Bookmark 01/2024

Bookmark
No. 1/2024
The English Magazine
by Orell Füssli Thalia AG
Magazine
Colm Tóibín
on his highly anticipated
new novel – p. 7
p. 3 Exploring Ireland’s Literary Treasures
p. 14 Health and Wellbeing
p. 20 What We Loved

Christine Roth
Head of Marketing &
Communication
Orell Füssli Thalia AG
The next issue of Bookmark,
the English magazine by
Orell Füssli Thalia AG, will be
published in autumn 2024.
Dear Reader
In every issue of Bookmark, we celebrate
literature and its newest and most inspiring
voices. Given that much of the most critical
and honest writing in the English language
in recent years has been produced by
Irish authors, we are delighted to highlight
brilliant works from Ireland, showcasing
a list of must-read books.
One captivating voice in Irish literature is
Colm Tóibín whose much-loved novel
Brooklyn, first published in 2009, tells the
story of one woman’s choice between duty
and personal freedom and was adapted for
the screen with a star cast. In our interview,
Tóibín talks about what inspired him to
write his new novel Long Island, the sequel
to Brooklyn. Alongside this insightful
interview, we are especially honoured
to print an exclusive short story by Colm
Tóibín.
If you started the year with many resolutions
but have lost sight of them over
the past months, you are not alone. And not
to worry, our curated bookish recommendations
will help you get back on track!
Written by doctors, poets and journalists,
these titles invite you to introduce healthy
and consistent habits into your life.
Of course, there is one habit that I cannot
recommend enough: taking more time out
of your day to enjoy a good book!
Warmest Regards
Christine Roth
Exploring Ireland’s Literary Treasures
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Whether you are looking for the most highly
acclaimed piece of literature of the year,
wanting a realistic deep-dive into the politics
of the early noughties or on the hunt for
a brutally candid peek into the relationships
we create in our twenties, we have got
an Irish- penned read for you.
Text by Christine Modafferi
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A Stranger at the Wedding
Out of the blue …
I realised that was a story ”
Interview with Colm Tóibín,
author of eleven novels
Health and Wellbeing
The best time to set
new goals is now
What We Loved
Recommendations
from our book experts
Stories for Young and Old
These books are bound to take you back
to the stories that grew us into readers
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Did you know that, along with Greek and Latin literary works, Irish
literature is one of the oldest in Europe? Its long line of writers,
including the likes of Samuel Beckett, James Joyce, C.S Lewis, Iris
Murdoch and Oscar Wilde, has so often changed the literary landscape
of our world. Meet the Irish literary stars of our age, who have
taken the world of books, awards and social media by storm.
1 Prophet Song by Paul Lynch
Paul Lynch won the 2023 Booker Prize with his harrowing study
of empathy and the end of the world, culminating in the literary
success that is Prophet Song. This is a fiercely honest novel – a dystopian
account of an authoritarian party taking over the country.
While democracy crumbles in the background, Lynch zooms in
on the micro-reality of a family of six who are directly affected
by the politics gone awry. The cherry on top of this literary masterpiece
is its breakneck pace, in which no pauses are taken, no
paragraph breaks are needed and everything moves so incredibly
swiftly, sucking you into its impending doom, and ultimately
inviting you to reflect on the state of our current political affairs.
2 The Coast Road by Alan Murrin
Subject to a heated five-way auction between publishers and shortlisted
for the Peters Fraser Dunlop Queer Fiction Prize, debut
Irish voice Alan Murrin takes us back to 1994, before divorce was
legal in Ireland. He tells the stories of two women, both struggling
in their respective marriages. Their experiences are told through
multiple POVs, each shedding light on the power and complexities
of female friendship, the limitations of a patriarchal society and
the challenges of small-town life, where one is only ever a step
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away from being ostracised by one’s community. The Coast Road is a
literary gem with the compelling backdrop of a wild sea – a promise
of the kind of journey readers can expect when they dive in.
3 The Rachel Incident by Caroline O’Donoghue
In The Rachel Incident the protagonist Rachel and her dear friend
James are graduating and entering the world of work in 2010, just
as the Irish economy is sinking amid a global recession. New York
Times bestselling author Caroline O’Donoghue reminds us of the
uncertainty, potential and exuberant joy of being in your early
twenties, while also serving up an intricate plot, where two friends
living in Cork become entangled in a very complicated relationship
with their professor. The book has true laugh-out-loud moments,
reminiscent of both Will and Grace and Sex and the City. But it also
questions power, faithfulness, the arts and affluence, making for
an incredibly thought-provoking novel that will stay with you long
after you have finished it.
