GENERAL FICTION

Aberdein, John Strip the Willow Polygon Books, 9781846971198 May, £12.99 Captivating combination of political satire and love story, set in a nearfuture dystopian Aberdeen

Adams, Henry Democracy Penguin Classics, 9780143039808 January, £9.99 US political novel, first published in 1880. A young widow journeys to Washington, seat of power and corruption

Agent Provocateur Agent Provocateaur: 69 Pavilion, 9781862058385 January, £16.99 Short stories to amuse and delight!

Agnew, Katie Wives V Girlfriends Orion, 9780752898674 April, pbk trade, £10.99 New fiction from a new talent about men and their other halves

Agualusa, José Eduardo My Father’s Wives Arcadia Books, 9781906413149 May, pbk trade, £8.99 A celebrated Angolan musician has just died, leaving seven wives and 18 children scattered across Africa

Agualusa, José Eduardo Rainy Season Arcadia Books, 9781906413200 May, pbk original, £10.99 The devastating history of a country tormented by 30 years of war

Al Aswany, Alaa Chicago HarperPerennial, 9780007286249 May, £7.99 Sex, money and politics are the driving forces of society in this new novel from a bestselling author

Al Aswany, Alaa Friendly Fire Fourth Estate, 9780007306008 June, £14.99 Nine short stories and one novella from bestseller Alaa Al Aswany

Alderson, Maggie How to Break Your Own Heart Penguin, 9780141019628 June, pbk original, £6.99 “Fabulously glamorous and highly entertaining” – Heat

Aleichem, Sholom Tevye the Dairyman and Motl the Cantor’s Son Penguin Classics, 9780143105602 May, £9.99 An account of life in early 20th-century Russia, featuring the two most famous characters in all Jewish fiction

Alexander, Nick Better than Easy BIGfib Books, 9782952489973 March, pbk trade, £10.99 The fourth volume in the bestselling 50 Reasons series. Mark is buying a French gîte with partner Tom

al-Ghitani, G; Wahab, F A, tr The Zafarani Files Arabia Books, 9781906697150 May, £8.99 A parable about political and personal freedoms, set in old Cairo

Ali, Monica Untitled Doubleday, 9780385614573 May, £17.99 New novel from the author of Brick Lane. Opens with a mysterious death in a smart, cosmopolitan hotel

Alliott, Catherine The Secret Life of Evie Hamilton Michael Joseph, 9780718153601 January, £12.99 Penguin is proud to be publishing Catherine Alliott, Sunday Times Number One bestselling author, for the first time

Amidon, Stephen Security Atlantic Books, 9781843549024, 8870451 April, pbk trade £12.99 A timely, wry, and riveting story of adults and children, secret lives and civic culture, suspicion and hysteria

Ammaniti, Niccolò The Crossroads Canongate, 9781847670373 January, pbk trade, £10.99 The prize-winning bestseller from the author of I’m Not Scared

Apuleius; Relihan, Joel C, tr The Tale of Cupid and Psyche Hackett, 9780872209732, 25 April, £24.95, pbk £6.95 A lively translation of the best-known section of Apuleius’ Golden Ass

Archer, Jeffrey Paths of Glory Macmillan, 9780230531437 March, £18.99 The story of George Mallory’s attempt to ascend Mount Everest, from the international bestseller

Arditti, Michael The Celibate Arcadia Books, 9781906413224 April, pbk trade, £7.99 The story of a young, unnamed ordinand with his mind full of God and his heart closed to love

Arnott, Jake The Devil’s Paintbrush Sceptre, 9780340922705 May, £15 A tale of empire, heroism and the passions beneath the conformity of Victorian and Edwardian Britain

Asher, Michael Death or Glory I: The Last Commando Michael Joseph, 9780718154974 May, £12.99 A terrific Second World War action thriller set at the height of the Allied operations in Egypt

Ashworth, Jenn A Kind of Intimacy Arcadia Books, 9781906413064 March, pbk original, £11.99 Arcadia’s top title for 2009: an intense and intriguing novel that never quite lets the reader get comfortable

Aslan, Ibrahim; El-Ghobashy, Mona, tr Nile Sparrows AUC Press, 9789774162404 June, £7.99 Novel chronicling the daily rhythm of life of rural migrants to Cairo and their web of complex relations

Austen, Jane and Grahame-Smith, Seth Pride and Prejudice and Zombies Quirk Books, 9781594743344 June, £8.99 Featuring 10 illustrations, this humorous edition will introduce the classic novel to new fans

Aw, Tash Map of the Invisible World Fourth Estate, 9780007289882 April, £16.99 Aw’s Whitbread Best First Novel The Harmony Silk Factory has sold more than 100,000 copies

Awar Jarrar, Nada A Good Land HarperCollins, 9780007221974 June, £14.99 Small truths, white lies; the shades of friendship. Highly anticipated from the author of Dreams of Water

Badoe, Yaba True Murder Jonathan Cape, 9780224085021 February, £12.99 Début from an accomplished filmmaker exploring friendship and the destructive power of love

Bagshawe, Tilly Flawless Orion, 9781409100997 May, pbk trade, £9.99 A new romp through Hollywood as a jewellery designer takes on greed and corruption in pursuit of success

Bakewell, Joan All the Nice Girls Virago, 9781844085309 March, £17.99 A thrilling first novel from the acclaimed broadcaster and journalist

Ballantine, Poe God Clobbers Us All Old Street, 9781905847686 February, £12.99 Eighteen-year-old surfer dude Edgar Donohoe comes of age in 1970s California after a disaster with LSD

Barker, Arthur Evelyn Marches On Janus, 9781857566833 January, pbk original, £8.95 Enchanting novel depicting the hard life of a Second World War land girl

Barnes, Rosy Sadomasochism for Accountants Marion Boyars, 9780714531816 January, pbk original, £8.99 Highly original comic novel from a brilliant young Scottish writer. A Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy for this century

Barnes, Zoë Return to Sender Piatkus Books, 9780749939205 May, pbk trade, £12.99 A warm, funny romantic comedy

Barr, Emily The Life You Want Headline Review, 9780755335589 March, £19.99 Barr is on the verge of the big time

Barry, Brunonia The Lace Reader HarperPress, 9780007287086 April, £12.99 This New York Times bestseller will be supported by a major outdoor and press advertising campaign

Bateman Mystery Man Headline Books, 9780755346738 April, £17.99 A fantastic change in cover style has elevated him to a new level of sales

Bates, H E and Conradi, Peter Love in a Wych Elm and Other Stories Capuchin Classics, 9780955731297 January, £6.99 Kent provides the rustic setting for this collection of poignant short stories selected by Bates’ grandson

Bazell, Josh Beat the Reaper William Heinemann, 9780434019236 February, pbk trade, £12.99 A dark, original literary thriller that attracted a lot of attention at Frankfurt 2007

Alexander, Edwin Dig Two Graves Garev, 9780981760704 May, £14.95 Private eye Al Hershey takes us back to Vietnam in a fight against a corrupt Communist regime

Arditti, Michael The Enemy of the Good Arcadia Books, 9781906413040 April, pbk original, £11.99 This outstanding novel bravely tackles the bitter conflict between liberalism and fundamentalism

Baker, John Winged for Death Flambard Press, 9781906601027 February, pbk trade, £8.99 Literary novel with a political dimension by an established crime writer, partly set in 1970s Uruguay

Beaumont, Sebastian The Juggler Myrmidon , 9781905802265, 72 February, £13.99, pbk trade £9.99 Psychological thriller. Mark leaves his wife, baby and old life behind, taking a journey into the unknown

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