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Eight years after ‘An American Marriage’, the author returns with a moving story about two “cradle friends” united by absent mothers—a rare novel you’d want to re-read immediately

With her new novel, bestseller author Asako Yuzuki again puts female friendships centre stage. Despite some bizarre twists and pronouncements, it’s a page-turner

Bickering spouses, precocious children, business tycoons obsessed with longevity, and a whole lot of gnats—‘Lost Lambs’ by Madeline Cash is a must-read tale for our times

Featuring a serial killer, buttercream cakes, and boeuf bourguignon, 'Butter' offers truth bombs on fatphobia and sexism

Real-life revolution meets ‘The Simpsons’ and ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ in the bold new voices of Iranian literature