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NOVEMBER Book of the Month

She's Always Hungry by Eliza Clark

One of Granta's Best of Young British Novelists 2023 and the author of Penance delivers a staggering short story collection filled with unforgettable tales of insatiable desires and her sublimely dark humour.

A teenager longs for perfect skin. A scientist tends to fragile alien flora. A young man takes the night into his own hands. Each of these characters has a desperate desire. Can any of them be sated?

Unsettling, revelatory, and laced with her signature dark humour, Eliza Clark's debut short story collection plumbs the depths of that most basic human feeling: hunger.

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NEW FICTION FROM JOHN MURRAY PRESS

Sparks

Do you want to be the first to know about some of the best books coming up in 2025? John Murray Press have launched their annual Fiction Zine, which showcases their exciting upcoming fiction titles. This year, the theme is SPARKS, be that sparks of inspiration, sparks of connection, sparks of imagination and more.

The Zine includes exclusive extracts from the featured titles plus introductions from the authors, and we’re thrilled to be sharing it all with you.

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Issue 118, Innocence

Issue 118 explores innocence and experience, justice, and coming-of-age novels. Guest edited by the Julius Taranto, this issue will make you stop and think what the true meaning of innocence really is. Our Innocence features an article and interview with Julius Taranto, author of How I Won a Nobel Prize, a conversation with debut author Lottie Hazell on her scrumptious novel, Piglet, and a retrospective on the literary legend, Elena Ferrante.

Books Featured in Issue 118

 “I don’t believe one reads to escape reality. A person reads to confirm a reality he knows is there, but which he has not experienced.”

Lawrence Durrell