Graham Swift

Wish You Were Here

Using a complex triple narrative, this novel weaves together a universal story of brotherly love.

Nicolai Lilin, translated by Jamie Richards

Sniper: A Novel

A literary chronicle of a small corner of post-Cold War history, this new novel recounts one soldier’s experiences during the Second Chechen War.

John Lanchester

Capital: A Novel

On affluent Pepys Road in London, the economic crisis is withering for a diverse group of residents already unsettled by the crumbling society around them.

Mario Vargas Llosa,m H, Historical translated by Edith Grossman

The Dream of the Celt: A Novel

The Nobel Prize-winning novelist turns his eye to the life of Irishman Roger Casement.

Richard Pierce

Dead Men

Obsession threads throughout this debut novel centered on the doomed Terra Nova Expedition.

Set in the most mind-controlled state on the planet, this wildly inventive novel examines the enigmas of narrative and identity.

Haruki Murakami

1Q84

Disconnected from much of the world, two lonely people stumble toward love in a brave new future of wrong turns, two moons, weird characters and baffling events.

By Rebecca Makkai

The Borrower: A Novel

On a road trip with a 10-year-old boy, a young librarian confronts her past and begins to understand herself.