| Title | Author | Blurb | Other Books by Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| Misinterpretation | Ledia Xhoga | An Albanian interpreter in New York grapples with compassion fatigue and personal trauma while helping a Kosovar torture survivor, navigating misunderstandings and missed connections. | Debut novel; no other books. |
| Seascraper | Benjamin Wood | A fisherman’s life is disrupted by a Hollywood director, weaving a subtle British atmosphere in a narrative of change and discovery. | The Bellwether Revivals (2012), The Ecliptic (2015), A Station on the Path to Somewhere Better (2018) |
| Flesh | David Szalay | István’s journey from a troubled childhood in Hungary to a privileged life in London explores identity and the unknowable through sparse prose. | London and the South-East (2008), The Innocent (2009), Spring (2011), All That Man Is (2016), Turbulence (2018) |
| Endling | Maria Reva | A comic caper through Ukraine’s marriage industry, centered on a scientist passionate about endangered snails, disrupted by Russia’s 2022 invasion. | Good Citizens Need Not Fear (2020) |
| The Land in Winter | Andrew Miller | Two women forge a friendship in Britain’s coldest winter, crafted in atmospheric prose with suspense in a historical moment. | Ingenious Pain (1997), Casanova (1998), Oxygen (2001), The Optimists (2005), Pure (2011), The Crossing (2015), Now We Shall Be Entirely Free (2018) |
| The Rest of Our Lives | Ben Markovits | Tom embarks on a road trip of self-discovery after dropping his daughter at college, filled with strangers, friends, and sincerity. | Either Side of Winter (2005), Imposture (2007), Childish Loves (2011), You Don’t Have to Live Like This (2015), A Weekend in New York (2018), The Sidekick (2022) |
| Audition | Katie Kitamura | An actress meets a man claiming to be her son in a Manhattan restaurant, exploring identity and performance through contradictory perspectives. | The Longshot (2009), Gone to the Forest (2012), A Separation (2017), Intimacies (2021) |
| The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny | Kiran Desai | A love story and generational saga of two young Indians grappling with memory, identity, and globalization, blending magical realism and social commentary. | Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard (1998), The Inheritance of Loss (2006) |
| Flashlight | Susan Choi | A Korean American family saga exploring political upheaval across Korea, Japan, and the US, illuminating personal lives. | The Foreign Student (1998), American Woman (2003), A Person of Interest (2008), My Education (2013), Trust Exercise (2019) |
| One Boat | Jonathan Buckley | A woman travels after her father’s death, immersing herself in a Greek town, in a slim novel of reflection and connection. | The Biography of Thomas Lang (1997), Ghost MacIndoe (2000), Invisible (2004), So He Takes the Dog (2006), Telescope (2011), Nostalgia (2013), The River Is the River (2015) |
| Universality | Natasha Brown | A compact satire of contemporary politics and media, probing identity and societal dynamics. | Assembly (2021) |
| The South | Tash Aw | Two farming families in 1990s Malaysia face tumultuous change and climate crisis, crafted with poetic prose. | The Harmony Silk Factory (2005), Map of the Invisible World (2009), Five Star Billionaire (2013), We, the Survivors (2019) |
| Love Forms | Claire Adam | A family’s journey to build a new life is shaped by the loss of a child, exploring themes of loss and renewal. | Golden Child (2019) |
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