We're so proud that #Saraswati by Gurnaik Johal has been longlisted for the @rsliterature.bsky.social Ondaatje Prize 2026!

Congratulations to Gurnaik for another prize recognition ✨️ The shortlist is announced on 11th May.

Ep. 27. Torrey Peters, 'Stag Dance' YouTube video by Books Up Close

Take a deep-dive into @torreypeters.bsky.social's #StagDance with Books Up Close.

The thrilling, provocative follow-up to #DetransitionBaby is out in paperback now 💗🦌

Eurotrash Join as a Patron today to get priority booking. "You think I'm a stupid, heartless old woman? Well we're going to give this money away. Really give it away, get rid of it, squander it...And you're goi...

✨ LONDON THEATRE DEBUT ✨

We are so excited that #Eurotrash by Christian Kracht is coming to the Young Vic this November, starring Ben Whishaw and Kathryn Hunter 💶

Priority booking starts next week.

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The best books of 2026 so far Plus, the books to look forward to, from a study of Weimar Germany to the best of new British fiction

#TheEndOfEverything by M. John Harrison is one of the Telegraph's best books of 2026, describing Harrison as 'a cult figure in the world of science fiction'.

This slyly satirical and unsettling post-apocalyptic adventure is out in June 🐚

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New episode of my podcast with the amazing Torrey Peters!! @serpents-tail.bsky.social Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts rhttps://zencastr.com/z/u8LLFwJw

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📣 NOW AVAILABLE TO REQUEST ON NETGALLEY 📣

From the author of the critically acclaimed #Eurotrash, comes the international bestseller #Air. Open the door to strange new worlds...

Request #Air by Christian Kracht on NetGalley now: tinyurl.com/AirNetGalley

'This grim tale of murder finds the former defence lawyer aligning herself with Paris’s banlieue-dwelling underclass'

A review for Constance Debré's new book #Offenses in @theobserveruk.bsky.social.

Read the full piece here:
tinyurl.com/3srnv729

The Nerve Hotlist This week’s top cultural picks – from Jim Jarmusch’s new film to Jamie Woon’s return to music – as chosen by our team of writers and editors

'Using precise, crystalline language, Pham explores sex, art and power dynamics'

#Discipline by Larissa Pham is included in this week's hotlist from @thenerve.news. A taut, provocative debut novel for readers of Rachel Cusk and Katie Kitamura, out now 💚

www.thenerve.news/p/hotlist-cu...

Braving the Elements with Gurnaik Johal and Sarah Hall - The Conduit The novelists discuss their ambitious books which foreground nature and weather as characters in their own right.

Join #Saraswati author Gurnaik Johal and #Helm author Sarah Hall in conversation with Caoilinn Hughes as they discuss nature and the elements as integral parts of their novels 🌊

📍 The Conduit, London
📅 Thursday 30th April
🕕 6pm
🎟️ Via the link below

One of my fave books from last year, @torreypeters.bsky.social’s follow up to Detransition, Baby is just brilliant

‘I will now speak about angels’

#EnoughAboutAngels is the Nobel lecture from László Krasznahorkai, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 2025. Translated by Ottilie Mulzet, this lecture is out today ✨️ 🪽

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What we’re reading: writers and readers on the books they enjoyed in March John Lanchester, Patmeena Sabit and Guardian readers discuss the titles they have read over the last month. Join the conversation in the comments

Great to see John Lanchester recommend Christian Kracht's #Eurotrash in this piece for @theguardian.com!

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Leap into the new book from @torreypeters.bsky.social 🦌 It's time to join the #StagDance 💗

Out now in paperback: tinyurl.com/StagDancePB

‘All other lives were very far away when I was with her’

#IAmAgatha by Nancy Foley is out today. A darkly funny debut about late-in-life queer relationships and smalltown shenanigans for readers of Sigrid Nunez and Jen Beagin 🐔

serpentstail.com/work/i-am-ag...

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What will you be reading over the long weekend?

As we head into the Easter, it’s the perfect time to pick up a new book or two! From epic family sagas to genre-bending short-stories, here are the books we are recommending this Spring 🌼🍃📚

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On the run from dictators, murderers and the Vatican — the best new thrillers Including Saïd Khatibi’s vivid Arab noir, Elizabeth Heider’s tale of secrets and lies in Naples and a first outing for Maya Landry, AC Glass’s new protagonist

#Intelligence by @robertnewman.bsky.social is included in this list of the FT's best new thrillers, described as a 'smart, witty tale'. Intelligence is out now!

www.ft.com/content/9201...