4 The Complete Two Pints by Roddy Doyle
Meeting for a pint in a Dublin pub is possibly the most quintessentially
Irish activity one could imagine. And in The Complete Two
Pints by Booker Prize winner Roddy Doyle, all we have to do is claim
our spot by the bar. This delightful and comforting book is a compilation
of conversations between two friends spanning from
2010 to the pandemic. It crystallises moments of Irish and world history,
records iconic moments of football, and honours the memory
of some celebrities. While it is partly a philosophical reflection
on life, it is also packed with laugh-out-loud moments. What is it
the Irish would say? “You’re in for some great craic!”
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Prophet Song
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The explosive literary sensation:
a mother faces a terrible choice as Ireland
slides into totalitarianism.
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Paul Lynch, Oneworld Publications,
CHF 19.90
The Coast Road
A novel about a closed
community and the consequences of
daring to move against the tide.
Alan Murrin, Bloomsbury, CHF 29.90
A Stranger
at the Wedding
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The Rachel Incident
An all- consuming love story.
But it is not the one you were expecting.
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Caroline O’Donoghue,
Little, Brown and Company, CHF 24.90
The Complete Two Pints
Two men meet for a pint in
a Dublin pub ...
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Roddy Doyle, Penguin Random House UK,
CHF 18.90
Normal People
A story of mutual fascination,
friendship and love.
This, in many ways, is a short story of dualities. Pop culture mixing with
tradition. Isolated islanders meeting popular national TV shows.
Melodies which sound like laments. Strangers crashing close-knit community
events. It is a story about forgetting but also about remembering.
While this may feel like a collection of real-life oxymorons, the author
Colm Tóibín seems to suggest that opposites may just attract and
harmony can be found in coexistence. And it all begins with one beguiling
image – that of a stranger at a wedding.
5 Normal People by Sally Rooney
We cannot talk about Irish voices without mentioning the multiaward-
winning powerhouse that is Sally Rooney, who many
consider an emblem of the millennial voice. Also set during the
economic crisis of the early 2000s, her 2018 novel Normal People
is extraordinarily clear in its depiction of class differences through
protagonists and lovers Marianne and Connell. While the two
are drawn together like magnets, Connell’s mother is a cleaner at
Marianne’s home. This sets them at opposite ends of the societal
spectrum, to the point that there is no way they can work through
their socio economic differences, despite their intense connection
and longing. The book is now a TV series and which has garnered
millions of streams. It is a classic in the making, the complexity
of not to be missed.
6 The Happy Couple by Naoise Dolan
If you love Sally Rooney, another exceptional Irish author you
must read is Naoise Dolan, who also wonderfully encapsulates
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Sally Rooney, Faber & Faber, CHF 18.90
The Happy Couple
As a wedding approaches and
five lives intersect, each character
will find themselves looking for a path
to their happily ever after.
Naoise Dolan, Orion Publishing Group,
CHF 18.90
relationships in The Happy Couple. Our inciting incident is Celine
and Luke’s engagement – just as they are at a breaking point in
their relationship. Something in their relationship feels off, and so
three friends step into the plot, each with their own point of view,
each with their own personal history with the happy couple. While
we get some brilliant questions about what humans search for in
marriage – and how much of that is conditioned by societal norms
and the lies we tell ourselves – it also offers reflections on Ireland’s
relationship with Great Britain, as we move from Dublin to London
and back. Another marvellous, messy millennial read.
Staying on the theme of nuptials, read on for an alluring and spellbinding
short story by Colm Tóibín. The author was inspired by
the image of a stranger at a wedding. The story is set during the summer
of 1983, which is the year the Irish National Liberation Army
was declared illegal. It is also the year the Eighth Amendment was
added to the Constitution of Ireland. Who is the outsider? And will
they be welcomed?
I had an image in my mind of a stranger at a wedding – an outsider,
someone not invited, a ghostly or disruptive presence. The first
time I thought of it was on Tory Island, ten miles off the coast of
Donegal, in the summer of 1983. The islanders liked staying up
late. There was a party one night, with much dancing and singing,
with songs and tunes that were often lilting and light. And then,
at about three in the morning, a woman sang a song in Irish that
sounded like a lament.
I could not make out most of the words. Throughout the next day,
however, snatches of the melody came into my mind, and I decided
to go in search of the woman who had sung it who told me in turn
where I could find the man who had taught it to her. The song, she
said, was called ‘Seán Bán Mo Ghráth’ (‘Fair-Haired John My Love’).
The man from whom she had learned the song was Jimmy Duggan
or Séamus Ó Dugáin and he lived in the East Town on the island.
The next day I walked across the island and found his house. He had
lived all his life on Tory, he told me.
He had a way of using an indirect glance followed by a dimmed
gaze into the distance as a way of making his point. He considered
everything carefully. When he spoke, there was an undertone
or irony and wit.
How many songs did he know, I asked him. We were speaking in
English. An infinite number, maybe, he said. Or maybe you could
count them, but you’d need time.
What was the best thing which had happened on the island in
recent times? I asked.
