Unsettling, repulsive and darkly hilarious are just some of the words used to describe our November BOTM, She's Always Hungry by Eliza Clark (@fancyeliza) 💕 From the author of Penance and Boy Parts, this is a staggering short story collection filled with unforgettable tales of…

Here at nb, we do our best to share as many new and notable reads as we can throughout the seasons, so we thought there was no better way to celebrate 2024’s most loved books than by launching our very first Book of the Year! 🥳 ✨ We’re very excited to share that our inaugural…

Have you spotted our Autumn Zine? 🍂 Created exclusively for our Book Group subscribers, each issue is packed with exclusive content dedicated to our monthly picks. Featuring author interviews and book reviews from the last quarter, it is the perfect reading companion for our…

"I began reading Québécois writer Éric Chacour’s What I Know About You with no preconceptions, expectations, or knowledge about what I was delving into, and I was blown away." – Madeleine, nb Editor Our October BOTM is a poetic 'gem of a debut' that has stayed with us long after…

Kala by Colin Walsh has won the @notabeneprize - it has 'beautiful prose that imbues the characters with a richness that lingers, and a plot that hauls the reader along in the best way' bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article-d… (£)

Congratulations to Colin and all at @AtlanticBooks Kala is a phenomenal novel and a very worthy winner! This prize is all about championing new and rising talent and those books that really make you stop and take note!💚 #NotaBenePrize #InfluentialFiction

The WINNER of the #NotaBenePrize 2024 is... Kala by Colin Walsh (@AtlanticBooks) 📚🎉 A thrilling page-turner set against the backdrop of a town suffocating on its own secrets, Kala is a story that builds from a smoulder to a stunning climax. notabeneprize.com

Translation, linguistic hierarchies, and writing the novel in lockdown - we discussed all of this with the brilliant Ayesha Manazir Siddiqi. Darkly comic & satirical, Ayesha's debut, The Centre, is shortlisted for the 2024 #NotaBenePrize! @picadorbooks instagram.com/p/DBq37RXoVxZ/

*emosh post* Readers are at the heart of the #NotaBenePrize. From our notable readers selecting the books, voting on the shortlist, joining our judging panel, & continuing to celebrate the titles throughout the campaign, they are crucial! So thank you, readers. We love ya 🫶

An internationally-bestselling, and multi-award-winning, tale of impossible love and family secrets in late-twentieth century Egypt. Newly translated into English, What I Know About You is a mesmerising and achingly beautiful debut from Eric Chacour. As our fantastic October…

Love, loss and the joy of putting your book out into the world, we had the pleasure of chatting about all of this and more with the wonderful Liv Little. Shortlisted for the 2024 #NotaBenePrize, watch our full chat here: instagram.com/p/DBRTFGOIu_m/ @dialoguepub

Do you want to be the first to know about some of the best books coming up in 2025? The John Murray Press have launched their annual Fiction Zine! This year the theme is SPARKS. The Zine includes exclusive extracts from the 11 featured titles plus introductions from the authors,…

Set in early 90s Brooklyn on the brink of gentrification, Self-Portrait with Boy by Rachel Lyon is a provocative commentary about the emotional dues that must be paid on the road to success. Read our review: nbmagazine.co.uk/editorialarchi…

Introducing our October Book of the Month: What I Know About You by Eric Chacour! 🌊 Translated into English for the first time, What I Know About You is an internationally bestselling and multi-award-winning tale of impossible love and family secrets set in Egypt that spans…

Delighted to spend the afternoon with @tweetingayesha and @NBmagazineUK filming content for the NotaBenePrize shortlist. Huge congrats to Ayesha Manazir Siddiqi and other shortlisted authors & thanks to @sianmdennis for the thoughtful & fascinating interview 👏📖 @saralangham

Shortlisted for the 2024 #NotaBenePrize, Liv Little's Rosewater is a daring, unputdownable debut about a free-spirited young South Londoner, filled with unforgettable characters and subtle social commentary. Read our review: bit.ly/3XLtcOh

#MeetTheJudges: Introducing the wonderful Shahed Ezaydi! ✨ A writer at @StylistMagazine, Shahed specialises in features and news in politics and entertainment. We are so thrilled to have her insight on this year's shortlist. Read our conversation here: bit.ly/4dq7Zza

Hello curious reader! Have you caught up with our recent reviews? There's always a flurry of brilliant editorial going up on our website for you to delve into whilst you wait for your next in-print instalment. Peruse here: nbmagazine.co.uk/editorial

"Each world muses, in its own way, on the passing of time, the mortality of love and the tortured artist." The Watermark is a heart-stopping exploration of the narratives we cling to in the course of a life, and the tendency of the world to unravel them. Kaleidoscopic and wildly…

Sarah Manguso's Liars is a tour de force of wit and rage, telling the blistering story of a marriage as it burns to the ground, and of a woman rising inexorably from its ashes. We had the pleasure of speaking with Sarah, discussing the book, her writing process and the concept…