If you’re seeking something new to read, look no further than our curation of new releases below. There have been some stellar books released this season (with a few more available now for pre-order) — from captivating novels to moving memoirs to educational non fiction. Not to mention the International Booker Prize winners and runners up being announced — inviting us to look at things from a different perspective. And with something to suit almost any taste, we’ve rounded up our picks. These are the books to read now.
Intermezzo
by Sally Rooney
As has become unfaltering in Rooney’s work, Intermezzo sweeps you up from the first line and holds you until the final page, wholly engaged and absorbed in the central characters’ nuanced lives. At its heart, Intermezzo is a tale of love, loss, and the complexity of family, as two brothers in the throes of grief navigate new beginnings.
Think Again
by Jacqueline Wilson
An adult novel by beloved kids’ author Jacqueline Wilson, Think Again revisits Ellie, Magda and Nadine from the wildly popular Girls series, now aged 40. As Ellie approaches a monumental birthday, life decides to throw her a curveball, with Wilson perfectly capturing the nuances of friendship, family, and fulfilment in a way only she can.
The Life Impossible
by Matt Haig
Filled with wonder and adventure, international bestselling author Matt Haig lays out an incredible journey of discovery, as protagonist, Grace, sets out to uncover the mysteries of her long-lost friend, unearthing truths stranger than she could have dreamed of and finding the promise of a new life along the way.
The Hypocrite
by Jo Hamya
Jo Hamya, touted by many as the next Rachel Cusk, masterfully crafts a novel set between London and Sicily, centred on a complex argument between an up-and-coming young playwright who turns her novelist father’s shortcomings into her own theatrical fodder, and a father who increasingly fears his daughter’s voice.
From Here to the Great Unknown
by Lisa Marie Presley & Riley Keough
This posthumous memoir is composed of two voices, as Presley tells her raw and riveting story through the lens of her only daughter. Profoundly moving and deeply revealing, mother and daughter come together across the transom of death to tell the tale of a true legend.
Sonny Boy, A Memoir
by Al Pacino
One of the world’s most iconic acting greats, Al Pacino, lays his life bare in Sonny Boy. Part memoir, part love letter to his craft, Pacino charts his life and life’s work, telling of his ascent from bohemian, avante-garde theatre fixture to Hollywood legend, mapping the trials, tribulations, and thrills of life at the top.
Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks
by Yuval Noah Harari
Revered historian and storyteller Yuval Noah Harari presents yet another cerebral tome, this time calling into question the impact of information networks on our world. Taking us from the Stone Age to AI, Harari asks us to consider the complex relationship between information and truth, wisdom and power.
The Knowledge Gene
by Lynne Kelly
Drawing on a discovery with tremendous implications, Australian researcher Lynne Kelly has uncovered the source of human creativity in a supergene. Her findings, laid out within The Knowledge Gene, present a strong case for the importance of a fundamental emphasis on the arts — no matter who we are, or where we’ve come from.
Kairos
by Jenny Erpenbeck
Translated from German by Michael Hofmann
The first German book to win the International Booker Prize, Kairos is a lyrical and complex exploration of the influence politics and power have on love. Beautiful and challenging; an intimate and devastating portrait of two lovers lost in the ruins of a relationship, set against the backdrop of a seismic period in European history. Michael Hofmann masterfully translates the eloquence and eccentricities of Erpenbeck’s writing, her musical prose, and the expanse of her emotional vocabulary, to deliver a truly beautiful piece of literature.
What I’d Rather Not Think About
by Jente Posthuma
Translated from Dutch by Sarah Timmer Harvey
This heartbreaking yet hilarious story explores the inexplicable link tethering twins. As the protagonist tells the story of her depressive brother who has taken his own life, she reflects on their connected life, discovering truths about herself along the way.
The Details
by Ia Genberg
Translated from Swedish by Kira Josefsson
Part meditation on how the decisions we make impact our lives irrevocably, part intimate exploration of our most important relationships, this stunning novel about a woman in the throes of a fever vividly captures what it means to be human.
A Dictator Calls
by Ismail Kadare
Translated from Albanian by John Hodgson
A Dictator Calls is profound and political, inspired by an alleged phonecall in June 1934 between Joseph Stalin and Boris Pasternak. A fascinating look into Soviet Russia, authoritarianism, power structures, and a period of great writers.
Lost on Me
by Veronica Raimo
Translated from Italian by Leah Janeczko
A funny, sharp, wonderfully readable novel that takes us to the heart of a fractured, unpredictable Italian family in 1980s Rome, as protagonist Vero navigates an anxiety-affiliated mother, obsessive compulsive father, and genius brother, and seeks an escape.