He thought for a while, and then he briskly told me. The new English
television channel, Channel 4, he said, has very good films late at
night. That is the best thing that has happened on the island for a long
time. The islanders, thank God, he said, get great reception.
I had no idea whether he was mocking me or not.
He did not know, he said, where he had learned the song ‘Seán Bán
Mo Ghráth’, but he knew that once, when he had forgotten a verse,
it was provided by his mother-in-law.
And then he told me the story of the song.
On the island, he said, it was the tradition that before a wedding
the people would gather with the bride and groom and each person
would sing a song. And this particular song was both a lament
and a love song, to be sung by a young woman who is pregnant by
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the groom, or who has been betrayed by him, who would come to
party in disguise. The song was the account of her plight, he said,
what would happen to her now that her lover was marrying another
woman. But also, of course, she knew that if she sang it well enough
her lover might change his mind. Everything depended on how she
sang the song.
It was one song, he said, that could not be sung badly. Because there
was still hope. The song could cast a spell.
Séamus Ó Dugáin lifted his chin as he said this and captured me
briefly with his gaze and smiled faintly, almost sadly to himself.
The image remained in my mind, the image of a woman at a wedding,
an outsider, someone not entirely welcome. Almost a ghost, but
not quite. I saw her moving among the guests, all of them talking
animatedly to each other, but no one speaking to her. She was not
part of this community and, strangely and slowly, it emerged that she
represented a danger to it. But I did not know how. And I could not
think what her song would sound like.
I don’t keep notes. If something can be easily forgotten, then it must
not be important. But the image remained. I thought of writing it
plain: just telling the story that Séamus Ó Dugáin had outlined to me.
But it never even got started.
And then, as the novel Long Island came into my mind and I began to
imagine scenes and a structure – still no notes! –, I had one of those
sudden small ideas on which progress depends. The woman didn’t
have to sing. Someone else could sing. And maybe the actual song
itself might not be important. And she didn’t have to be betrayed either.
All that remained was the wedding itself and her status as an outsider.
That was enough. From that, everything would flow.
And so I found a way, once Eilis Lacey is home from America, for her
to see the place she had left. She is an insider: everyone knows her.
She is an outsider: no one really wants to talk to her.
Except one man. And slowly, as the wedding party goes on, he, Jim
Farrell, joins Eilis in becoming a stranger at the wedding. The spell,
whatever it is, has been cast.
Short Story by Colm Tóibín
“ Out of the blue …
I realised that was
a story! ”
Colm Tóibín returns to the characters of Brooklyn
in his anticipated sequel, Long Island.
Acknowledgements: Benedicte Page & The Bookseller
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Long Island, Colm Tóibín’s sequel to his muchloved
2009 novel Brooklyn – made into a
film starring Saoirse Ronan and Domhnall
Gleeson –, opens with a bang. When last
we encountered the main character Eilis, in
the final scenes of Brooklyn, she was preparing
to return to 1950s New York and her new
Italian-American husband Tony Fiorello,
after a visit back to Ireland following her
older sister’s death saw her unexpectedly fall
in love with local barman Jim Farrell. Only
to be forced to leave again when the secret of
her American marriage leaked.
“ What is a plot in a
novel? An action
that has consequences,
which must not be
predictable. I had an
action that required
consequences. ”
Now, 20 years on, Eilis is a mother-of-two
living with Tony and her Fiorello in-laws in
a rather too-close-for-comfort housing
cluster built for the extended family on Long
Island. She does the books for a nearby garage
business, supports her clever daughter’s
plans for university, and has found ways to
accommodate her own need for privacy with
the demands of the family circle. But in the
book’s first pages a bombshell is thrown
into her life, and as a result, Eilis finds herself
heading back again to the small town of
Enniscorthy where she grew up – and where
Jim is still living, in charge of the same pub.
While Tony waits in Long Island for Eilis’
return, Jim and Eilis are drawn together for
a second time, and the unfinished business
from Brooklyn is revived in a new configuration
as complex as the first.
Tóibín, speaking via Zoom from the US,
where he divides his time with his Dublin
base, says he hadn’t imagined doing a
sequel to Brooklyn, but that the opening
scene occurred to him: “Out of the blue …
I realised that was a story.”
“What is a plot in a novel?”, he asks. “An
action that has consequences, which must
not be predictable. I had an action that
required consequences. I was thinking about
something like the opening of Thomas
Hardy’s The Mayor of Casterbridge where
he [the title character] puts his wife up
for sale – well, what’s now going to happen?”
Colm Tóibín was born in Ireland
in 1955. He is the author of eleven
novels, including The Master,
Brooklyn, and The Magician, and
two collections of stories. He has
been three times shortlisted for the
Booker Prize. In 2021, he was
awarded the David Cohen Prize for
Literature. Tóibín was appointed the
Laureate for Irish Fiction 2022–2024.
