Booklist

Anya’s Books of the Year 2025

Selected by Anya Williams


From the publisher:
WINNER OF THE JERWOOD PRIZE FOR BEST FIRST COLLECTIONSHORTLISTED FOR THE T. S. ELIOT PRIZEPOETRY BOOK SOCIETY RECOMMENDATIONA piercing debut about how we are made, how we get lost and how we find new selves.Framed by the story of escape…

From the publisher:
The things that hold life in place have been lifted off and put away. Uprooted by circumstance from city to deep countryside, a woman lives in temporary limbo, visited by memories of all she’s left behind. The most insistent are those…

From the publisher:
Translated by Frank WynneA novel of rage, irreverence and vulnerability, exploring ageing, gender, privilege, addiction and consent, Dear Dickhead is an excoriating encapsulation of our times - by the queen of French punk…

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