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The Salt Road
by Marisol Vega
Three generations, one crossing, and the things a family agrees never to say.
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The Salt Road
by Marisol Vega
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The Salt Road
Marisol Vega · Literary Fiction
Three generations, one crossing, and the things a family agrees never to say.
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Hattie Brennan · Mystery
Nobody dies. Someone still has a great deal to answer for.
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Literary Fiction · 21 July 2026
The Cartographer's Daughter
A quietly devastating debut about inherited silence, mapped across three generations of a family that never learned to say what it meant.
By Sofia Marchetti · 6 min read
Science Fiction · 30 June 2026
Salt and Signal
A propulsive near-future thriller that takes its science as seriously as its suspense — and mostly gets away with both.
By Marcus Adeyemi · 5 min read
Romance · 12 June 2026
Small Hours in Lisbon
A romance that understands the difference between longing and plot, and trusts its readers with the former.
By Eleanor Vance · 4 min read
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Awards · 28 July 2026
International Booker longlist signals a strong year for translated fiction
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Twelve autumn book festivals worth planning your year around
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