An early masterpiece from the inaugural winner of the Man Booker International Prize, introduced by James Wood

One of the great novels of L.A., a semi-autobiographical story of a struggling writer ('Fante was my God', Charles Bukowski)

The intensely-erotic feminist cult classic. Introduced by Maggie Nelson

Tan Twan Eng's rich, absorbing, internationally bestselling, Man Booker-shortlisted epic

A blisteringly powerful self-portrait of 'The Angry Man of Jazz', contemporary of jazz genius Miles Davis

Nadolny's internationally bestselling masterpiece, a gripping historical novel based on the life of Arctic explorer Sir John Franklin

The international bestseller; longlisted for the Man Booker Prize and winner of the Ondaatje Prize

The powerful retelling of the Celtic myth of Angus, god of dreams, from the number one Sunday Times bestselling author

The Orange-Prize-shortlisted debut novel from beloved Scottish writer Anne Donovan