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The best new novelists for 2025

Welcome to our annual selection of the year’s finest debut novels. We have a proven track record in picking authors that go on to be loved by readers and win awards … from Douglas Stuart and Sally Rooney to Caleb Azumah Nelson and Bonnie Garmus. Here are 2025’s gems

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12 comforting books to chase away the January blues

THE LIST: Battling a severe case of the January blues? These uplifting and inspiring books might just help to take the edge off, says Katie Inglis

The Independent UK

3 shows on Apple TV Plus with 86% or higher on Rotten Tomatoes to stream while you wait for Lady in the Lake

If you can't wait to stream Natalie Portman's Lady in the Lake on Apple TV Plus, here are three more captivating dramas to watch in the meantime.

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Is Lessons in Chemistry based on a true story? The link between the novel and the hidden women in STEM

Brie Larson might have captivated audiences in Lessons in Chemistry, but how much of the series was inspired by real events?

Woman & Home

A ‘sea of stories’ launches Jaipur Literature Festival

The Jaipur Literature Festival, the starting point of literary festivals in India, offers a diverse program of books, conversations, and cultural activities.

The Hindu

What was Canberra reading in 2024? Our most borrowed library books

What do Bonnie Garmus, Prince Harry and Jane Harper all have in common?

The Canberra Times

‘It was smart to write when I was so angry’: Bonnie Garmus on the winning formula behind Lessons in Chemistry

Her best-selling debut has sold 6m copies and been made into a hit TV series. The author discusses how a bad day in the office was the spark for worldwide success

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Apple TV+'s Lessons In Chemistry Changed The End In A Big Way, And Brie Larson Explained Why It Was 'Perfect'

The end of Apple TV+'s Lessons in Chemistry is quite different compared to the book, and Brie Larson explained why it's perfect.

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Lessons in Chemistry author Bonnie Garmus: ‘Anti-female bias is ingrained in our culture – it needs to be exposed’

Nigella Lawson is a superfan and Brie Larson was desperate to adapt her book, ‘Lessons in Chemistry’. Bonnie Garmus tells Katie Rosseinsky about how sexism inspired her hit debut, and becoming a bestseller in her sixties

The Independent UK

How "Lessons in Chemistry" cooks comfort

Salon talks with the showrunner about his recipe for bringing Bonnie Garmus' bestseller to life on the small screen

Salon

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus audiobook review – a smart and funny feminist fable

A witty and incisive skewering of the patriachy in society and science, with endearingly straight-talking characters

The Guardian - UK

Friday essay: Lessons in Chemistry – the real Prince Charming in this 'bad romance' is a good dog

If you were charmed by the Apple TV+ adaptation of Bonnie Garmus’s debut novel Lessons In Chemistry and want learn more about the book, the first thing you’ll discover is that it was a New York Times bestseller (for more than 58 weeks) and international hit, with a #BookTok following…

The Conversation

Six must-read summer fiction books – reviewed by our experts

Summer is here and many people have more time to read. Whether you’re looking for a steamy read for the beach, a twisty mystery to pass the time on a long train journey or an engrossing work of historical fiction to accompany you to the park, our experts in literature…

The Conversation

Never too late: over-50s urged to write fiction with prize for debut novel

Award launched at London book fair aims to help older authors take the plunge and submit a first work

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How former Seattleite Bonnie Garmus' debut novel became a bestseller

"If I could have dreamed it," said author Bonnie Garmus, "I wouldn't have dreamed it quite this big."

The Guardian - UK

Bonnie Garmus: ‘There are so few of us who haven’t been pushed aside’

The Lessons in Chemistry author on her bestselling debut novel’s debt to her mother’s generation, how readers identify with her heroine and why the book’s title changed

The Guardian - UK

Paint him out: Katy Hessel’s retelling of art history is Waterstones book of the year

Hessel’s ‘beautifully written corrective’ The Story of Art Without Men is awarded alongside author of the year winner Bonnie Garmus for her book Lessons in Chemistry

Wales Online

Book celebrating female artists wins Waterstones Book of the Year award

Katy Hessel's non-fiction publication The Story of Art Without Men has been described as a "feast for the eyes"

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The Independent UK

Book celebrating female artists scoops Waterstones Book Of The Year title

The writer fought off competition from nine shortlisted titles who were vying for the accolade.

The Guardian - UK

Shortlist announced for Waterstones debut fiction prize

The ‘dazzling’ finalists include Sequoia Nagamatsu, Eloghosa Osunde, Tara M Stringfellow, Tess Gunty and Louise Kennedy

Tribune News Service

Review: 'Lessons in Chemistry,' by Bonnie Garmus

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The Guardian - UK

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus review – the right comic formula

A tale of female disempowerment in the 50s and 60s gets a culinary tweak in this sweet revenge comedy

The Guardian - UK

Introducing our 10 best debut novelists of 2022

We talk to the authors of the most exciting first-time novels of the year, exploring everything from the English civil war to Instagram, TV chefs to knife crime

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