New and Recommended: Fiction
Selected by the Bookshop
Wikipedia defines fiction as ‘any creative work, chiefly any narrative work, portraying people, events or places in imaginary ways that are not strictly based on history or fact’, and who are we to argue with that? Anyway you know what fiction is. Here’s some of our recent favourites.
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Translated by Mara Faye LethemAn earthy, bewitching and ferocious new novel by the author of When I Sing, Mountains DanceNestled among rugged mountains, in a remote part of Catalonia frequented by wolf hunters, bandits, deserters,…
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Translated by Barbara J. HavelandLonglisted for the International Booker Prize 2025The first volume of the poetic, page-turning masterpiece about one woman's fall through the cracks of time.'A total explosion.' Nicole…
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From the bestselling author of Summerwater comes a story of love, loss and belonging that moves between 1960s Italy and modern day Ireland.Moving from 60s Italy to contemporary Ireland, Ripeness is a breathtaking story…
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Translated by Charlotte MandellFleeing a nameless war, a soldier emerges from the Mediterranean scrubland, filthy, exhausted and seeking refuge. A chance meeting forces him to rethink his journey, and the price he puts on a life. On 11…
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WINNER OF THE 2025 DYLAN THOMAS PRIZEA BOOK OF THE YEAR IN DAZED, DEBUTIFUL AND THE INDEPENDENT‘A masterpiece’ Slavoj Zizek | ‘A filthy, elegant book’ Raven Leilani…
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Translated from the Spanish by Anne McLeanThe third Terra Alta Investigation - the final novel in the acclaimed crime series by one of Europe's leading writersA father's worst nightmare - Melchor Marín's teenage daughter has…
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TRANSLATED BY AMANDA PRANTERAA weird, gripping novel about a woman sent to live alone in a forest, from Marlen Haushofer, master of sustained dread and author of the cult classic, The Wall.An Austrian housewife sits in her loft intent…
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**Selected as a 2025 book to look out for by the Guardian, Sunday Times, Irish Times, independent.co.uk, Cosmopolitan, Elle and Service95**'Raw, original and provoking, Saba Sams is Britain's brightest…
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Albania was a country that made you uneasy and tense, but alert and alive. It infuriated, exasperated, without apology or retribution, and yet one felt seen here, often even loved. The urge to escape its stifling confinement was tinged with…
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The hilarious and moving debut novel of 2025 – ‘I was mesmerized’ Sheila Heti‘I wanted to pass it on to all my friends’ SHEILA HETI'Remarkable clarity and humour' VOGUE‘Disarmingly…
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One man gambles on not only the racing dogs but his life in this charismatic rediscovered Jewish post-war classic of London’s seedy underbelly, introduced by Iain Sinclair.Never give up hope before the dogs have crossed the…
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Translated by Ginny Tapley TakemoriAmane is ten years old when she discovers she’s not like everyone else. Her school friends were all conceived the normal way, by artificial insemination, and raised in the normal way, by parents in…
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The bestselling Irish debut – ‘a triumph’ Sally RooneyTHE INSTANT TOP 10 IRISH BESTSELLERAn Observer Best Debut Novelist of 2025‘One of the most exciting writers working in Ireland today’ SALLY…
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TRANSLATED BY LAUREN ELKINA compelling novel about the requirement to be perfect, without losing sight of yourself - by the greatest feminist of the twentieth-century, Simone de Beauvoir.She’s living a perfect life – so why does…
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A masterful story of friendship and how much we’re willing to risk to possess one of life’s most treasured mercies: a second chanceTHE MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER AND TIKTOK SENSATIONOcean Vuong returns with a big-hearted novel…
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