Cécé follows a young woman in a Haitian cité who documents daily life and violence through striking photographs she posts online. Working as a sex worker and living under the control of local gangs, she uses images, friendships, and small acts of defiance to claim agency and survive. The novel is an intimate, unflinching portrait of resilience amid poverty and unrest.

Arthur Zinn, a New Age spiritual writer, falls in love with a librarian and is forced to confront his beliefs when a sudden climate disaster puts her life at risk. A mysterious event following his desperate prayers upends his assumptions about God, desire, and the natural world. The novel examines ecology, mortality, art, faith, and the messy realities of intimate relationships.

Jed Rosenthal, a stalled writer and co-parent, becomes obsessed with the unsolved 1963 death of young Hollywood actress Karyn "Cookie" Kupcinet after discovering a sudden break in his family’s friendship with her parents. His investigation through archives, photos, and family stories—spanning seven decades—unravels family secrets and examines the ties and tensions that shape identity and loyalty, told with wry humor and human insight.

In 1971 Klaus Kinski gives a notorious one‑man performance about Jesus in Berlin that provokes a hostile crowd and nearly ends his stage career. Fifty years later, a reclusive, hypochondriac writer becomes obsessed with footage of that performance and, through a forensic rewatching, explores the fine line between artistic genius and self‑destruction. The novel interweaves performance, film and obsession to examine creativity, censorship, loneliness and the limits of public tolerance for troubling artists.

Content moderator Girlie Delmundo earns a promotion when her employer acquires a leading virtual reality company, moving her into an elite VR moderation role. The job’s perks help her family but deepen her isolation, and when she begins a tentative relationship with the company’s reserved co‑founder William Cheung she must reckon with the limits of controlling narratives and the persistence of the past. A character-driven novel about work, intimacy, and how technology reshapes human connection.

Nineteen-year-old Nila, the daughter of Afghan refugees living in Berlin, navigates the city’s underground nightlife, art, and relationships while trying to find her voice. When she becomes close to Marlowe, an American writer, their relationship and intensifying racial tensions in Germany push her to confront who she wants to become.

In 1967, Izzy Gently is orphaned when the doomsday cult she was born into clashes with the sheriff in the New Mexico desert. Taken in by a struggling rancher as NASA rocket tests alter the landscape, she grows into a life marked by loss, addiction, and a long search for faith. Moving from the Southwest through Texas to New Orleans, Izzy’s encounters with eccentric characters and her efforts to help others reclaim a sense of wonder become a personal journey about belief and meaning in the Space Age.

Jules works behind the bar at a rundown student nightclub in Brighton, where she watches life pass by while her ex-husband runs the place. When a new, enigmatic young coworker arrives, their developing connection unsettles Jules and pushes her to rethink love, desire, and what family can become. Gunk is an intimate, atmospheric novel about unexpected bonds and the uncertain shape of the future.

In the late 18th century, Angel Kelly sails from Liverpool intending to found a utopian commune but a mutiny leaves him and his crew stranded on the coast of a Spanish colony. Rescued by a young Amerindian named Esa, the group's actions soon threaten her community, and years later Esa is drawn into a dangerous struggle between local resistance and competing colonial powers.

Three very different mothers — glamorous Frankie, recently bereaved Miriam, and charity CEO Bronagh — find their lives entangled when their 18-year-old sons are accused of sexually assaulting Misty Johnston, a young woman from a less privileged family. As they use their influence to shield their children, the novel examines class, power and the moral complexities of parenthood in contemporary Northern Ireland.

Three friends—Rach, Kel, and Shaz—come of age in a gritty Yorkshire town in the 1990s, sharing mischief, first loves, and risky choices. As they move toward different futures, a long-buried secret threatens the bond that has held them together. Told in a local Yorkshire voice, the novel follows their lives over years and across places, exploring friendship, loyalty, and the hard truths of growing up.

In her final year of university, a young woman drifts through lectures, art exhibitions and study groups while struggling to find her place and understand what it means to be a person. As she becomes drawn to a fellow student, Luke, she wonders whether connection will clarify reality or deepen her confusion. The novel follows her unraveling sense of self and engagement with the physical world, told in a wry, observant voice.

Set in Baghdad before and after the U.S. invasion, this intimate first-person narrative follows a young man who takes up his family's trade of washing the dead and records the toll that war, sectarian violence, and personal loss take on his life; with spare, lyrical prose he investigates grief, memory, faith, and the quiet dignity of tending corpses while confronting exile, silence, and the moral costs of survival.

