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My Sister is Going to Kill Me by Nina Simon - 9780063583719
$34.99
My Sister is Going to Kill Me
Nina Simon
From the New York Times bestselling author of the runaway hit Mother-Daughter Murder Night, a...
Madame Sosostris & the Festival for the Broken-Hearted by Ben Okri - 9781035910717
$22.99
Madame Sosostris & the Festival for the Broken-Hearted
Ben Okri
Explore the extraordinary imagination of Booker Prize-winner and visionary author Ben Okri - one of...
I Want Everything by Dominic Amerena - 9781761829659
$24.99
I Want Everything
Dominic Amerena
Winner of the MUD Literary Prize 2026 Winner of the Readings New Australian Fiction Prize...
How To Use 3,000 Yen by Hika Harada - 9781398568457
$29.99
How To Use 3,000 Yen
Hika Harada
What does the way you spend a small amount of money say about your life?...
Grim Tidings by B.K. Borison - 9780008840976
$26.99
Grim Tidings
B.K. Borison
'Infinity stars. I smiled, laughed, squealed with delight, wept, and then smiled again' 'This book...
Etna by Paul Yoon, Jr. - 9781398568471
$29.99
Etna
Paul Yoon, Jr.
A NEW YORK TIMES MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK OF 2026 An unforgettable novel of a working...
Buckeye by Patrick Ryan - 9781526689276
$22.99
Buckeye
Patrick Ryan
*A TOP 10 THE TIMES BESTSELLER* '[A] luminous and tender 20th-century saga of wounded souls...
A Time of Witches by Madeline Martin - 9781038942227
$34.99
A Time of Witches
Madeline Martin
Two women, bound by blood and betrayal, must break silence across centuries-or be silenced forever,...
A Serving of Hope by Hisashi Kashiwai - 9781035060788
$24.99
A Serving of Hope
Hisashi Kashiwai
Patrons from all over Japan arrive at The Kamogawa Food Diner, seeking out memorable dishes...
Good-Bye by Osamu Dazai - 9780811240499
$29.95
Good-Bye
Osamu Dazai
Here to slake the unquenchable thirst of Dazai's legions of loyal fans are eleven works...
We Computers by Hamid Ismailov - 9780300272741
$26.95
We Computers
Hamid Ismailov
A multilayered exploration of poetry, authorship, and digital intelligence by "a writer of immense poetic...
The Cemetery of Untold Stories by Julia Alvarez - 9781913867829
$29.99
The Cemetery of Untold Stories
Julia Alvarez
Literary icon Julia Alvarez, the international bestselling author of In the Time of the Butterflies...
The Adventures of China Iron by Gabriela Cabezon Camara - 9781916465664
$27.99
The Adventures of China Iron
Gabriela Cabezon Camara
Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2020 1872. The pampas of Argentina. China is a...
Saturn Returning by Kim Narby - 9781967967087
$34.99
Saturn Returning
Kim Narby
A smoldering, soul-splitting debut that tracks three friends through the celestial chaos of adulthood, love,...
Patient, Female by Julie Schumacher - 9781639551651
$39.99
Patient, Female
Julie Schumacher
From the New York Times bestselling author of Dear Committee Members, a collection of wryly...
Not a River by Selva Almada - 9781913867454
$27.99
Not a River
Selva Almada
Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2024 Three men go out fishing, returning to a...
Of Cattle and Men by Ana Paula Maia - 9781913867492
$27.99
Of Cattle and Men
Ana Paula Maia
By the International Booker Prize Shortlisted Author of On Earth As It Is Beneath Animals...
Like Birds in the Wilderness by Agnes Owens - 9781846977596
$19.99
Like Birds in the Wilderness
Agnes Owens
The building trade in the west of Scotland has slowed, and Mac leaves his home...
For the Love of Willie by Agnes Owens - 9781846977589
$19.99
For the Love of Willie
Agnes Owens
One of the List's Best Scottish Books of All Time. Peggy is sixteen, ambitious and...
Gentlemen of the West by Agnes Owens - 9781846977602
$19.99
Gentlemen of the West
Agnes Owens
Gentlemen of the West, Agnes Owens' debut novel, was first published in 1984 to wide...
First Love by Gwendoline Riley - 9781803513560
$24.99
First Love
Gwendoline Riley
'A singular, devastating journey into the ungovernable reaches of the heart' Observer SHORTLISTED FOR THE...
Die My Love by Ariana Harwicz - 9781999722784
$22.99
Die My Love
Ariana Harwicz
Man Booker International Prize 2018 FinalistIn a forgotten patch of French countryside, a woman is...
In the Time of Five Pumpkins by Alexander McCall Smith - 9780349147727
$22.99
In the Time of Five Pumpkins
Alexander McCall Smith
Book 26 in the multi-million copy bestselling and perennially adored No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency...
Funny Story by Emily Henry - 9780241689585
$45.00
Funny Story
Emily Henry
Wimmy Road Boyz by Sufiyaan Salam - 9781529952643
$34.99
Wimmy Road Boyz
Sufiyaan Salam
The unmissable debut from the 2023/2024 #Merky Books New Writers' Prize winner WINNER OF THE...
The Home of the Drowned by Elin Anna Labba - 9781787305243
$34.99
The Home of the Drowned
Elin Anna Labba
The powerful, haunting saga of a family of Sami women fighting for their way of...
The Housekeeper by Rose Tremain - 9781784745929
$34.99
The Housekeeper
Rose Tremain
'Daphne du Maurier stole my life.' From enduring bestseller Rose Tremain comes a sweeping and...
The Healing Hippo Of Hinode Park by Michiko Aoyama - 9781804996560
$24.99
The Healing Hippo Of Hinode Park
Michiko Aoyama
The brand new novel by the multi-million-copy bestselling author of WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR...