Our top picks
LITERARY
Lincoln in the Bardo by George Saunders
Bloomsbury £18.99 pp368
Surprising, daring, emotionally wrenching and warm-hearted: the story of Abraham Lincoln’s love for his dead son, and the cemetery-trapped ghosts who watch his grieving.
Read an extract on The Sunday Times website
Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney
Faber £14.99 pp336
Fresh and page-turning novel about love, sex and a four-way relationship that wears its learning and sophistication lightly.
Read an extract on The Sunday Times website
HISTORICAL
The Essex Serpent by Sarah Perry
Serpent’s Tail £8.99 pp448
The best historical novel for a decade, said our reviewer of this Victorian tale of friendship across the sexes and a mythical beast.
Read an extract on The Sunday Times website
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