The Strawberry Thief, Joanne Harris MBE, Orion – Joanne Harris (MBE) is a best-selling English author known for her novel, the Chocolat (1999) which was shortlisted for the Whitbread Book Award and made into an Oscar-nominated film, starring Juliette Binoche and Judy Dench.
The Dearly Beloved, Cara Wall, Simon & Schuster – In The Dearly Beloved, we follow two couples through decades of love and friendship, jealousy and understanding, forgiveness and commitment.
Three Woman, Lisa Taddeo, Bloomsbury Publishing – Lisa Taddeo, a former Esquire contributor, is an American author, journalist and two-time recipient of the Pushcart Prize for her short stories.
Faber & Faber: The Untold Story, Toby Faber, Faber & Faber – “The persistence of Faber & Faber, which is now celebrating ninety years as an independent publisher, makes for a remarkable case study….
The Darwin Affair, Tim Mason, Algonquin Books – Tim Mason is a successful playwright whose work has been produced in New York and throughout the world, for decades. The Darwin Affair is his first adult novel.
Dear Mrs Bird, A. J. Pearce, Scribner – London, 1941. Emmeline Lake dreams of becoming a war correspondent but finds herself working for the formidable advice columnist Henrietta Bird, doyenne of Woman’s Friend magazine.
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone, Lori Gottlieb, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt – A disarmingly funny, thought-provoking, and boldly revealing new book that shows us what it means to be human.
Collector’s Apprentice, B. A. Shapiro, Algonquin Books – returns with another unforgettable tale about the lengths to which people will go for their obsession, whether it be art, money, love, or vengeance.
Courting Mr. Lincoln, Louis Bayard, Algonquin Books – From the prizewinning author of Mr Timothy and The Pale Blue Eye comes Courting Mr Lincoln, the page-turning and surprising story of a brilliant and melancholic Abraham Lincoln and the two people who loved him the most . . .
The Killing of Butterfly Joe, Rhidian Brook, Picador – Rhidian Brook is the best-selling Welsh author and screen writer of The Aftermath, now a major Hollywood movie produced by Ridley Scott and starring Acadamy Award nominee, Keira Knightley.
