Modern & Literary Fiction Books

As close to perfect as romantic comedies get' Jenny Colgan'A joyful, hilarious and heart-warming tale of the challenges we face when we sign up to ...

***THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER***'A touching celebration of the beauty and endurance of female friendship. There is nothing mightier. Fact....

Compelling and satisfying... At times, incredibly funny, at others, heartrending' Sarah Winman, author of When God Was a RabbitForced to flee the s...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE'Beautiful, horrible... the most exciting discovery I've made in fiction for some time' Kazuo Ishigur...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE 2021It begins with a message: a telephone call informing Krishan that his grandmother's former caregiver has died....

WINNER OF THE DESMOND ELLIOTT PRIZE 2021'Riveting, appalling, addictive' Megan NolanEngland, 1643. Puritanical fervour has gripped the nation. In M...

Mind-blowing, twisted and wildly entertaining, Earthlings asks: how far would you go just to be yourself? As a child, Natsuki believed she was an a...

It all happened so quickly. First, animals became infected with the virus and their meat became poisonous. Then governments initiated the Transitio...

Can even the most seasoned traveller find a home on Rendezvous Lane?'Community spirit' is not a phrase in travel junkie Taran Rossi's vocabulary. A...

ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S FAVOURITE BOOKS OF 2021 LONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE 2022'A thrilling work' Ta-Nehisi Coates'Lovely and lyrical . . . war...

It's Christmas 1845 and Haworth is in the grip of a freezing winter. Charlotte, Emily and Anne Bronte are rather losing interest in detecting until...

Kit Fielding's debut is a triumph. A story told with brutal honesty, underpinned by humour, love, hope and the inestimable power of friendship.' RU...

The 'Queen of Uplit' returns brilliantly to form with this gloriously good-natured novel.' DAILY MAIL 'Supremely upliftng ...an absolute gem' - MIK...

Unforgettable' New York Times 'Impressive' Observer 'Remarkable' Independent 'Important' Guardian 'Captivating' Mirror 'Luminous' Daily Mail 'Spark...

Full of delicious layers . . . I felt drunk reading it.' Emma Jane UnsworthIntoxicating, compulsive and blackly funny, Other People's Clothes is th...

Before The Matrix, before Star Wars, before Ender's Game and Neuromancer, there was Dune, one of the greatest science fiction novels ever written. ...

A storm. A disappearance. A race against time . . . Mustique is in a state of breathless calm as tropical storm Cristobal edges towards it across t...

The unrelenting tension of this well-crafted debut kept me whizzing through the book . . . I loved the tension, the secrets and the satisfying, une...

The inspiring, feel-good Richard & Judy Book Club pick about a small boy with a big heart - and even bigger dreams. 'One of those gorgeous book...

Charming, surprising and moving' Clare Chambers, author of Small Pleasures'Perfect for fans of A Man Called Ove and Eleanor Oliphant' AJ Pearce, au...

A story of hope, forgiveness and kindness, Lost Property reminds us to keep our loved ones (along with our bags and umbrellas) close... 'An enthral...

**LONGLISTED FOR THE AUTHOR'S CLUB FIRST NOVEL AWARD**'Emotional, involving, witty and sad. Everyone is going to love Lenni and Margot' JILL MANSEL...

Brimming with all the ingredients for the best of novels: love, community spirit, family, friendship and four-legged friends.' Milly Johnson 'Heart...

**DISCOVER THE YEAR'S MOST PAGE-TURNING THRILLER**'Perceptive and compassionate' GUARDIAN'Gorgeously written' PANDORA SYKES'A stunning debut' WASHI...

A remarkably accomplished, polished debut.' MALORIE BLACKMAN'Rightfully tipped for greatness' SUNDAY TIMES'This moving tale of love and loss ... is...

Escape to the ocean with the entrancing, unforgettable winner of the Costa Book of the Year - as read on BBC Radio 4. 'Mesmerising' MAGGIE O'FARREL...

WINNER OF THE BOOKER PRIZE 2021One family. One promise. One chance to tell a new story. **AS HEARD ON BBC RADIO 4 BOOK AT BEDTIME**'A moving, brill...

If Anne Tyler isn't the best writer in the world, who is?' BBC Radio 4, Woman's HourA perfect love story for imperfect people. Micah Mortimer measu...

This is a story about what might happen when a woman takes charge... A glorious visceral mystery' The TimesWhile on her daily walk with her dog in ...

THE TIKTOK SENSATION'A marvel' Marlon James Brilliant, heart-breaking and highly original, discover Ocean Vuong's shattering coming of age novel. T...

*The brand new Roy Grace novel from Peter James - Picture You Dead - is available to pre-order now*Detective Superintendent Roy Grace thinks he's f...

CELEBRATING FIFTY YEARS OF PICADOR BOOKSNow an HBO Max original TV seriesThe New York Times BestsellerWinner of the Arthur C. Clarke AwardLongliste...

THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'After the painfully affecting [A Little Life] To Paradise gives us three stories far apart in space and time...

Breathtaking' - Haruki Murakami author of Norwegian WoodA beguiling novel about three women struggling to determine their own lives in contemporary...

Joan is an unforgettable anti-heroine. I don't think I'll ever stop thinking about her' ELIZABETH DAY'So insanely good and true and twisted it'll m...

THE NUMBER ONE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Prepare your hearts, for Douglas Stuart is back. After the extraordinary success of Shuggie Bain, his second...

If the antidote to a year of solitude and trauma is art, then this novel is the answer. It is superb' SUNDAY TIMES'A rare kind of literary celebrit...

In a small back alley in Tokyo, there is a cafe which has been serving carefully brewed coffee for more than one hundred years. But this coffee sho...

A masterpiece' Guardian'I really admire and love this book' Sally Rooney 'An intellectual and emotional rollercoaster' Daily Mail 'I can't remember...

In the seventh novel in Julia Chapman's Dales Detective series, Date with Betrayal, betrayal is rife in the idyllic Yorkshire Dales as Samson O'Bri...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE AUTHORS' CLUB BEST FIRST NOVEL AWARD'What a ride!' India Knight, Sunday Times Summer reads'Thrilling... a sumptuous feast of pl...

The Sunday Times bestseller 'A mystery, a love story and a ghost story, all at once. Wonderful' - S. J. WatsonCornwall, 1972. Three keepers vanish ...

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLERTHE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER'A powerful love story spanning generations... Full of ambition and humanity' Sunday Times'...

*** A Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick and an instant New York Times bestseller ***'One of the most riveting books I've read in a long time' - Loui...

BY THE WINNER OF THE 2021 NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURESHORTLISTED FOR THE 2021 ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL FICTIONLONGLISTED FOR THE 2021 WALTER SCOTT ...

A book of pure fineness, exceptional.' - Diana Evans, Guardian'A taut, sharp, funny book about being young now. It's brutal-and brilliant.' - Zadie...

________________________A JOYFUL 40TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION OF A COMING-OF-AGE CLASSIC________________________'There are few modern tales of first lo...

The Sunday Times Top Ten Bestseller, longlisted for the Orwell Prize for Political Fiction 2021From the acclaimed author of Ghost Wall, Sarah Moss'...