From Lena Dunham’s brutally honest new memoir Famesick, to Stephanie Wambugu’s debut novel about friendship and obsession, these are the hottest new releases to have on your radar
May 01, 2026
‘I consider myself a fat activist, but my fiction is not activism – it is art’: Emma Copley Eisenberg on her hotly anticipated new story collection, fatphobia, and the pain and pleasure of having a body
Apr 28, 2026
Josh Silver’s debut adult novel follows a has-been literary sensation who hijacks a young drug addict’s life story in a bid to pen another bestseller
Apr 17, 2026
Ahead of the book’s long-awaited UK release, author Stephanie Wambugu talks class, campus politics and the messiness of desire
Apr 09, 2026
As ‘spicy’ romantic fiction surges in popularity, people are finding community by sharing their love of steamy novels
Apr 02, 2026
We speak to Djamel White about his debut novel, All Them Dogs, a story of desire and survival in Dublin’s criminal underworld
Mar 27, 2026
Hot on the heels of films like The Substance, more and more novelists are grappling with the ugliness of beauty culture
Mar 26, 2026
We spoke with authors Charlie Markbreiter and Maz Murray about trans genre fiction, Justin Beiber, how optimisation cultured developed into eugenics, and more
We speak to author and translator Polly Barton about her debut novel, What Am I, A Deer?, a powerful story about an all-consuming crush
Mar 23, 2026
In an era dominated by algorithm-induced homogeneity, many of us are keen to develop our own personal taste – here, we share our best tips for figuring out your preferences across books, film, fashion, and more
Mar 20, 2026
‘I wanted to create a space where people could learn and be excited about the world,’ says Letty Cole, the brainchild behind the buzzy new East London night
Mar 12, 2026
Bread Alone, edited by writer Kate Pasola, is a new essay collection which highlights the importance of working-class voices in the creative industries
Mar 09, 2026
‘If they’re pierced in the book, they come pierced in the box’: The Boyfriend Book Box is a subscription service capturing the scent, belongings and even private parts of the morally grey men in dark romance novels
Mar 07, 2026
To mark the book’s reissue with Penguin Modern Classics, we speak to author Robert Plunket about gender fluidity, the Aids crisis, and the connection between sex and hustle culture
Mar 06, 2026
In Tanya Bush’s new narrative cookbook, Will This Make You Happy, baking is both a love language and an opportunity for self-discovery
Mar 05, 2026
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