The books we're looking forward to in 2023
Hearing from publishers about the books coming out in the year ahead is one of the best things about my job as books editor. There are some real treats in store for book lovers this year, both from big name authors and dazzling debuts. Here are 20 of the most exciting new releases coming in 2023. Pre-order them now!
Went To London, Took My Dog by Nina Stibbe
This is possibly the book I'm most looking forward to reading in 2023. Forty Years after Love, Nina Nina Stibbe returns to non-fiction with this collection of her thoughts on moving back to London and starting afresh at 60. I'm expecting it to be as funny, thoughtful and engrossing as its predecessor - I cannot wait!
The Memory Of Animals by Claire Fuller
Neffy is a young woman running away from grief and guilt and the one big mistake that has derailed her career. When she answers the call to volunteer in a controlled vaccine trial, it offers her a way to pay off her many debts and, perhaps, to make up for the past.
Someone Else's Shoes by Jojo Moyes
Another gem from the author of Me Before You about two women whose lives become entangled when one takes the other's bag at the gym. It's glorious of female friendship and the way women support each other.
A House For Alice by Diana Evans
The first new novel in five years from author of Ordinary People. Set against the shadows of Grenfell and a country in turmoil, Diana Evans’s ordinary people confront fundamental questions. How should we raise our children? How to do right by our parents? And how, in the midst of everything, might we satisfy ourselves?
I Am Homeless If This Is Not My Home by Lorrie Moore
I squeeled with delight when an early copy of this new book arrived through my letterbox. This first novel since 2009's A Gate At The Stairs is a century-spanning story about a teacher visiting his dying brother.
Romantic Comedy by Curtis Sittenfeld
A new novel from one of my very favourite writers is a cause for celebration. It's about a TV script writer who thinks she's over romance, until an unlikely love interest upends all her assumptions. Bliss!
In A Thousand Different Ways by Cecelia Ahern
Another quirky story from the author of PS I Love You about a woman who is an empath and feels other people’s emotions.
Amazing Grace Adams by Fran Littlewood
Rarely have I felt more seen than by this book about a 45-year-old mum who loses her cool and goes on a hormone-fuelled rampage. It’s set over one day as Grace tries to reconnect with her estranged teenage and explores parenting, mid-life relationships and redefining your identity.
The Garnett Girls by Georgina Moore
Sisters Rachel, Imo and Sasha are all trying in their own way to get out from the long shadow cast by their parents’ tumultuous marriage – and their father’s subsequent departure. As their mother approaches her 60th birthday, family threaten to come out.
Happy Place by Emily Henry
Emily Henry has become the go-to author for bookish rom-coms and this sounds just as entertaining as her big hot of 2022, Beach Read.
Nothing Special by Nicole Flattery
I'm very intrigued by this debut novel about two young women coming of age in 1960s New York on the fringes of Andy Warhol's Factory.
Old Babes In The Wood by Margaret Atwood
This new collection of short stories from the Handmaid's Tale author is bound to be a big hitter.
Windmill Hill by Lucy Atkins
I was a huge fan of Atkins' Magpie Lane and I'm really looking forward to this new thriller. Set in the Suffolk countryside, this is a mystery about two women who form an unlikely friendship and the secrets they're both hiding.
Yellowface by RK Fuang
I've already heard lots of good things about this literary thriller that explores diversity and racism in the publishing industry.
73 Dove Street by Julie Own Moylan
I really enjoyed Moylan's debut The Green-Eyed Girl and this follow up about three women with secrets who all live in the same 1950s London boarding house sounds just as good.
The Happy Couple by Naoise Dolan
The author of Exciting Times returns with a smart novel about the lives of five 20-somethings in the lead up to a wedding.
The Guest by Emma Cline
The new novel from the author of The Girls has shades of The Talented Mr Ripley. It's about a young woman who has been working as an escort in the city, and is now staying with Simon, her new sugar daddy, at his beach house for the summer.
Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson
I love the sound of this razor-sharp take on a super-wealthy family living in Brooklyn. Nick Hornby, Dolly Alderton and India Knight are already fans.
Broken Light by Joanne Harris
This new contemporary novel tells the story of Bernie Moon, whose ambitions and dreams have been forgotten by those closest to her – including Bernie herself. We follow Bernie as she seeks to take back control, with serious consequences.
Talking At Night by Claire Daverley
With shades of Sally Rooney, this is a lyrical, tender love story about two people, Will and Rosie, who meet as teenagers and seemed destined to be together until tragedy strikes.
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