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Brooklyn has sold almost 300,000 copies across print editions in
the UK alone. Some of its great success with readers was unexpected,
Tóibín explains. “In America, it did something that I was very
surprised by. People read it as if it was an American book, it describes
what had happened to one of their ancestors, that a woman had
arrived with a suitcase – and that this was in their consciousness
in a way that I had never really understood. That was the American
part; the Irish part was, it’s the same story but the other way around –
in every generation, every family lost someone, and they would
use the word ‘lose’ about going to America. And in that sense it told
a story that resonated hugely in Ireland and in America.”
“If you set out to try to attract a
readership you would fail –
at least I would. I wouldn’t know
how to do it – I just followed
the single idea that she was the
younger sister of two and that
she has always been protected and
suddenly she’s not protected,
and then we see how she functions
in that way.”
“But there was something else, I think, which was the mixture in
Eilis – I was describing a younger sister in a relationship where
the older sister is very powerful and makes all the decisions and is
really very kind as well; when the younger sister [Eilis] operates
almost as a pale star, and trying to capture that and also make clear
that Eilis is also very intelligent. Some people thought she was too
passive, but that’s essential, that she just drifts, goes with the flow.”
Childhood pull
Elsewhere in his novels, Tóibín – the current Laureate for Irish Fiction
– ranges widely across Europe and America, as in The Magician,
his book exploring the life of writer Thomas Mann. Yet he chooses
to return again and again in his novels to Enniscorthy, the very
small town where Tóibín spent his own childhood.
He explains: “Everything that’s in Long Island exists in the town
except Jim’s pub – all the streets are named, I don’t play with the
topography. Three of my grandparents were born in the town – it’s a
small place, and because my father was a teacher and my sisters
were teachers, we got to know the town at a certain level, where you
got to know a lot of stuff about a lot of people.”
As the characters in Long Island navigate their chances of happiness
amid the often unforgiving rules of Enniscorthy society, the novel
ends on an ambiguous note, and it is tempting to think the story of
Eilis, Jim and Tony might not yet be truly over. Is there a chance that
perhaps a further story could follow? Toibin will not be drawn by
the suggestion. “I don’t know … I don’t know”, is all he will say.
Brooklyn
Colm Tóibín,
Penguin Random House UK,
CHF 14.90
Long Island is Colm Tóibín’s
masterpiece: an exquisite,
exhilarating novel that
asks whether it is possible
to truly return to the past
and renew the great love
that seemed gone forever.
The sequel to Colm Tóibín’s
prize-winning, bestselling
novel Brooklyn.
The Magician
Colm Tóibín,
Penguin Random House UK,
CHF 14.90
A devastating story of
love, loss and one woman’s
terrible choice between
duty and personal freedom.
Discover Brooklyn ahead
of its eagerly anticipated
follow-up, Long Island.
Long Island
Colm Tóibín,
Pan Macmillan,
CHF 29.90
A sweeping novel of unrequited
love and exile, war
and family. The Magician
tells the story of Thomas
Mann, whose life was filled
with great acclaim and
contradiction. Through
one life, Colm Tóibín tells
the breathtaking story
of the twentieth century.
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Discover the best new reads
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Percival Everett, one of the great
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minds of our time and award- winning
author of nineteen books and counting,
has penned one of his most ambitious titles
so far: an incredible reimagining of The
Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. Harrowing
and subversive, James explores the story
of Jim, the runaway slave who joins Huck
on his epic journey in the timeless
book written by Mark Twain. In Everett’s
interpretation of this great classic of
American literature, Jim, or James, takes
control of his narrative, claims his voice,
and in doing so reveals a brutally honest
portrayal of the survival of a Black man
in a cruel society. Everett is satirical, dark
and impactful in his deep exploration of
humanity, race, compassion and existence
itself.
James
Percival Everett, Pan Macmillan, CHF 29.90
Something rather magical happens
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when artists join forces: beauty
is created. And this full-colour illustrated
book of poetry is just that – a thing of
beauty. This is the collection of lyrics written
by Kazuo Ishiguro, Nobel prize-winning
Japanese author of Never Let Me Go, for
Grammy nominated jazz singer Stacey Kent.
The cherry on top, however, has to be the
beautiful illustrations created by Italian
artist Bianca Bagnarelli, tying the package
together, resulting in pure and utter
bookish perfection.
The Summer We Crossed Europe
in the Rain
Kazuo Ishiguro, Faber & Faber, CHF 33.90
It took Luigi Pirandello fifteen
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years to analyse how humans take
on many different personas or wear a
multitude of masks through his now-classic
One, No One and One Hundred Thousand.
This mesmerising debut blows the dust
off this decades-old exploration and
brings it back to the forefront through a
millennial lens. Poignantly relatable,
this is the story of Ada, who sheds her
family role as she moves across the world
from Australia to London and tries on
many new hats. And so she finds herself
in a pickle, falling in love with two very
different people: Sadie and Stuart. Each of
them bring out a different side of her.
