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Cover of The Song of Achilles by Madeline Miller
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The Song of Achilles

Madeline Miller

Exiled prince Patroclus meets Achilles, brilliant, beautiful and destined for glory, and the two form a bond that defies expectation and risks the gods’ anger. When Greece goes to war with Troy, Patroclus follows Achilles into battle, where love, fate and sacrifice wait for them both.

Sunday, 11 October 2026

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The Devotion of Suspect X

Keigo Higashino

Yasuko is living quietly in Tokyo with her daughter when her ex-husband suddenly appears at her door and shatters their routine. As Detective Kusanagi investigates what happened, the case becomes increasingly difficult to untangle, pointing toward a crime shaped by secrets, loyalty and unusually careful planning.

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2026

17 picks

Cover of Land by Maggie O'Farrell

Land

September

Cover of John of John by Douglas Stuart

John of John

September

Cover of Cleopatra and Frankenstein by Coco Mellors

Cleopatra and Frankenstein

August

Cover of The Memory Police by Yōko Ogawa

The Memory Police

August

Cover of Beloved by Toni Morrison

Beloved

July

Cover of Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke

Yesteryear

July

Cover of Crook Manifesto by Colson Whitehead

Crook Manifesto

June

Cover of Greta & Valdin by Rebecca K. Reilly

Greta & Valdin

June

Cover of Heart the Lover by Lily King

Heart the Lover

May

Cover of Harlem Shuffle by Colson Whitehead

Harlem Shuffle

May

Cover of Educated by Tara Westover

Educated

April

Cover of Almond by Sohn Won-Pyung

Almond

April

Cover of The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead

The Underground Railroad

March

Cover of Perfection by Vincenzo Latronico

Perfection

March

Cover of Dark Matter by Blake Crouch

Dark Matter

February

Cover of Go Tell It on the Mountain by James Baldwin

Go Tell It on the Mountain

February

Cover of The Correspondent by Virginia Evans

The Correspondent

January

2025

19 picks

Cover of The Names by Florence Knapp

The Names

December

Cover of My Friends by Fredrik Backman

My Friends

November

Cover of Stoner by John Williams

Stoner

November

Cover of The Rest of Our Lives by Ben Markovits

The Rest of Our Lives

October

Cover of North Woods by Daniel Mason

North Woods

October

Cover of A Place for Us by Fatima Farheen Mirza

A Place for Us

September

Cover of Audition by Katie Kitamura

Audition

September

Cover of A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles

A Gentleman in Moscow

August

Cover of Recitatif by Toni Morrison

Recitatif

August

Cover of Martyr! by Kaveh Akbar

Martyr!

July

Cover of Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng

Everything I Never Told You

June

Cover of Homegoing by Yaa Gyasi

Homegoing

May

Cover of Intermezzo by Sally Rooney

Intermezzo

May

Cover of Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner

Creation Lake

April

Cover of Lady Tan’s Circle of Women by Lisa See

Lady Tan’s Circle of Women

March

Cover of Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood

Stone Yard Devotional

March

Cover of James by Percival Everett

James

February

Cover of I Have Some Questions For You by Rebecca Makkai

I Have Some Questions For You

January

Cover of The Safekeep by Yael van der Wouden

The Safekeep

January

2024

23 picks

Cover of Trust by Hernan Diaz

Trust

December

Cover of Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

Chain-Gang All-Stars

November

Cover of Held by Anne Michaels

Held

November

Cover of Hello Beautiful by Ann Napolitano

Hello Beautiful

October

Cover of Orbital by Samantha Harvey

Orbital

October

Cover of Demon Copperhead by Barbara Kingsolver

Demon Copperhead

September

Cover of Night Watch by Jayne Anne Phillips

Night Watch

September

Cover of Same Bed Different Dreams by Ed Park

Same Bed Different Dreams

August

Cover of Crying in H Mart by Michelle Zauner

Crying in H Mart

August

Cover of Prophet Song by Paul Lynch

Prophet Song

August

Cover of The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride

The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store

July

Cover of Wednesday’s Child by Yiyun Li

Wednesday’s Child

July

Cover of The Bee Sting by Paul Murray

The Bee Sting

July

Cover of How High We Go in the Dark by Sequoia Nagamatsu

How High We Go in the Dark

June

Cover of If I Survive You by Jonathan Escoffery

If I Survive You

June

Cover of Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir

Project Hail Mary

May

Cover of This Other Eden by Paul Harding

This Other Eden

May

Cover of The Fraud by Zadie Smith

The Fraud

April

Cover of Study for Obedience by Sarah Bernstein

Study for Obedience

April

Cover of In the Lives of Puppets by TJ Klune

In the Lives of Puppets

March

Cover of Western Lane by Chetna Maroo

Western Lane

March

Cover of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo by Taylor Jenkins Reid

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

March

Cover of The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides

The Silent Patient

January

2023

6 picks

Cover of The Vanishing Half by Brit Bennett

The Vanishing Half

December

Cover of A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

A Little Life

November

Cover of Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

October

Cover of Age of Vice by Deepti Kapoor

Age of Vice

September

Cover of Yellowface by R.F. Kuang

Yellowface

July

Cover of The Dutch House by Ann Patchett

The Dutch House

June