As we enjoy the summer sizzle, it's time to turn our attention to the blockbuster titles coming down the track this autumn. From our greatest novelists to unputdownable non-fiction, check out the highlights from an unbelievable slate of publishing.
A devastating family truth transfigures a young student's sense of self and heritage; an affecting, multilayered gem from the ever-versatile Katabasis author.
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Blending magical realism and folklore with painful chapters from Korea's past, Jiyoung Han's hauntingly beautiful debut mines memory, survival and the brutalities of war and colonialism through the story of one Korean family across nine decades.
Exploring the ways history forces individuals and communities to transform and survive, Honey in the Wound is an unforgettable story of female strength and the reclamation of power.
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One woman's act of kindness sparks a series of unexpected consequences in this haunting masterpiece from the Nobel Prize-winning author of The Vegetarian.
Allende's mesmeric debut paints a rich portrait of the social and political upheavals of post-colonial Chile, blending magic realism and history to stunning effect.
This striking epic with a sharp attention to character and place chronicles the lives of four generations of Korean migrants in Japan with rich psychological acuity.
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Stock up on your summer reading with our exciting selection of highly sought-after signed and special editions coming in July - but be sure to act quickly, for they won't be around for long.
Stuck in a situationship with her biological clock ticking, Queenie Jenkins returns in the sequel to Carty-Williams's beloved bestseller.
Returning a lost dog kickstarts a nightmare for a woman haunted by the past in this deep, dark dive into domestic terror from the mega-selling thriller queen.
Cosy sci-fi meets gentle satire from the author of The Last Gifts of the Universe as a trip to a planet of pleasure causes Ellis to rethink his ideas of happiness.
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Cash's bravura debut centres on the dysfunctional Flynn family and nefarious local billionaire Paul Alabaster, whose exploits in their small coastal town cast an unexpected shadow over their lives. When Harper, the brilliant youngest child, seeks to prove the rumours of corruption swirling around Alabaster, it plunges the Flynns deep into a criminal conspiracy that might just bring them all back together again.
As moving as it is hilarious, Lost Lambs is a fiendishly funny takedown of the modern American family and a gimlet-eyed commentary on the dark side of unchecked wealth and power.
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This utterly hilarious debut follows a Maori-Russian-Catalonian family's two titular children navigating multiracial identity, queerness and unattainable love interests.
A Booker-shortlisted, bittersweet delight from the master of the comic novel, about one family desperately attempting to get through the most trying of times.
Vibrantly alive with multilayered characters and dazzling set pieces, Crossroads finds a family in disarray at a pivotal moment in America's 20th century.
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From a two-night stay at a 4-star castle hotel to a full set of Puffin Clothbound Classics, discover the incredible prizes to be won this month, open exclusively to our loyal Plus members.
This year's Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize shortlist has now been revealed, and you could win these six truly special first novels that represent the exciting breadth of the very finest fresh fiction.
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One of the foremost literary awards of the year, the Women's Prize for Fiction celebrates exceptional female voices and you could be the happy winner of this year's entire shortlist of six unforgettable novels.
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To celebrate the paperback publication of Ross Montgomery's The Murder at World's End, you could could win a dedicated, signed copy of its sparkling sequel, The Shadows of Kensington Gore, and a Sweet & Savoury Deluxe Hamper from The Cornish Company.
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Our Science Fiction and Fantasy Book of the Month for June, Joe Abercrombie's The Devils is a brilliantly inventive and witty fantasy yarn. You could be the lucky winner of a two-night stay and breakfast for two people at the stunningly gothic 16th century Thornbury Castle Hotel near Bristol.
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Puffin Clothbound Classics celebrates its 40th anniversary this year and to celebrate, we are giving you the chance to win a full collection of Puffin Clothbound Classics in print, ranging from Edwardian greats like The Secret Garden to twentieth-century favourites such as Watership Down.
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To celebrate the film adaptation of Virginia Woolf's Night & Day, we are giving you the chance to win a gorgeous Vintage Classics paperback copy of the novel, a Virginia Woolf Girls on Tops t-shirt, and a book used as part of the film set design, signed by Haley Bennett and Jack Whitehall.
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Last Thursday we revealed the thrilling shortlist for our fifth Debut Fiction Prize, which takes readers from a Thai island to British stately homes, via 1950s Rome, suburban America and a Korean mountainside. These six exceptional first novels represent the exciting scope of contemporary storytelling and we are so delighted to introduce you to these fresh voices. Discover your favourite before the winner is announced on Thursday 16 July!
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Seductive and disturbing, this exquisitely crafted dystopia from the science fiction legend imagines an alternate Europe after an unnamed crisis.
Brandon Sanderson co-authors a page-turning tale featuring light-and-music-based magic wielders who are able to cross the realms between life and death.
The Enshittification author's fascinating investigation into the impact of AI on our lives urges us to ask not only about what the technology can do but who it is doing it for.
The beloved actor, podcast host and LGBTQ+ advocate traces her path from abusive childhood to Hollywood acclaim in this honest, moving and hopeful memoir.
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It was two award announcements for the price of one last Thursday evening, as the winners of the Women's Prizes for both Fiction and Non-Fiction were revealed in London's Beford Square Gardens. Congratulations to Virginia Evans, who triumphed for her captivating epistolary novel The Correspondent, and Lyse Doucet, whose fascinating work of Middle Eastern history The Finest Hotel in Kabul won the non-fiction gong.
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Pinwheeling giddily between black comedy, cosy romance and folk horror, discover Bowen's uncategorisable 1986 Cotswolds-set gem.
The sequel to A Beginner's Guide to Breaking and Entering is another gloriously labyrinthine mystery peppered with cracking one-liners and unexpected twists.
The Waterstones Children's Laureate looks to the values of his own childhood in this searing critique of how modern children have been failed by the state.
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