The Sport of Kings C.E. Morgan (4th Estate) Henry Forge and his daughter, members of a great Kentucky racing dynasty, are breeding a champion. But when a young black man fresh out of prison comes to work for them, the violence of the Forges’ history and their...
The Argonauts Maggie Nelson (Melville House) An autobiographical love story between Maggie Nelson and the artist Harry Dodge, who is fluidly-gendered. As Nelson undergoes the transformations of pregnancy, she explores the challenges and complexities of mothering and...
Golden Hill Francis Spufford (Faber & Faber) New York, 1746. A charming, handsome young stranger fresh off the boat from England pitches up to a counting-house in Golden Hill Street, with a suspicious yet compelling proposition – an order for a thousand pounds...
Do Not Say We Have Nothing Madeleine Thien (Granta) An epic family history set during one of the most turbulent times of Chinese history, from the first days of Chairman Mao’s supremacy in the 60’s to the Beijing demonstrations of 1989. Three brilliant musicians,...
Burning Country; Syrians in Revolution & War Robin Yassin-Kassab & Leila Al-Shami (Pluto Press) An urgent exploration of the reality of life in the midst of the political and humanitarian nightmare currently affecting Syria. Combining candid stories from...
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