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Salman Rushdie and Miranda July among National Book award finalists

This year’s contenders for the main prizes also include Percival Everett, Hisham Matar and Kaveh Akbar

The Guardian - US

Five of this summer’s best fiction reads

Looking for a great read to take on holiday with you? We had our experts review some of the hottest books of 2024. From love stories to tales of murders and food, there’s something for every fiction lover.

The Conversation

Six ‘bold and playful’ novels shortlisted for Waterstones debut fiction prize

The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley and Greta and Valdin by Rebecca K Reilly are among those in contention for award voted on by the company’s booksellers

The Guardian - UK

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Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar review – an antihero in search of meaning

The Iranian-American poet’s debut novel tells the tale of a bereaved writer – but struggles with too much angst

The Guardian - UK

30 Most Anticipated Books Of 2024: Top Fiction And Non-Fiction Literary Delights

Be prepared to lose yourself in the pages of the most anticipated books of 2024

International Business Times

Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar review – riotous tale of a grieving son

A bereaved man’s unhealthy obsessions are upended by a dying artist in the Iranian-American poet’s kaleidoscopic debut novel

The Guardian - UK

The 20 Most Anticipated Books of 2024, According to 'Marie Claire' Editors

From fantasy epics to mind-blowing thrillers, here are MC's 20 most anticipated books of the year.

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Poem of the week: Pilgrim Bell by Kaveh Akbar

Answers soon become questions of faith as this full-stop-studded poem refuses to mean what the hasty reader might think

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