In a gripping exploration of adolescent turmoil and the dark undercurrents of high school life, the story follows two misfit friends, Edwin and Flake, who feel alienated and marginalized by their peers and the adult world. As they navigate the complexities of teenage angst, their bond deepens over shared feelings of isolation and resentment. The narrative delves into their escalating frustrations and the dangerous path they embark upon as they plan a drastic act of rebellion, highlighting the profound impact of societal neglect and the desperate search for identity and belonging.

Set against the backdrop of a nostalgic Filipino landscape, this novel weaves a poignant tale of love, loss, and self-discovery. The narrative follows the protagonist's journey through the complexities of life, exploring themes of identity and the passage of time. Through a series of reflective anecdotes and vivid memories, the story captures the essence of human emotions and the bittersweet nature of relationships. The reader is taken on an introspective voyage, where the past and present intertwine, revealing the profound impact of personal experiences on one's sense of self.

Set in early 20th-century Japan, this introspective novel explores the quiet life of a middle-aged couple, Sōsuke and Oyone, who live in a modest Tokyo neighborhood. Their seemingly tranquil existence is disrupted by financial struggles, societal expectations, and the haunting memories of past decisions. As they navigate the complexities of their relationship and the world around them, Sōsuke seeks solace in Zen Buddhism, hoping to find peace and understanding. The narrative delves into themes of love, regret, and the search for meaning in a rapidly changing society.

Set in the early 20th century, this satirical novel follows the life of Hayri Irdal, a man who finds himself entangled in the absurdities of modernity and bureaucracy in a rapidly Westernizing society. Through his involvement with a peculiar institution designed to regulate time and synchronize clocks, the narrative explores themes of identity, tradition, and the clash between Eastern and Western values. With a blend of humor and poignancy, the story delves into the complexities of cultural transformation and the human desire for order amidst chaos.

Set in the 17th century, this poignant tale follows the journey of Jacob, a Jewish man who becomes enslaved after a brutal Cossack raid on his village. As he navigates the harsh realities of servitude in a remote Polish village, Jacob's resilience and faith are tested. Amidst his struggles, he forms a forbidden bond with Wanda, a Christian peasant woman, challenging societal norms and religious boundaries. Their love story unfolds against a backdrop of cultural tensions, exploring themes of identity, freedom, and the transformative power of love in the face of adversity.

A sharp, witty novel that follows a circle of left-leaning New York intellectuals and artists as their lofty political ideals collide with private desires, domestic entanglements, and petty rivalries; through lively dialogue and incisive observation it exposes the hypocrisies, compromises, and ultimately human vulnerabilities of a bohemian community trying to reconcile theory with everyday life in the 1930s.

Set in the Midwest during World War II, Night Shift follows Sally Otis, a waitress who supports three children and a jobless younger sister while her bills mount. Her resolve begins to crumble when her swaggering older sister Petey Braun appears with furs, jewels, and tales of exotic trips. Petey, a woman who makes a career of men, takes a job at a glamorous, rowdy local nightclub, an event that will forever change the struggling Otis family.

The novel follows Dwight Wilmerding, a twenty-eight-year-old New Yorker who is paralyzed by indecision and uncertainty about his future. Stuck in a dead-end job and struggling with a lack of direction, Dwight embarks on a spontaneous journey to Ecuador after being fired. There, amidst the backdrop of a vibrant and unfamiliar culture, he encounters a series of quirky characters and experiences that challenge his worldview. Through this adventure, Dwight grapples with existential questions and the complexities of modern life, ultimately seeking clarity and purpose in a world filled with endless possibilities.

A first-person narrator records the unsettling experience of an intrusive, otherworldly consciousness that takes up residence in his body, forcing him into a struggle over control of his actions, memories and identity; blending diarylike entries, fevered visions and dark humor, the narrative probes themes of madness, artistic frustration, isolation and the uncanny as the protagonist tries to understand and resist a parasitic intelligence that both enables and erases him.

Karelina, a shy peasant woman, is forced into marriage with a violent man and endures years of hardship and humiliation. When she escapes to her uncle Domitien’s home, his wife Wilfrida takes her in like a daughter, and the two women find their lives becoming deeply entwined as they face the consequences of Karelina’s flight.

A penetrating, often ironic portrait of provincial France under German occupation that follows the tangled lives of ordinary townspeople as they navigate survival, compromise and conscience; through a series of interwoven episodes the novel exposes petty ambition, opportunism and hypocrisy alongside acts of resistance and courage, offering a moral critique of a society whose routines and social codes enable collaboration and self‑preservation even as values are eroded by war.

A shrewd portrait of an ambitious provincial who, through charm, opportunism and calculated compromises, climbs the ranks of political and social life and transforms from obscurity into influence; the novel traces his tactical navigation of patronage, media and institutions and examines how personal relationships, vanity and the moral ambiguities of power reshape both him and the world around him.