And each choice she is continually asked
to make might just mean sacrificing
something – or someone – else.
The ultimate question this book seems to
be asking is: in an age where being our
true selves seems so imperative, what
happens when we are a kaleidoscope
of truths?
Go Lightly
Brydie Lee-Kennedy, Bloomsbury, CHF 26.90
We’ve recommended many books
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about family secrets and motherdaughter
relationships, but none has ever
felt quite like this. In The Morningside,
literary fiction meets dystopia in a magical
post-apocalyptic setting, where war and
climate disaster have changed the world as
we know it. And amid the ruins of this
reality, a young girl, Silvia, and her mother
must start over again. Silvia slowly settles
into her new home, but thanks to hints
from her aunt and her keen observations of
a very peculiar neighbour, she soon realises
that her family’s roots are much more
entangled than she could have ever known,
and secrets are hidden deep within their
soil. With this incredible story, author Téa
Obreht brings the best of her previous two
titles to the table: beautiful hints of folklore
from The Tiger’s Wife and the emotional
weight of Inland. It is perfectly paced but also
completely unpredictable, layered with
mystery and suspense.
The Morningside
Téa Obreht, Orion Publishing Group, CHF 29.90
Call Me By Your Name author André
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Aciman is back with another read that
smells of summer sunshine, salty beaches
and Italian promenades. The Gentlemen
from Peru is an enticing exploration of love,
loss, and the magic of meeting again. A
group of friends in their late twenties find
themselves stranded on the Amalfi coast.
There they meet Raúl, a man in his sixties
who embodies mystery and allure all in one
as he sits on his veranda each night in the
company of a pack of cigarettes. Not only
can he relieve physical pain with the brush
of his fingertips, but he also seems to
know the friends deeply, more than they
even know themselves. Soon enough the
friends – particularly one – will discover
their connection with the man transcends
time itself, making for an enchantingly
captivating embodiment of summertime
sadness.
The Gentleman From Peru
André Aciman, Faber & Faber, CHF 24.90
We’re always very excited about
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award-winning Rachel Khong’s
work. This latest release, Real Americans,
is another intricate, contemplative and eyeopening
story about American identity and
intergenerational relationships. The story
follows the same family across three genera -
tions – we will meet scientists escaping
Mao’s Cultural Revolution in the 60s, their
daughter, Lily Chen, getting her first
corporate media gig in the early noughties,
and finally her son, Nick Chen, who wants
to find out who his biological father actually
is as the pandemic ends. Intergenerational
stories often give us a chance to explore the
depths (and often darkness) of family roots,
but with Real Americans, Khong takes this
a step further by posing readers questions
surrounding destiny and choice and if we
can truly strive to want more than our
ancestors in life.
Real Americans
Rachel Khong, Penguin Random House UK, CHF 26.90
It’s safe to say most of us have balled
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our eyes out watching Netflix’s most
heart-breaking release of the year: One Day.
If you’re looking for your next David
Nicholls fix, consider your search over.
You Are Here is a story of second chances at
life and new beginnings, and how getting
lost can lead you exactly where you need to
be. It has all the emotive power of One Day,
while also exploring life after our first great
love through two fully-formed characters,
Michael and Marnie. While Michael is
grieving his wife, Marnie is going through
a difficult divorce. Michael isolates
himself with long countryside walks and
Marnie finds solace and comfort reading
in her solitary London flat. But then the two
are brought together on a ten-day hike that
will make you laugh and cry and fall in love
with walking. A glimmer of hope that
not all is lost sparks in their futures, and
maybe – just maybe – they’ll begin to feel
there is still beauty in opening themselves
up to the world.
You Are Here
David Nicholls, Hodder & Stoughton, CHF 29.90
For a very different story of rebirth
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and rediscovery, All Fours by Miranda
July is all things deliciously sexy and more.
At its centre is a wealthy woman who on her
45th birthday decides to take an unexpected
turn on her cross-country celebratory
road trip to find a parallel version of herself.
In this alter-ego, she derails her trip to book
a motel room, spends $ 20,000 to decorate it,
makes messy decisions that defy all conventions
and finds herself desiring anything
but a quiet domestic life. Our somewhat-
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famous artist protagonist may be flawed in
every way, but she also makes brutally
honest observations on the idea of aging,
entering menopause and rethinking the
life-defining choices made in the past. This
novel is brutally honest, knee-slappingly
funny, scathingly raw and … did we mention
it’s very, very sexy?
All Fours
Miranda July, Canongate, CHF 29.90
When this book was acquired by
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Faber, it was called ‘path-breaking’.
Rachel Cusk’s latest offering is no doubt
just this: completely unconventional in its
storytelling devices, just as the upsidedown
paintings of one of its protagonists.
