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Confessions by Catherine Airey

A haunting, lyrical debut by Catherine Airey, Confessions explores three generations of women navigating secrets, trauma, and identity across Ireland and New York. This review analyzes its structure, themes, and emotional depth.

I Leave It Up to You by Jinwoo Chong

In I Leave It Up to You, Jinwoo Chong crafts a moving tale of second chances, family expectations, and rediscovering one’s place in the world. Following a two-year coma, Jack Jr. returns to a life that has moved on without him. This literary fiction novel beautifully explores queer identity, immigrant struggles, and the power of family bonds.

This Is a Love Story by Jessica Soffer

In "This Is a Love Story," Jessica Soffer's second novel following her debut "Tomorrow There Will Be Apricots," we find a meditation on love...

Junie by Erin Crosby Eckstine

Junie by Erin Crosby Eckstine is a powerful blend of historical fiction and magical realism, following a young enslaved girl’s journey through grief, love, and defiance in the American South. Read our in-depth review.

Dream State by Eric Puchner

Discover Dream State by Eric Puchner, a novel that delves into love, betrayal, and fate across generations. This review explores its intricate characters, lyrical prose, and the novel’s deep philosophical reflections on human nature.

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Black Bag by Luke Kennard

A broke actor is paid to attend university lectures zipped inside a leather bag, and finds the first role he has ever been perfectly suited to. Luke Kennard has written the funniest book on the Booker Prize 2026 longlist and the jokes are doing all the heavy lifting.

The Vivisectors by Missouri Williams

A ghostwriter with no personality is sent to befriend the student at the centre of a university scandal, in a city being swallowed by its own park. Missouri Williams has written the most formally daring book on the Booker Prize 2026 longlist and one of the coldest narrators in years.

Switzy by Emma Cline

A retired executive with Alzheimer's flies a borrowed private jet across Europe to an assisted-dying clinic, with two stops to make first. Emma Cline's fourth book is the most technically astonishing thing on the Booker Prize 2026 longlist and the last three pages are extraordinary.

All Them Dogs by Djamel White

A West Dublin enforcer comes home with a killing behind him and falls for the man he takes his orders from. Djamel White's debut is the loudest, funniest and most frightening book on the Booker Prize 2026 longlist, and the tenderness in it is what does the damage.

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