GENERAL FICTION


Granta, 6th June, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781783789214 A novel of desire and destruction in Revolutionary France, based on a true story, from the Desmond Elliott Prize-winning author of The Manningtree Witches.


Gaëlle Bélem, Karen Fleetwood (tr), Laëtitia Saint- Loubert (tr) There's a Monster Behind the Door Bullaun Press, 20th June, pb, eb, £16, 9781739842369 It is the 1980s on the French island of Réunion and there is a new addition to the Dessaintes family—a writer avenges herself and chronicles their downfall.


Roberto Bolaño The Savage Detectives Vintage Classics, 4th July, pb, eb, £12.99, 9781784879525 New to Vintage Classics: A major relaunch of Bolaño, one of the 20th century’s most exciting literary talents.


Simon Van Booy Sipsworth Bedford Square, 18th July, hb, eb, £16.99, 9781835010877 Over the course of a single week a woman who is ready to die discovers an unexpected reason to live.


Camille Bordas The Material Serpent's Tail, 18th July, hb, eb, £16.99, 9781805220060 Literary sensation from France now writing in English publishes her first novel in the UK and what looks likely to be her international breakthrough.


Hwang Bo-reum, Shanna Tan (tr) Welcome to the


Hyunam-dong Bookshop Bloomsbury, 4th July, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781526662286 Heartwarming story set in Korea about finding comfort and acceptance in life and the healing power of books.


Yona Bouskila The Unthinkable Truth Cranthorpe Millner, 28th May, pb, eb, £12.99, 9781803782010 Tense thriller that delves into the depths of the human mind and explores how real and seemingly innocent scientific discoveries can spiral into global dystopia.


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Sean E Boye Fred Hampton's Blues Troubador, 28th March, pb, £9.99, 9781805142799 Political vampire story set in London and Manchester interrogates themes such as social class, race and identity in the 21st century.


John Boyne Earth Doubleday, 2nd May, hb, eb, £12.99, 9780857529831 From internationally bestselling author an inescapably gritty story about one young man whose direction in life takes a vastly different turn than what he expected.


Lisa Brace Star Survivor Te Book Guild, 28th March, pb, £9.99, 9781916668386 The designer luggage is packed. The bodily fuzz removed. It is time for Star Survivor.


Kaliane Bradley The Ministry of Time Sceptre, 14th May, hb, eb, £16.99, 9781399726344 The Time Traveller's Wife meets Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow in a wildly original début novel by a major new talent.


Nick Bradley Four Seasons in Japan Penguin, 13th June, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781804991688 From the author of The Cat and The City, Four Seasons in Japan is a gorgeously crafted book within a book about literature, purpose and what it is to belong.


Anne Bronte Agnes Grey Union Square, 16th April, pb, £7.99, 9781435172715 Agnes comes from a respectable middle-class family but is forced to seek work as a governess, unprepared for the harsh reality of a governess’ life.


SERIES


Signature Gilded Classics Union Square, 21st March, hb, £18, 97814549529 Charlotte Bronte Jane Eyre 16 Featuring gripping plot twists and surprises, Jane Eyre offers insight into the life of a woman who, despite oppression and circumstances, refuses to yield herself to societal expectations. Emily Bronte Wuthering Heights 61 While young Catherine


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Earnshaw becomes close with orphan Heathcliff, her older brother Hindley sinks into hatred, setting the stage for a tragic drama whose aftermath will shake their world.


Lorraine Brown Couples Retreat Orion, 20th June, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781398711112 From author of The Paris Connection the escapist holiday read of 2024.


Ronnie Brown Unquiet Minds Cranthorpe Millner, 28th May, pb, eb, £12.99, 9781803781938 While investigating a murder case and writing a novel, Penny is left uncertain and confused when the fictional world and reality begin to merge.


Rosalind Brown Practice Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 14th March, hb, eb, £18.99, 9781399614535 Astonishing first novel about a day in the life of a young student who experiences her thoughts, wishes and fantasies as she writes about Shakespeare’s sonnets.


Thomas Brussig, Jonathan Franzen, Jenny Watson (tr) The Short End of the Sonnenallee Fourth Estate, 11th April, pb, eb, £9.99, 9780008559359 Classic German satire translated into English for the first time and introduced by Franzen. A comedic and moving account of life in East Berlin.


Sophie Buchaillard Assimilation Honno, 29th February, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781912905966 Multi-generational, historical drama full of mystery and secrets. A book that explores the challenges of identity, belonging and womanhood, and the stories we tell in order to fit in.


Rowan Hisayo Buchanan The Sleep Watcher Sceptre, 14th March, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781399710664 Strange and tender new novel from Costa- shortlisted author.