Four sections construct this book, each one
told through the perspective of different
characters which remain nameless throughout.
We’ve got artists and their families,
mothers and their children, victims and their
perpetrators and each of their stories is an
awe-inspiring reflection on art, life, death
and the roles we take on in society.
With her novel Outline having already been
shortlisted, longlisted and nominated for
some of the biggest literary recognitions,
Parade has all the potential for award season.
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Rachel Cusk, Faber & Faber, CHF 29.90
Memory Piece, critically acclaimed
Lisa Ko’s sophomore novel, is the
book you will be thinking about for days
on end after finishing it. It’s an incredibly
ambitious project, spanning the lives
of three Asian American friends across
70 years, all while crafting an intense
reflection on how each of us defines the
parameters of a successful, fulfilled life.
The three protagonists of this story bond in
the 80s due to their shared sense of
alienation. Over the years, they grow and
build their careers and identities, each
facing very different challenges along the
way. The novel reaches its culmination
in a somewhat dystopian view of the 2040s,
where holding on to our memories can be a
beacon of light in a dark age of digitalisation.
Whether you’re craving some 80s or 90s
nostalgia or are in the mood to reflect on how
the world can change immensely over just
the course of a decade, you’re sure to find
something to appreciate in this immensely
resonant and at times unnerving read.
Memory Piece
Lisa Ko, Penguin Random House US, CHF 24.90
John Boyne has sold millions of copies
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of The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
and The Heart’s Invisible Furies; he’s broken
our hearts over and over again with each
new title in his prolific career. Yet here we
are, desperately waiting for more of his
emotional, gut-wrenching novels. In Earth,
Boyne takes us to the football pitch, where
one player is accused of sexual assault.
During his trial, he must take a deep, long
look at who he has become, the parts of
himself he has sacrificed for his success
and ultimately where he comes from.
This second instalment in Boyne’s quartet
inspired by the elements is an incredibly
layered portrayal of the complexity of the
human mind and how our trauma is viscerally
connected with nature.
Earth
John Boyne, Penguin Random House UK, CHF 24.90
If you liked the over-the-top wedding
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satire of Crazy Rich Asians, you will
love Lies & Weddings, in which we revisit the
glitz and glamour, social duties, and family
frenzy that is trademark of all Kevin Kwan
comedies of manners. In this new hilarious
romance, we meet fiancés Auggie and Maxxi.
All they wish for is a quaint barefoot beach
wedding, but their royal families will accept
nothing but pure extravaganza … and a
fair amount of scheming. That’s right, their
wedding is a perfectly planned matchmaking
event for Maxxi’s brother and a
particularly wealthy princess, if only
the two will collaborate! The book is full of
laugh-out-loud anecdotes, family scandals,
secrets and all things luxury – the perfect
recipe for another comfortingly escapist read.
Lies & Weddings
Kevin Kwan, Penguin Random House UK, CHF 29.90
Joyce Carol Oates is possibly one of
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the most prolific authors of our time.
She does not miss a beat, going from strength
to strength with each new novel she pens –
and this is one of her boldest feats. Butcher
is not for the faint of heart, no. It narrates
in gruesome detail the true story of the
relentless procedures Dr Silas Weir carried
out on female asylum patients during the
19th century. And to tell this story through
a surely unique perspective, Oates brings
in Weir’s eldest son. He condemns his father’s
practices and spares no detail in the
harrowing account of a narcissistic doctor’s
egotistic endeavours, carried out only
thanks to the state’s willingness to close
their eyes in the face of the voiceless
members of society. The book is meticulously
researched, blending fiction and fact, and
sheds light on one of many times in which
torture on women was legalised.
Butcher
Joyce Carol Oates, HarperCollins, CHF 27.90
For a beautifully complex narrative
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told through five different POVs,
Akwaeke Emezi’s Little Rot takes us to the
underbelly of New Lagos, Nigeria. Here,
we are catapulted into the world of private
and exclusive sex parties, where guests
have power at their fingertips and just one
mishap could be the death of you. While
checking trigger warnings is imperative for
this read, the bestselling The Death of
Vivek Oji author scathingly explores the
corruption behind all the glamour of a rich
city, the danger nestled in eroticism and the
intertwining of lives in the wake of horror
and abuse. At times reading like a thriller,
at others like a character study, this story
is disturbing and spellbinding all at once,
and truly packs a punch.
Little Rot
Akwaeke Emezi, Faber & Faber, CHF 29.90
Ela Lee’s debut novel Jaded also
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unfailingly packs a punch. At the core,
it’s a story of a woman dealing with the
aftermath of rape, but alongside this is a deep
reflection on identity, racism, power, and
a condemnation of those who protect broken
systems as long as they reap its benefits.