Join @robertnewman.bsky.social at Chipping Campden Literature Festival, where he'll be in conversation with Vanessa Rigg to discuss his recent WWII espionage novel, #Intelligence.

⏰ 7:30pm, 8th May
📍 Cidermill Theatre

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Top 5 books about returning home, selected by Susannah Dickey Ever since Homer's Odyssey, writers have been preoccupied by what it means to return home. Here are the top 5 books about returning home

A Mountain to the North, A Lake to The South, Paths to the West, A River to the East by Nobel laureate László Krasznahorkai recommended by the Big Issue ⛰️

'There’s an amazing serenity to this novel'

www.bigissue.com/culture/book...

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Congratulations to Gurnaik Johal whose debut novel #Saraswati has been longlisted for the Jhalak Prose Prize in its 10th year! 🧡

Find out more on the Jhalak Prize website: www.jhalakprize.com

Michelle Tea: Valencia at 25 Michelle Tea: Valencia at 25

🔥 TICKETS SELLING FAST 🔥

Grab your spot at the @londonreviewbookshop.co.uk to celebrate @michelletea.bsky.social's queer autofictional classic #Valencia at 25 🎉 Michelle will be in conversation with Lamorna Ash.

📍 London Review Bookshop
📅 Tuesday 21st April
🕖 7pm
🎟️ Via the link below

The best books out in paperback in March 2026 Our pick of the 14 top reads of the month, now out in their lighter and cheaper formats

'Dazzling ... Johal reveals himself as a major new storytelling voice'

A stellar review for #Saraswati by Gurnaik Johal in @theipaper.com 🧡 Out now in paperback!

Which spotty animals got Robert Newman into reading? Robert Newman answers our burning questions, what is he reading, what book would he take to a desert island, what gave him the reading bug, and what left him cold?

Robert Newman, beloved comedian and author of #Intelligence, for the Mail Online's What Four Books? From Isaiah Berlin to The Hundred And One Dalmatians, here are four books that shaped Robert Newman 📚

www.dailymail.co.uk/home/books/a...

A holy river returns, seven lives change course... 🌊

Shortlisted for the Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year, Gurnaik Johal's epic, globe-trotting novel #Saraswati publishes in paperback today 🧡

Find out more: tinyurl.com/SaraswatiPB

#Intelligence by beloved comedian Robert Newman is out today!

A thrilling WWII adventure novel, featuring love, secrets, moral philosophy and wartime espionage. Perfect for fans of William Boyd and Kate Atkinson ☎️

Step into the derring-do of wartime spies 🔍️

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I read books every day — these are the best ones to look out for in March March is a great month for book lovers with big new releases and exciting debuts alike.

'Full of historical references, memorable characters and daring adventure'

#Intelligence by Robert Newman is one of the Mirror's top picks for March! Get your hands on a copy of this thrilling WWII espionage novel tomorrow 🔍

www.mirror.co.uk/lifestyle/i-...

The best new debut novels — ghosts, down-at-heel aristos and a dead pingpong prodigy Tales of a spooky Norfolk village, a shamanic Nigerian astrophysicist — plus the ethics of fiction as murderous revenge

'Coolly questions the ethics and processes of fiction and art, examining the toll they take both on the practitioner and anyone unlucky enough to be in their orbit'

#Discipline by Larissa Pham is an FT best new debut novel, out now in hardback.

www.ft.com/content/735f...

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We are over the moon that #Saraswati by Gurnaik Johal has been chosen as Blackwell's Fiction Book of the Month for March! ✨

Dive into this globe-trotting family saga exploring nationalism, climate change and folklore, now: tinyurl.com/SaraswatiBlackwells

Revealed: the final four authors for our Sunday Times Young Writer Award Two novelists, an undercover journalist and an anonymous short story writer make up our 2026 shortlist

ICYMI: #Saraswati author Gurnaik Johal is one of the four writers shortlisted for the prestigious Sunday Times Charlotte Aitken Young Writer of the Year Award.

Find out more @thetimes.com here 👇

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We are pleased to share that our brilliant author Gurnaik Johal has been shortlisted for the Sunday Times Charlotte Aitken Young Writer of the Year Award for his debut novel #Saraswati 🌊

The winner will be announced on 24th March. Congratulations to all the shortlisted writers!

#YoungWriterAward

Get 25% off the #AllConsuming paperback by Ruby Tandoh, when you pre-order from @waterstones.bsky.social until 23.59 PM tonight and use code: FEB26 🍓

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