDNA THE LITTLE RED CHAIRS FABER & FABER, 04 AUGUST, PB, £7.99, 9780571316311
When a war criminal from the Balkans comes to a small, west coast Irish village masquerading as a faith healer, Fidelma McBride falls under his spell. A novel of love, evil, accountability and redemption.
O’NEILL, LOUISE ASKING FOR IT RIVERRUN, 07 JULY, PB, £7.99, 9781784293208 Shocking and highly topical novel about the impact of sexual assault on a young Irish girl and her family. Originally published as YA, this is an adult edition with a stunning cover which should hopefully see it reach an even wider audience.
PARKS, ADELE THE STRANGER IN MY HOME HEADLINE REVIEW, 29 DECEMBER, PO, £7.99, 9781472205520 The latest contemporary story from mega-bestselling author Parks—she’s been busy writing very good historical fiction—starts with a knock on the door that changes a family’s life.
off on a journey of exploration into his wife’s past and his own future.
PORTER, MAX GRIEF IS THE THING WITH FEATHERS FABER & FABER, 01 SEPTEMBER, PB, £7.99, 9780571327232 A beautiful tryptych of a novel about a bereaved family and a large, raucous crow which rather defies description so I urge you to read it. Shortlisted for the Guardian First Book Award and The Goldsmith’s Prize, it won the Dylan Thomas Prize. Hopefully, the paperback will fly off the shelves.
TERRIN, PETER POST MORTEM MACLEHOSE PRESS, 04 AUGUST, PB, £8.99, 9781782066187 When an obscure writer ducks out of a boring dinner by lying that it is a difficult time for his family, he becomes obsessed that he may have invited fate to deal him a nasty blow. This gives him an idea for a new novel but then something happens that means it really is a difficult time for his family . . .
VARIOUS THE CAINE PRIZE FOR AFRICAN WRITING 2016 NEW INTERNATIONALIST, 14 JULY, PO, £8.99, 9781780263205
Entering its 17th year, the Caine Prize for African Writing is Africa’s leading literary prize and the winners and shortlistees often go on to great things. Well worth checking out this collection of the shortlisted stories.
CLEEVES, ANN COLD EARTH MACMILLAN, 06 OCT, HB, £16.99, 9781447278184
Shetland detective Jimmy Perez investigates when a woman’s body in a red silk dress is discovered in an uninhabited croft house.
PATRICK, PHAEDRA THE CURIOUS CHARMS OF ARTHUR PEPPER MIRA BOOKS, 22 SEPTEMBER, PB, £7.99, 9781848455016
Happily married for 40 years, Arthur Pepper is now a bereft widower. Searching through his late wife’s things, he finds a charm bracelet he’s never seen before which leads him
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ABBOTT, MEGAN YOU WILL KNOW ME PICADOR, 28 JULY, HB, £14.99, 9781447226352 Fifteen-year-old Devon is a promising gymnast, the focus of her parent’s lives. But
DURRANT, SABINE LIE WITH ME MULHOLLAND BOOKS, 28 JULY, HB, £16.99, 9781473608337 Paul Morris is on his uppers. His latest manuscript has been rejected by his publisher, his latest young girlfriend has left him for a blogger, and he’s about to be turfed out of his rent-free Bloomsbury flat with no option other than to move back in with his mother in East Sheen. It feels like the last-chance saloon when he meets a wealthy, lonely widow called Alice who
when a violent death rocks the community everything they dream of is at risk. How far will her mother go to protect her?
BAUER, BELINDA THE BEAUTIFUL DEAD BANTAM PRESS, 17 NOVEMBER, HB, £14.99, 9780593075517 A serial killer desperate for media attention contacts crime reporter Eve Singer to discuss her coverage of the murders. Is Eve becoming an accomplice to murder, perhaps even her own?
CHILD, LEE NIGHT SCHOOL BANTAM PRESS, 08 NOVEMBER, HB, £20, 9780593073902 The latest Jack Reacher adventure takes us back to his army days, where he works undercover to save the world from a terrorist plot.
invites him on holiday, but the repercussions will lead him to a very dangerous place indeed . . .
FRENCH, TANA THE TRESPASSER HODDER, 11 AUGUST, HB, £16.99, 9781444755626 In the latest Dublin Murder Squad thriller Antoinette and Stephen investigate what looks like a straightforward case—but that’s what they are supposed to think. Someone is leading them away from the truth . . .
HILL, SUSAN THE TRAVELLING BAG PROFILE BOOKS, 29 SEPTEMBER, HB, £9.99, 9781781256190
A paranormal detective, an evil grandmother and a lonely boy walk through this new collection of ghost stories set in foggy Victorian London and 1950s suburbia from the author of The Woman in Black.
LAPENA, SHARI THE COUPLE NEXT DOOR BANTAM PRESS, 14 JULY, HB, £12.99, 9780593077382 A couple leave their baby daughter alone so they can go to dinner at their next door neighbour’s house. They check in with her every hour but then, suddenly, she isn’t there. Full of twists and turns as it seems everyone has something to hide . . .
LEMAITRE, PIERRE BLOOD WEDDING MACLEHOSE PRESS, 07 JULY, HB, £12.99, 9780857053312
Sophie wakes to find the child in her care murdered, and has no recall of what happened. Twists galore in this tense psychological thriller from the Prix Goncourt-winning author of Alex.
LUCIUS, WALTER BUTTERFLY ON THE STORM MICHAEL JOSEPH, 28 JULY, HB, £14.99, 9780718181352 When journalist Farah Hafez investigates a hit-and-run on a woodland road near Amsterdam involving an Afghan boy, she has no idea that it will lead her into an international conspiracy. This is the first of the Heartland trilogy originally published in Dutch and the publisher hopes to capture something of the Stieg Larsson effect.
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