Critically Acclaimed Books of 2021
An electrifying story of passion, connection and transformation from ‘a writer of show-stopping genius’ (Guardian).
‘The Sun always has ways to reach us.’ A beautiful gift edition of Kazuo Ishiguro’s bestselling new novel, Klara and the Sun.
Beautiful World, Where Are You is now available in paperback.
A heartbreaking novel of an extraordinary lifelong friendship.
‘A writer of sentences so elegant that they gleam.’ – Ali Smith The hugely anticipated new novel from the beloved author
The new novel from the Nobel Prize-winning master of fiction — the true story of Guatemala’s political turmoil of the 1950s.
The first novel by the acclaimed author of Mothers — a deft, delicate inquisition of identity and ambition, and a daring act of fiction.
The sumptuous, propulsive, sun-kissed follow up to the bestselling Snow, from the Booker Prize winning author.
The autumn’s most thrilling page-turner from the author of The Undoing, the major series on HBO and Sky
The first volume of a new trilogy telling the saga of one French family between 1946 and 2016.
The explosive and virtuosic debut novel by one of the most talented young authors to have emerged in recent British fiction.
Discover this cult classic, available in the UK for the first time in many years, and step into a world of the dark, bizarre, and unexplained . . .
The amphibious cult classic: this magical tale of a suburban housewife’s affair with a frogman is ‘seductive’ (Margaret Atwood), ‘genius’ (Patricia Lockwood), ‘perfect’ (Max Porter), ‘a feminist masterpiece’ (Carmen Maria Machado), and ‘out-weirds and out-romances anything today’ (Marlon James).
The collected letters of John McGahern, ‘one of the greatest writers of our era’ (Hilary Mantel) and ‘the most important Irish novelist since Samuel Beckett.’ (Guardian)
This sensational 1941 memoir of life on the frontline of wartime Europe by a ‘magnificent‘ (Antony Beevor) trailblazing female reporter is a rediscovered classic, introduced by Christina Lamb.
Bestselling author Paul Morley’s critically acclaimed biography of Factory Records co-founder and Manchester icon Tony Wilson.
From award-winning musician and composer Warren Ellis comes the unexpected and inspiring story of a piece of chewing gum. Featuring an introduction from Nick Cave.
The first comprehensive biography of this undervalued writer, who was considered ‘far and away the best living woman poet’ in her day.
This memoir, told in gloriously comic vignettes, is an utterly joyful reflection on living – and sometimes thriving (sometimes not) – with anxiety.
A magisterial and profoundly perceptive survey of Britain’s post-war role on the global stage, from Suez to Brexit.
Beeswing is the autobiography from world-renowned artist Richard Thompson, co-founder of the legendary folk rock group Fairport Convention.
The dramatic story of a musician and artist whose unconventional journey to international success was far more important than her family name.
A ‘howdie-skelp’ is the slap in the face a midwife gives a newborn. Paul Muldoon is a poet who continues not only to capture, but to hold our attention.
This selection of correspondence presents, for the first time, the private life and reflections of a maverick figure in the history of British and American poetry.
The award-winning essayist and poet Rowan Ricardo Phillips presents a bracing renewal of civic poetry – his first publication in the UK.
This viking duo will give Horrid Henry a run for his money!
The second, highly anticipated novel from Carnegie-shortlisted author Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock.
The hotly anticipated new standalone from the Queen of Historical Fiction, Emma Carroll, in hardback for the first time!
This extraordinary retelling of black British history will dazzle readers of all ages.