GENERAL FICTION
Top Hat Books, 29th May, pb, eb, £7.99, 9781789043532 Visionary story about letters never sent, life once flowing and now frozen, and the beauty of human connection.
Cyprian Ekwensi People of the City NYRB Classics, 14th April, pb, £12.99, 9781681374291 Vivid coming-of-age tale set in a big Nigerian city about a young man trying to make his way as a journalist and band leader in the big city.
Rachel Elliott Do Not Feed the Bear Tinder Press, 30th April, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781472259424 A life-affirming novel of love and letting go for readers of Eleanor Oliphant and The Trouble with Sheep and Goats.
Janet Ellis How It Was Two Roads, 31st March, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781473625211 Darkly compelling novel set in 1970s rural Kent. Nothing much is happening until a woman lights a fuse under her marriage.
James Ellroy This Storm Windmill Books, 5th March, pb, £8.99, 9780099537779 The second novel in Ellroy’s second LA Quartet, which began with the publication of Perfidia in 2014.
Emuna Elon House on Endless Waters Allen & Unwin, 5th March, hb, eb, £12.99, 9781911630579 Moving novel about a writer’s transformative journey in Amsterdam where he discovers the truth about his mother’s wartime experience— and about himself.
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Imperial War Museum Wartime Classics Peter Elstob Vol 6: Warriors for the Working Day Imperial War Museums, 23rd April, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781912423163 Brilliantly evokes the claustrophobia, heat and intensity of tank warfare, as one tank crew proceed from the beaches of Normandy into newly liberated Western Europe.
Mihai Eminescu, AK Brackob, Ioana Lupusoru Poems and Prose of Mihai Eminescu Histria LLC, 15th June, pb, £24.99, 9781592110339 A selection of the best English-language
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renditions of Romania’s national poet.
Nathan Englander For the Relief of Unbearable Urges Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 25th June, pb, £8.99, 9781474611091 In these 10 delightfully irreverent stories, Englander spins a bold, funny, irresistibly inventive vision of modern orthodox Judaism.
Nathan Englander The Ministry of Special Cases Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 25th June, pb, £8.99, 9781474611114 From its unforgettable opening scene in the darkness of a forgotten cemetery in Buenos Aires, comes the début novel from the Pulitzer- nominated author.
Anne Enright Actress Jonathan Cape, 20th February, hb, eb, £16.99, 9781787332065 From the Booker-winning Irish author, a brilliant and moving novel about fame, sexual power and a daughter’s search to understand her mother’s hidden truths.
Mark Evanier Marvel Comics Mini-books Abrams ComicArts, 5th May, hb, £21.99, 9781419743429 Reprinted for the first time, the world’s smallest comic books, originally printed in 1966 at just 2cm in size, are reissued in a larger format in a seven-book collectable boxed set.
Wendy Erskine Sweet Home Picador, 25th June, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781529017076 Collection of brilliantly written short stories by an exciting talent from Northern Ireland.
Kirsten Esden Naomi Rose Matador, 28th February, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781838592530 Avid reader, 10-year-old Naomi Rose already knows the power of a good story. When her mother dies, Naomi’s emotional struggle is exacerbated by her attempts to appease her father’s demands.
Stephanie Evanovich Under the Table William Morrow Paperbacks, 28th May, pb, £9.99, 9780062415943 From a New York Times bestselling author comes My Fair Lady with a
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twist—a canny young woman makes over her awkward millionaire client, with some hot results.
Bernardine Evaristo Girl, Woman, Other Penguin, 5th March, pb, eb, £8.99, 9780241984994 2019 Booker Prize winner teems with energy, humour and heart, a love song to black Britain told by 12 very different people.
Silja Evelyn Pretty Boy Salad Pages, 3rd April, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781913067076 When an affluent businessman takes a liking to Ellie’s boyfriend, he’s faced with a way out of their humdrum world of money worries and prejudices. But at what cost?
Percival Everett I Am Not Sidney Poitier Influx Press, 12th March, pb, £9.99, 9781910312537 Published for the first time in the UK, this novel ranks as one of the greatest achievements of Everett, an overlooked master of American storytelling.
Stuart Evers The Blind Light Picador, 11th June, hb, eb, £18.99, 9781529030976 Sweeping from the 1950s to the present day, this deeply moving story of the interconnected lives of two families from very different backgrounds is the Great British Novel you’ve been waiting for.
Kirsty Eyre Cow Girl HarperFiction, 25th June, pb, eb, £7.99, 9780008382247 Winner of the Comedy Women in Print prize. Charming and hilari- ous, this is a queer love story set on a dairy farm in Yorkshire.
Jenni Fagan Luckenbooth William Heinemann, 11th June, hb, £16.99, 9780434023318 Hugely anticipated third novel—ambitious, ferocious and gripping— from the prize-winning author of The Panopticon.
Oisin Fagan Nobber JM Originals, 11th June, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781529329810 “A writer out to do what- ever he wants. A gross-out slice of medieval life and death, it’s vigorously itself, spilling out of any box you put it in”—Observer.
