The Whale Library by Judith Vanistendael & Zidrou

GENERAL FICTION | NON-FICTION | CHILDREN’S BOOKS

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The Whale Library by Judith Vanistendael & Zidrou

A graphic novel of whales, love, and storytelling

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The Book Collector by Alice Thompson

A gothic fairytale

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Bad News by Edward St Aubyn

A love letter to drugs and drink

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Swallowed by a Whale by Huw Lewis-Jones

Home truths and tactics on the writing life

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A Touch of Mistletoe by Barbara Comyns

Haunting, sad, and darkly funny: an utter joy to read

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How Do You Live? by Genzaburō Yoshino

A winsome manual for living

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Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro

Inside the consciouness of a robot

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Orphan Monster Spy by Matt Killeen

Tense YA thriller set in a Nazi boarding school

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Madgermanes by Birgit Weyhe

Blurring the line between fact and fiction

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Checkout 19 by Claire-Louise Bennett

A writer’s life and influences

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The Door by Magda Szabó

An intricate character study

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Shadowghast by Thomas Taylor

Atmospheric middle grade adventure

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The Days of Abandonment by Elena Ferrante

A raw, magnetic portrait of reason unspooling

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The Finishing School by Muriel Spark

Spark roasts novelists, publishers, and creative writing schools.

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Outline by Rachel Cusk

A novel cleansed of plot and protagonist

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The House on the Edge by Alex Cotter

Sea ghosts in the cellar and a missing dad

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Dreaming of Babylon by Richard Brautigan

He’s the last detective you want handling your case…

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The Incredible Talking Machine by Jenni Spangler

Spangler’s Sensational Literary Spectacle!

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Going Solo by Roald Dahl

Extraordinary account of a junior pilot in World War II

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The Vanishing Trick by Jenni Spangler