Ceyda, a Korean-Turkish London-based
lawyer, has done everything she possibly
could to fit in, from using an easy-topronounce
Starbucks name to ticking all
the boxes to guarantee herself a bright
future. But one fateful night she is raped by
a co-worker, and everything she so long
suppressed begins bubbling to the surface.
The shiny job, shiny boyfriend, shiny
different identities she’s taken on to find a
place in society begin to crumble, and
she is at the eye of the tornado, her trauma,
confusion and pain so rawly documented
through Ela Lee’s unique narrative voice.
Jaded
Ela Lee, Penguin Random House UK, CHF 27.90
Covid-19 may feel like a lifetime away,
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but the loss, pain, and anxiety that
we all experienced during lockdown remains.
Fourteen Days perfectly captures this
monumental moment in history. Some of
the greatest authors of our time, including
Margaret Atwood, Celeste Ng, and Douglas
Preston, joined forces to create a Decameronesque
book, in which fourteen tenants of a
Lower East Side apartment complex meet
up on their rooftop and tell each other their
stories as the pandemic unravels below. This
collection of short stories is heart-warming
and full of hope, while also showing
the struggles which many of us were facing
individually during those uncertain and
unprecedented times. There is heart, loss and
suffering in these stories, but also an
overall thread tying them all neatly together:
the power of creating communities and
how in the darkest times it is the presence
of these very connections that save us.
Fourteen Days
A Collaborative Novel, Penguin Random House UK,
CHF 29.90
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Health and
Wellbeing
There is no better time to set new goals than the now –
so grab your pens and notebooks, repeat your favourite
affirmations, and set those daily alarms. We may be
halfway through the year, but that’s no excuse to kick
self-improvement to the curb!
Text by Christine Modafferi
While so many of us reserve the beginning of the year for creating new and healthy habits,
mapping out intricate vision boards and setting lofty goals, by this time of the year, we might
find we are losing stamina; our enthusiasm is slowly but surely dwindling, and we end up
deciding we will sort ourselves out next year. Allow us to introduce you to a selection of books
that will guide you through the murky middle of the year and get you back on track.
As you read through these bookish recommendations, you can think of them as an invitation to
reflect on the new healthy habits you’d like to introduce into your life. Whether you’re wanting
to wake up early each day, gain consistency in journaling, look after yourself better or simply
manifest the life of your dreams, each of these books has at least one takeaway to help you reach
your goal. Written by doctors, behavioural experts, poets and journalists, these titles both
inspire and invite reflection. They can help you tune in to your needs, build a deeper connection
to yourself and improve your relationships with others as well as gain clarity as you take the
first or next step towards becoming the best version of yourself.
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Packed with practical examples, tools to record, question and
reframe negative thoughts as well as guideposts to build resilience,
this book will truly make you wonder: ‘Why has nobody told me
this before?’
3 Conversations on Love: Lovers, Strangers, Parents,
Friends, Endings, Beginnings by Natasha Lunn
A big part of our wellbeing depends on the love we give and receive.
For a non-fiction option that feels less didactic in its delivery, we can’t
help but recommend journalist Natasha Lunn’s Conversations on Love.
This collection of essays spawns from the author’s newsletter –
originally conceived as an experiment to collect expert opinions
on this messy, often complicated feeling. The result is a beautiful
and intense analysis of love – in all its facets and from all angles.
It tugs at the heartstrings and is dedicated to “anyone who feels
lost in longing”.
Sometimes, looking after our
health and wellbeing, or simply
ourselves in general, feels like
a rather intimidating task.
Illustrated in this book are the author’s personal experiences of
different types of love, from friendship and romantic love to parental
love and self-love. And sprinkled in between the essays are author
interviews set up in a Q & A format, where different views, insights
and life lessons are shared. The conclusion seems to be that there
is no roadmap for finding true love, or a one-size-fits-all formula for
how to express it. And so, rather than asking for advice on love,
perhaps it’s about time we had a conversation about it.
1 Powerful: Be the Expert in Your Own Life by Maisie Hill
Let’s start the list strong with a book that stays true to its title: Powerful by Maisie Hill, who has
already helped countless women with Period Power and Perimenopause Power. In this book,
Hill shifts her focus to a wider audience, including men, and a broader topic – that of stepping
into our power – making for a brilliant read to dip your toes into the self-help and non-fiction
waters. This is the book for anyone feeling stuck in a rut. It may be that you’re a serial people
pleaser. You might have a dream you’ve been procrastinating. Or you could just be feeling
overwhelmed. Hill gets into the nitty-gritty of all these roadblocks and so much more, from
handling our own defensiveness and having hard conversations to setting boundaries and
making tough decisions, through studies of our nervous systems, coaching techniques and case
studies. With tried-and-tested methods and a series of bullet point tips in every chapter, the
hope is that readers can find the tools to make positive changes in their life and find fulfilment
along the way.
