The Optimist
By Sophie Kipner
A delusional girl’s very misguided search for love
Between the Regions of Kindness
By Alice Jolly
A novel about the costs of peace – and whether family or conscience should come first
The Broken Mirror
By Jonathan Coe and Chiara Coccorese
A fable for all ages about a mirror which reflects an alternative world
The Tyrant and the Squire
By Terry Jones
The final book in his medieval adventure trilogy
The Backstreets of Purgatory
By Helen Taylor
Caravaggio in Glasgow: A Tale of Art, Insanity and Irn Bru
Twice The Speed Of Dark
By Lulu Allison
What does it mean to care about the deaths of distant strangers? What does it take to bear the loss of a child?
Discarded
By Mark A. Ciccone
Two presumed-dead genetically augmented soldiers search for the truth of their origins... and discover far more than they ever imagined.
Others
By Charles Fernyhough (editor)
Writers celebrate the power of words to show us the world as others see it, raising funds for refugee and anti-hate charities.
Oh, I Do Like To Be...
By Marie Phillips
Billy's a clone of William Shakespeare. So is Bill. Neither of them know that the other one exists. Today they're going to meet.
The Belle Hotel
By Craig Melvin
The story of two Michelin star-crossed lovers set at a Brighton hotel run by three generations of one family.
As The Crow Flies
By Dave Hutchinson
A collection of short stories from the BSFA award-winning author of the Fractured Europe novels.
Comeback
By Chris Limb
The equally absurd worlds of modern celebrity and ancient mythology collide when pop singer Genie searches for her dead lover in the afterlife