General Fiction
this spellbinding hardback collection of Korean folk tales.
Sonya Vatomsky Under a Fur Coat Manilla Press, 24th September, hb, eb, £16.99, 9781786586513
When Gagarin admits she is hunting a mythical bracket fungus, the Bigfoot of mushrooms, Vivienne dives in. Days dissolve into snow, birch forests and vodka- soaked obsession.
Maud Ventura Make Me Famous HarperVia, 19th November, pb, eb, £10.99, 9780063569034 Daisy Jones and the Six meets Patricia Highsmith in this addictive, intense novel about the brutal road to glory.
Enrique Vila-Matas, Valerie Miles (tr) Camera Obscura Yale University Press, 26th January, pb, eb, £20, 9780300290097
From Spain’s most celebrated author an inventive, quietly radical novel that explores how books illuminate our lives.
Camila Sosa Villada A Domestication Virago Press, 7th January, hb, eb, £20, 9780349019901
Vivid, raw and passionate, crackling with caustic humour, this novel explores transness, sex, class, wealth, privilege, prejudice, the longing for home and the unquenchable desire for love.
Karla Cornejo Villavicencio Catalina
Cornerstone, 6th August, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781804956724
Daring and sharply observed campus novel about coming into your own and the endless possibilities of freedom, love and power.
Rick De Villiers Blot Batis Books, 12th October, pb, £13.99, 9781918073065
The directorship of the Bureau of Dead Letters is changing and not everyone is happy about it.
Sam Wachman The Sunflower Boys Harper Perennial, 24th September, pb, eb, £10.99, 9780063418233
Story with sensitivity and haunting power about a young boy wrestling with his sexuality as war breaks out in modern-day Ukraine.
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Grace Walker The Merge Magpie, 3rd September, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781836430506
Set in a chilling dystopian world where Earth has been pushed to breaking point and two people’s consciousnesses can exist in one body.
Grace Helena Walz Pretty as a Peach Thomas Nelson, 24th September, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781400352852
Paints a portrait of choosing bravery in the midst of uncertainty and reminds us that the sweetest things in life are worth fighting for.
Bo Wang
The Chinese Lady HarperVia, 8th October, hb, eb, £18.99, 9780063467736
Gorgeous historical novel immortalises the life of the first Chinese woman to be taken to the United States in the 1800s.
Bryan Washington Palaver Atlantic Books, 7th January, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781805463986
Modern literary romcom and a life-affirming novel of family, mending and how we learn to love.
Christie Watson Killing Me Softly Phoenix, 28th January, pb, £10.99, 9781399613149
Psycho-thriller set in the world of A&E.
Jennifer Weiner The Griffin Sisters’ Greatest Hits
HQ, 10th September, pb, eb, £9.99, 9780008740238
This is an irresistible story of sisterhood, redemption and the magic of second chances.
HG Wells, Will Tattersdill (ed) The Empire of the Ants and Other Stories Oxford University Press, 13th August, hb, £18.99, 9780192862327
New edition brings together 40 of Wells’ most remarkable tales, from the legendary to the overlooked, with fresh notes about the print environment in which Wells wrote.
Rebecca Wells Divine Secrets of the Ya-ya Sisterhood Harper Perennial, 28th January, pb, eb, £10.99, 9780063579903
A lifetime friendship between four Southern women is the vehicle for Wells to explore the bonds linking women.
The Bookseller Buyer’s Guide Fiction
Harry Whittaker Orlando Macmillan, 5th November, hb, eb, £25, 9781037405549
Full of atmosphere, this is a yarn about love, authorship and the quiet rebellions that change the world. Set in the Seven Sisters universe.
Susan Wiggs Wayward Girls William Morrow, 27th August, pb, eb, £10.99, 9780063118263
Wrenching but ultimately life- affirming novel based on a true story of survival, friendship, and redemption
Olivia Wildenstein The Ice Beyond Sourcebooks Casablanca, 22nd September, pb, £9.99, 9781464298400
Steeped in Norse lore, this is the opener of a brand-new series.
Irvine Welsh Can Nothing Save Us? Jonathan Cape, 13th August, hb, eb, £20, 9781787336537
Searing thriller takes the reader to Las Vegas as a divided family is forced to confront the past and reckon with a dangerous future.
Scott Westerfeld, Justine Larbalestier The Mortons
Viking, 1st October, hb, eb, £18.99, 9780241760932
Sweeping campus novel featuring the sharpest crime dynasty since the Sopranos.
Genevieve Wheeler Lina and June Aria, 10th December, hb, eb, £18.99, 9781035913770
Two best friends and their story of growing up, growing apart and navigating one of life’s biggest heartbreaks.
Clare Whitfield The Last Handmaid Head of Zeus, 5th November, hb, eb, £20, 9781837930913
Dracula meets The Favourite in this Gothic historical thriller inspired by history’s most prolific female serial killer.
