Every Drop is a Man's Nightmare (2023) Megan Kamalei Kakimoto "Megan Kakimoto is an extraordinary writer - compassionate, insightful, fiercely funny and super-smart - and Every Drop Is a Man's Nightmare thrums with intelligence, wisdom and wild originality. A tremendous debut by a writer who, lucky for us, has only just begun."
The Red Balcony (2023) Jonathan Wilson "Jonathan Wilson is spectacularly witty and wise, deeply generous and intelligent, and his novel The Red Balcony is extraordinary. Intimate and epic, character-driven and a flat-out page-turner, the book manages to be a work of meticulously investigated historical fiction that never feels weighed down by its research; what's more, it is enviably prescient. In short, this is one of the best books I've read in years - I can't stop thinking about it. A gorgeous new novel by one of our very finest writers."
Nobody Gets Out Alive (2022) Leigh Newman "Nobody Gets Out Alive is an astonishingly beautiful collection: wickedly smart, psychologically rich and expertly crafted. Every one of these stories knocked me sideways. Leigh Newman is one of the wisest, funniest and most compassionate writers working today."
Last Resort (2022) Andrew Lipstein "Last Resort is witty, profound and blisteringly intelligent. Andrew Lipstein asks major questions about ambition and authenticity and artistic ethics, while keeping me frantically turning the pages to see what happens next. A fantastic, fast-paced and deeply funny novel."
Embassy Wife (2021) Katie Crouch "Katie Crouch is an incredible writer –deft, fearless, super-smart and compassionate– and Embassy Wife is one of the funniest, sharpest, most insightful novels I've read in a long time. It's also a flat-out page-turner: I read it in a single, feverish sitting; then again, a second time, trying to figure out how she pulled off such an intricately constructed narrative that manages to read so effortlessly. A tremendous novel by a writer who surprises and moves us with each new book. I can't recommend this novel highly enough."
Inheritors (2020) Asako Serizawa "An extraordinary book—beautifully crafted, emotionally resonant and profoundly moving. Asako Serizawa imbues her characters with so much depth and generosity that I felt as if I were reading about people I already knew and loved. An intensely powerful book by a writer with endless talent."
God's Teeth and Other Phenomena (2020) James Kelman "James Kelman is an extraordinary writer--smart and incisive, witty and warm, with prose so alive it practically sparks off the page. God's Teeth and Other Phenomena is one of the wisest, funniest and most brutally honest books I've read in ages. I loved it."
Before Everything (2017) Victoria Redel "I admire Victoria Redel's work for so many reasons-for its fearlessness, its complexity, its beauty-and Before Everything is one of the most brilliant, radiant, and heartbreaking books I've read in years. Redel's characters-fierce and funny, loyal and compassionate-feel as real and beloved as the people we hold dearest in our own lives. An extraordinary novel by one of the best writers we have."