Elizabeth Buchan Bonjour, Sophie Corvus, 4th April, hb, eb, £16.99, 9781838955274 Gorgeous coming-of-age novel from author of Revenge of the


Middle-Aged Woman and Two Women in Rome.


Jonathan Buckley Tell Fitzcarraldo Editions, 28th March, pb, eb, £12.99, 9781804270721 Co-winner of the 2022 Novel Prize is a probing, exuberant and complex examination of the ways in which we make stories of our and other people’s lives.


Rita Bullwinkel Headshot Daunt Books Originals, 28th March, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781914198724 Equal parts subtle and intense, Headshot takes readers to the sidelines of the boxing ring and above and beyond it.


Rita Bullwinkel Belly Up Daunt Books Originals, 9th May, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781914198748 Throughout these grotesque and tender stories, characters question the bodies they have been given and what their bodies require to be sustained.


Stephen Buoro The Five Sorrowful Mysteries of Andy Africa Bloomsbury, 14th March, pb, eb, £9.99, 9781526638014 The unforgettable story of Andrew Aziza, a one-of- a-kind teenager who goes on a journey of self- discovery in the shadow of colonialism and communal violence in north-western Nigeria.


Mr Christopher Burns Mrs Pulaska and Other Stories Salt, 15th June, pb, £9.99, 9781784633158 Major selection of new stories from the widely acclaimed author of The Flint Bed (shortlisted for the Whitbread Prize), A Condition of Ice, and A Divison of the Light.


Samuel Burr The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers Orion, 9th May, hb, eb, £16.99, 9781398712300 Marvelously uplifting and puzzling novel with appeal for likers of The Thursday Murder Club and Lessons in Chemistry.


Halle Butler Banal Nightmare Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 16th July, pb, eb, £14.99, 9781399618229 Author of The New Me back with an hilarious, horrifying picture of a breakup, a college town


and a group of jealous friends.


Susan Buttenwieser Junction of Earth and Sky Manilla Press, 25th April, hb, eb, £14.99, 9781786583468 Spanning six decades and two continents, this is the story of two women— grandmother and granddaughter—plagued by the whims of fate and a darkness that is impossible to shake.


Charlotte Butterfield The Second Chance Avon, 9th May, pb, eb, £8.99, 9780008642945 Certain she will die on the date predicted by a psychic, Nell writes her confessional letters and prepares for her death. When it does not happen her life is plunged into chaos.


Ryan Byrnes My Dear Antonio Amphorae, 26th March, pb, £15.95, 9781940442495 Inspired by the story of Byrnes’ great- grandparents—children of the Sicilian diaspora who loved, parted and found each other again seven years and three continents later.


Jaume Cabre Confessions Arcadia, 9th May, pb, eb, £14.99, 9781529433302 With a new introduction by Colm Toíbín, the Catalan modern classic that became an international bestseller.


Lucy Caldwell Openings Faber & Faber, 16th May, pb, eb, £14.99, 9780571382750 Strong collection from acclaimed author of Multitudes and Intimacies—striking explorations of motherhood and marriage.


Miller Caldwell The Clown Prosecutor Troubador, 28th February, pb, £9.99, 9781805142591 Sam Harvie, son of a circus manager, causes mayhem and is eventually dismissed from the prosecution services.


Joy Callaway What the Mountains Remember Harper Muse, 23rd May, pb, eb, £10.99, 9781400244317 International bestselling author returns with a story of the ordinary people behind extraordinary beauty and


the question of who gets to tell their stories.


Anthony Canavan Our Troubles Phaeton, 1st March, hb, £18, 9781908420336 £30, 9781908420343 Wonderful narratives of Belfast during the Troubles: nice people trying to live normal lives in a strange world of casual arrests, alarming checkpoints and a city no longer their own.


Melanie Cantor The F**k It! List Penguin, 11th April, pb, eb, £8.99, 9781529176797 Funny and heartwarming, the story of a woman finding herself let down and alone at 40 and deciding to make some of life’s big choices on her own terms.


Kirsty Capes Girls Orion, 16th May, hb, eb, £16.99, 9781398713048 Follows two sisters on an all-or-nothing road trip across the US, exploring the intricacies of motherhood, friendship and the ties that bind or break us.


Dulce Maria Cardoso, Angel Gurria- Quintana (tr) Eliete MacLehose Press, 6th June, pb, eb, £10, 9781529418811 Reflects on an apparently ordinary life against the background of a three- generation story of the 20th and 21st centuries in Portugal.


Stephane Carlier, Polly Mackintosh (tr) Clara Reads Proust Gallic, 28th March, pb, £9.99, 9781913547738 Tender and witty coming- of-age story about the power of literature to inspire new beginnings, peppered with a cast of quirky characters and an intriguing heroine.


Talia Carner The Boy With the Star Tattoo


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