Niall Williams O Now! Bloomsbury, 8th October, hb, eb, £9.99, 9781037203534
Gentle return to the town of Faha by a master of Irish literature.
Nikesha Elise Williams The Seven Daughters of Dupree Simon & Schuster, 14th January, pb, £9.99, 9781398534292
From the two-time Emmy Award-winning producer comes a multigenerational epic.
Sheila Williams Daughters of the Wind Amistad, 28th January, pb, eb, £10.99, 9780063307988
Acclaimed author of No Better Time and The Secret Women returns with her first foray into the mythical fantasy genre.
Lauren Willig What Happens at Nightfall William Morrow, 19th November, hb, eb, £20, 9780063306172
New York Times bestselling author is back with this delightfully spooky contemporary romance.
Jacqueline Wilson Picture Imperfect Penguin, 27th August, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781804997000
A story about family, identity and the messy truth of finding yourself.
Richard Paul Winston The Seed of Change Troubador, 28th September, pb, £10.99, 9781806345892
A mysterious pregnancy and its repercussions on the child.
PG Wodehouse, Frank Skinner, Roddy Doyle, Alan Titchmarsh, Dominic Sandbrook et al Jeeves Again Cornerstone, 15th October, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781804950241
Irrepressible British literary icon returns in 12 new stories.
Monica Wood How to Read a Book HarperFiction, 24th September, pb, eb, £9.99, 9780008831691
One bookshop and a thousand ways to rewrite a life. The healing read fans will want to share.
Alex Woodroe Tatratea Clash Books, 3rd December, pb, £12.99, 9781968043360
From Shirley Jackson Award-nominated editor an eco-horror novel of hyperactive flora, ancient manors and the terrifying wilderness of Transylvania.
Omer Faruk Yeni, Mehlika Hilal Kirca (illus) Mind the Gap
Ketebe, 15th September, hb, £20.99, 9786258581249
A cryptic will by an ambassador sparks a chase linking stolen Kaaba cloth, dreams and paths from London to Morocco, Istanbul and Madinah.
Bonnie Woods It’s a Highland Thing HarperNorth, 28th January, pb, eb, £9.99, 9780008836146
New for Valentines 2027 from the bestselling Kindle author of Kindling and Fireworks. A spicy smalltown romance that will leave readers Scot and bothered.
Emily Woof Ecstatic Wilton Square Books, 27th August, hb, eb, £16.99, 9781806770694
Novel set in the near future about state control, collective resistance and the radical power of dance.
Lana Wren If You’ve Got It, Haunt It HarperNorth, 27th August, pb, eb, £9.99, 9780008823412
Death is calling and he is not one to be ghosted.
Simon Wroe Ghost Month Faber & Faber, 27th August, hb, eb, £16.99, 9780571394708
Every September the spirits of the dead return for four weeks. Four strangers prepare for a visit from their dearly departed.
Megan Wykes Sunshine At Bay Press, 26th November, pb, £9.99, 9781997933137
Themes of loss, sacrifice and the restorative power of art unfold throughout the book. Rich in historical detail.
Kelly Yang The Take Constable, 28th January, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781408721780
About how far one would go to have it all and who would be sacrificed. Perfect for fans of Yellowface.
Dan Ying, Christina Ng (tr) The Years in My Hair Poetry Translation Centre, 1st October, pb, eb, £12.99, 9781738470150
Collection offers a comprehensive view of Dan Ying’s literary oeuvre.
Series Jin Yong
A Love Illicit MacLehose Press, 8th October, pb, eb, £18.99, 9781529417555
Second of the Return of the Condor Heroes, a martial arts epic set in the time of Genghis Khan.
Paul Yoon Etna Scribner Editions, 27th August, pb, eb, £14.99, 9781398559202
Memorable novel of a working dog who, after the war, embarks on an odyssey in the hopes of returning home.
James Yorkston Callum, Reine, Sylvie and Sparrow Oldcastle Books, 27th October, pb, eb, £10.99, 9780857306357
Callum, a musician and journalist, reflects on the people who have shaped him in this wry and amusing fragmentary novel from the singer- songwriter and author of Tommy the Bruce.
Vincent Yu Seek Immediate Shelter September, 6th August, pb, eb, £10.99, 9780715656334
When an emergency alert warns of an incoming missile people confront their deepest fears and desires. Minutes later, it is declared a false alarm but their lives have been changed forever.
My Weekly Annual DC Thomson, 10th August, hb, £12.99, 9781917436489
Feelgood collection of short stories, puzzles, recipes and celebrity features offering up romance, drama, humour and thrills.
The People’s Friend Annual 2027 DC Thomson, 10th August, hb, £12.99, 9781917436496
Collection of 25 new stories, plus poems and puzzles. With family tales, romance and cosy crime, The People’s Friend Annual 2027 delivers hours of uplifting, feelgood reading.
The Friendship Book 2027 DC Thomson, 10th August, hb, £12.99, 9781917436502
A daily companion filled with inspiring reflections, poetry and uplifting thoughts.
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