While we’re sure that plenty of us are going to get plenty of books over the festive period, here are quick few that you might actually want to read next year…
The Shards
By Bret Easton Ellis
In his first novel in 13 years, Ellis weaves an auto-fictional tale set in 1980s Los Angeles where a teenager spins out as his life of privilege and debauchery collides with a series of grisly murders. This gripping, nourish slasher marks a welcome return.
Victory City
By Salman Rushdie
Rushdie’s formidable powers of imagination and myth-making remain unrivaled. The proof is in this epic novel set in 14th century India, where a young woman and a goddess become instrumental to the centuries-long rise and fall of a fantastical empire.
Saving time
By Jenny Odell
The author of How to Do Nothing returns to challenge the notion that “time is money.” Through a hopeful and subversive cultural history, Odell suggests ways of experiencing time outside the capitalist clock. Expect to feel changed by this radical approach.
Life on delay
By John Hendrickson
In this soulful memoir, former Esquire editor John Hendrickson provides a raw, intimate look at his life with a stutter. It’s a profoundly moving book that will reshape the way you think about people living with this condition.
Enter Ghost
By Isabella Hammad
A Palestinian story of artistry under occupation that is timely, thoughtful and passionate. This story about the connection to be found in family and shared resistance is the much-awaited follow-up to Hammad’s debut The Parisians.
