'Matches, buy my matches, ladies and gents!' calls Luise Pogge, a.k.a. 'Dot', evening after evening, standing on Weidendammer Bridge in the middle of Berlin. Of course, her wealthy parents have no ide
Tommy McBride and his brother Billy return to their isolated family home to discover that their parents have been brutally murdered. Haunted and alone, their desperate search for the killers leads the
Caleb Zelic can't hear you. But he can see everything.The pulsating follow-up thriller to the acclaimed Resurrection Bay.Caleb Zelic used to meet life head-on. Now he's struggling just to get through
THE OLD WORLD IS CRUMBLINGOutside the gates of the magnificent Versailles palace, the city of Paris sits mired in squalor and crime. One night a body is found with ghastly mutilations that shock even
Montpellier in 1566 is one of the greatest seats of learning of the age, a cradle of Renaissance humanism. But even this proud city of philosophers is not safe from the menaces that endanger the peace
The third in a series of irresistibly charming, beautifully illustrated children's classics - the adventures of Detective Nosegoode and his talking dog, Cody.A famous picture is in danger of being sto
The second in a series of irresistibly charming, beautifully illustrated children's classics - the adventures of Detective Nosegoode and his talking dog, Cody.Detective Nosegoode wants to enjoy his we
The first in a series of irresistibly charming, beautifully illustrated children's classics - the adventures of Detective Nosegoode and his talking dog, Cody.At first glance, Mr Ambrosius Nosegoode se
"It's long been assumed of the region where my grandmother was born... that at some point each year the dead will come home," Inara Verzemnieks writes in this exquisite story of war, exile and homecom
Winner of the prestigious Akutagawa Prize, three dream-like tales of memory and war: part of our Japanese novella series, showcasing the best contemporary Japanese writingA Japanese man, far from home
The London Library is the world's largest independent library. Founded in 1841 by Thomas Carlyle (in reaction to the "museum headache" brought on by the crowds in the British Museum Reading Room), it
1917: Stories and Poems from the Russian Revolution is a collection of literary responses to one of the most cataclysmic events in modern world history, which exposes the immense conflictedness and do
A book of exploration and discovery, celebrating the 175th anniversary of The London Library.From young men seeking outdoor adventure to intrepid ladies of a certain age discovering other cultures, Vi
An astonishing trilogy of books, collected in one volume, documenting the tumultuous first half of the 20th century in SpainThe Forging of a Rebel is an unsurpassed account of Spanish history and soci
A FINANCIAL TIMES, OBSERVER AND THE TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR'A masterful book, a gripping epic, necessary and gorgeously written' Stefan Hertmans, author of War and TurpentineIt is 1941, and Antwerp is
A startling novella from the heir to Haruki Murakami and Gabriel García Márquez.Boku has an uneasy preoccupation with dreams - and with making and losing lovers. And when he first runs away from Tokyo
A wickedly funny and life-affirming coming-of-age roadtrip story - winner of France's biggest prize for teen and YA fiction.Awarded the Gold, Silver and Bronze trotters after a vote by their classmate
Nick Lansing and Susy Branch are young, attractive, but impoverished New Yorkers. They are in love and decide to marry, but realise their chances of happiness are slim without the wealth and society t
The prizewinning debut mystery from one of Japan's best-loved crime writers.The K Apartments for Ladies are occupied by over a hundred unmarried women, once young and lively, now grown and old - and i
A moving ghost story that explores the overcoming of loss, and how to move onThomasine has spent months living in her great-great-aunt's dusty, dark house with her father, and her aunt, uncle and cou
How fascist are you?Democracy is difficult, flawed and unstable. It involves barely distinguishable political parties engaging in lengthy, overcomplicated and expensive decision-making processes. Enga
A GUARDIAN BEST FICTION BOOK OF 2019'Devastating... the brutal beauty of Crossing comes from its almost cellular understanding of belonging and exclusion, love and cruelty' Guardian'Crossing will devo
Written during the Second World War, Zweig's typically passionate and readable biography of Michel de Montaigne, is also a heartfelt argument for the importance of intellectual freedom, tolerance and
Joseph Roth's sensibility - both clear-eyed and nostalgic, harshly realistic and tenderly humane - produced some of the most distinctive fiction of the twentieth century. This collection of his most e
Tokunaga is young, broke, self conscious and a manzai comedian. Kamiya is an older, more established, frequently drunk and seemingly without any inhibitions whatsoever. They are both desperate to succ
The gripping and elegiac stories of eight lost books, and the mysterious circumstances behind their disappearances.They exist as a rumour or a fading memory. They vanished from history leaving scarcel
Winner of the Akutagawa Prize, a sharp, photo-realistic novella of memory and thwarted hope: part of our Japanese novella series, showcasing the best contemporary Japanese writingDivorced and cut off
Writers in Translation, established in 2005 and supported by Bloomberg and Arts Council England, champions the best literature from around the world. To mark the programme's tenth anniversary, ten lea
The acclaimed debut thriller from Australia's most exciting new crimewriting talent.The 2nd Caleb Zelic title, AND FIRE CAME DOWN, will be published October, 2018, and the author is already writing a
Intensely moving stories that tell of the absurd violence of war, and tenderly depict the animals and children caught in its vortex.In 1945, Akiyuki Nosaka watched the Allied firebombing of Kobe kill
Dark and shocking psychological suspense about a man at war with himself. This is a skillful and assured debut about a deeply unsettling subject.Jonathan has returned from prison to his largely desert
'Dorthe Nors is fantastic!' Junot Diaz'Nors' writing is by turns witty, gut wrenching, stark and lyrical.' Los Angeles TimesSonja's over forty, and she's trying to move in the right direction. She's l
Astrologer, fortuneteller, and self-styled detective Kiyoshi Mitarai must in one week solve a macabre murder mystery that has baffled Japan for 40 years. Who murdered the artist Umezawa, raped and kil
A witty, moving story of adolescent love and loss from the acclaimed, prize-winning author of Breasts and EggsA Japan Times Book of the decadeA young boy returns obsessively to a supermarket sandwich
A poignant and sparkling novel that opens on a college campus and follows the friendship of four women across life-defining turning pointsAssigned to the same suite during their freshman year at Quinc
WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE FOR LITERATURE 2019'One of the best and most important books written in German in our time' Karl Ove Knausgaard'A devastating sliver of a book' Maggie Nelson'Moving and beaut
At the turn of the (last) century, the world was changing rapidly. Trains were faster, cheaper and more comfortable than ever before. The new craze of bicycling had given men and women unprecedented i
Enter the magical world behind the Mirrors... Jacob has uncovered the doorway to another world, hidden behind a mirror. It is a place of dark magic and enchanted objects, scheming dwarves and f
Jana is returning to see her twin brother Bror, still living in the small family farmhouse in the rural north of Sweden. It's decrepit and crumbling, and Bror is determinedly drinking himself to an ea