Matias Faldbakken The Waiter
Black Swan, 11th June, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781784163983 Set in an Oslo restaurant and narrated with irresistible charm by a neurotic waiter, this Norwegian literary sensation will appeal to lovers of Robert Seethaler and Herman Koch.
Jane Fallon Queen Bea Michael Joseph, 16th April, audiobook, £13, 9781405944748 When Laura’s marriage falls apart she needs to find a home for her and her daughter quickly. Secrets are unearthed but revenge comes at a price.
Hilary Fannin The Weight of Love Doubleday Ireland, 5th March, pb, eb, £13.99, 9781781620458 Powerful love story set in London and Dublin is an intimate account of the intricacies of marriage and the myriad ways in which we can love and be loved.
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Oxford World’s Classics J Sheridan Le Fanu, Aaron Worth Green Tea And Other Weird Stories Oxford University Press, 31st May, pb, eb, £8.99, 9780198835882 Landmark edition of Le Fanu’s shorter fiction, the form at which he most excelled.
Moris Farhi
My End is My Beginning Saqi, 6th February, pb, eb, £11.99, 9780863561306 Death-defying, life- affirming odyssey of one man’s pursuit of a fairer, better world.
Jessie Redmon Fauset There is Confusion Bantam Dell, 11th February, pb, £11.99, 9780593134429 Rediscovered classic about how racism and sexism tests the spirit, ambition and charac- ter of three children growing up in Hell’s Kitchen and Harlem.
Lara Feigel The Group John Murray, 11th June, hb, eb, £16.99, 9781529305005 Engrossing portrait of contemporary female life and friendship.
Kate Fenton The Time of Her Life Hodder & Stoughton, 12th March, hb, eb, £20, 9781529358582 Sparkling and intelligent romance will strike a
chord of recognition and make the older reader laugh out loud.
Lawrence Ferlinghetti Little Boy Faber & Faber, 2nd April, pb, eb, £8.99, 9780571351046 A hypnotic tale of a little boy’s life and the craziness of the century that witnessed it from one of the last surviv- ing members of the Beat Generation.
K Ferrari, Adrian Nathan West Like Flies From Afar Canongate Books, 26th March, pb, eb, £12.99, 9781786896964 Wickedly dark, multi- award-winning noir novel in translation about corruption in the Argentine state.
Jamie Fewery The Way Back Orion, 30th April, pb, £8.99, 9781409178187 Three estranged siblings are forced on a road trip together by their late father, whose dying wish is for them to scatter his ashes on a Scottish Island.
Tim Finch Peace Talks Bloomsbury, 16th April, hb, eb, £16.99, 9781526611697 Taut and luminous love story about peace, violence and conflict negotiation.
A J Finn The Woman in the Window HarperFiction, 2nd April, pb, eb, £8.99, 9780008333324 Movie tie-in. No 1 bestseller psychological thriller soon to be a major motion picture from Fox starring Amy Adams, Gary Oldman and Julianne Moore.
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Oxford World’s Classics F Scott Fitzgerald, Philip McGowan This Side of Paradise Oxford University Press, 28th May, pb, eb, £8.99, 9780198848110 Tells the story of Amory Blaine as he grows from pampered childhood to young adulthood and learns to know himself better. F Scott Fitzgerald, Kirk Curnutt
Flappers and Philosophers 9780198851844 Fitzgerald’s first collection of short fiction includes the familiar themes of aspiration and social satire which already permeated his writing in these stories of youth and disappointment.
Nicole Flattery Show Them a Good Time Bloomsbury, 19th March, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781526611932 “I truly love and admire Nicole Flattery’s writing. Show Them a Good Time is a masterclass in the short story—bold, irreverent and agonisingly funny”—Sally Rooney.
Curdella Forbes A Tall History of Sugar Canongate Books, 6th February, hb, eb, £14.99, 9781786898579 Vivid epic follows an unusual couple’s myste- rious love affair from childhood to adult- hood across rural Jamaica and England.
Richard Ford Sorry for Your Trouble Bloomsbury, 14th May, hb, eb, £16.99, 9781526620026 From the Pulitzer Prize- winning author of The Sportswriter comes a profound and moving collection of stories about men, women and the gulfs that lie between them.
Moira Forsyth Waiting for Lindsay Sandstone Press, 26th March, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781912240951 On a hot July day, 13-year-old Lindsay Mathieson walked up the beach and disappeared. Decades later, her family are still dealing with the consequences of that terrible summer.
Therese Anne Fowler A Good Neighbourhood Headline Review, 4th February, hb, eb, £18.99, 9781472269379 Provocative novel about class, race and star- crossed love in modern America from New York Times bestselling author that implicates us all in its damning, heart- wrenching conclusion.
Sarah Franklin How to Belong Zaffre Publishing, 28th May, hb, eb, £18.99, 9781785764868 Sometimes you have to leave home to realise where you really belong. A compelling tale of lost connections and finding home, perfect for fans of Tessa Hadley and Maggie O’Farrell.
Castle Freeman Devil in the Valley Farrago, 14th May, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781788422611 In his quiet Vermont home, a man sits and wonders what’s miss- ing from his life. A Faus- tian fable that explores
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