2 Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? by Dr Julie Smith
Clinical psychologist Dr Julie Smith has been sharing bite-sized snippets of mental health
tips for years on social media, gaining billions of views, as well as magazine, documentary and
news features. With her debut non-fiction release and Number 1 Sunday Times Bestseller
Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before?, she packages all her teachings into just under 450 pages.
Divided into three core sections, the book is designed to take readers from identifying and
understanding their own emotions and thoughts to practising cognitive restructuring, understanding
others and connecting with their deepest values to find purpose in their lives.
And if a section isn’t quite speaking to you, you can simply skip to the ones that feel relevant
to your challenges, from managing anxiety to tackling low moods and finding motivation.
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Powerful: Be the Expert
1 in Your Own Life
Find a new way to feel connected to
your cycle and the wisdom of your
body. Become full of emotional resilience
so you can stop holding back
and crack on with your life.
Maisie Hill, Bloomsbury Academic,
CHF 29.90
Conversations on Love:
3 Lovers, Strangers,
Parents, Friends, Endings,
Beginnings
After years of feeling that love was
always out of reach, journalist
Natasha Lunn set out to understand
how relationships work and evolve
over a lifetime.
Natasha Lunn, Penguin Random
House UK, CHF 19.90
Why Has Nobody
2 Told Me This Before?
Drawing on years of experience as a
clinical psychologist, online sensation
Dr Julie Smith shares all the skills
you need to get through life’s ups and
downs.
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Dr Julie Smith, Penguin Random
House UK, CHF 24.90
The Greatest
Self-Help Book (is the
one written by you)
Filled with exercises, activities and
visual prompts, this journal will help
you understand and regulate your
emotions, build and maintain routines
and habits that work for you, shift
negative mindsets and cultivate positive
thought patterns, track personal
growth, build self-awareness and
carve out time to practise self-love
and gratitude.
Vex King and Kaushal, Pan Macmillan,
CHF 38.90
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4 The Greatest Self-Help Book (is the one written by you)
by Vex King and Kaushal
Drawing from Lunn’s notion that one size doesn’t fit all, may we
present to you The Greatest Self-Help Book (is the one wwritten
by you), which mixes self-help with journaling to create a unique
self- exploratory experience.
The guided journal is created by husband-wife duo Vex King, author
of Good Vibes, Good Life, and wellness influencer Kaushal. Together,
they’ve crafted a highly personalised book you can use as a daily
journaling tool to reach the deepest parts of your essence. Each day
has affirmations, mind, body and spirit check-ins as well as questions
that invite you to be grateful, practise self-love or simply reflect on
what is going on in your life. With therapy-led and mindfulness
activities, the book promises to help you build a daily routine that
works for you, as well as offering ‘calm kits’ and ‘reverse bucket
lists’ that will bring you back to your journey of personal growth
whenever you feel derailed. The minimal design keeps the focus
of the title on what truly matters: you.
5 A Year to Change Your Mind by Dr Lucy Maddox
While the idea of introducing a new habit or morning routine and
sticking to it is what most of us set out to do each year, this clinical
psychologist and researcher suggests that change is made of ebb
and flow, and that each season, quite literally, has its reason. And so,
over the course of twelve months and chapters, Dr Lucy Maddox
takes us on a year’s journey of growth and self-discovery. In January
we turn inwards and understand mental health; February is for
building resilience; March is a time to nurture relationships; in April
we explore our values and set meaningful goals. The book culminates
as we reach the end of the year and ultimately learn to become
more compassionate and embrace the uncertainty of what’s to
come as we start again.
A Year to Change Your Mind feels like a crash course in improving
our lives by tuning in with our surroundings and mirroring
nature’s changes with tangible checklists. Written empathetically
in a way that never patronises its readers, this book brings therapy
room methods to the forefront and is a breath of fresh air as it
invites its readers to be nimble rather than impose fixed rules on
themselves.
6 Manifest – 7 Steps to Living your Best Life by Roxie Nafousi
Influencer and inspirational speaker Roxie Nafousi suggests
that the biggest step we can take towards wellbeing is shifting our
mindset and finding empowerment through manifestation.
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Tiny Habits
In the hugely anticipated
Tiny Habits, BJ Fogg shows us
how to change our lives for the
better, one tiny habit at a time.
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BJ Fogg, Penguin Random House UK,
CHF 19.90
The Miracle Morning
Start waking up to your
full potential every single day
with the updated and expanded
edition of the groundbreaking
book with more than 2 million
copies sold.
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Hal Elrod, Hodder & Stoughton,
CHF 24.90
Atomic Habits
Transform your life
with tiny changes in behaviour,
starting now.
James Clear, Penguin Random
House UK, CHF 25.90
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A Year to Change Your Mind
In A Year to Change Your Mind,
consultant clinical psychologist Dr Lucy
Maddox explains how psychological
processes thread through our lives.
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Dr Lucy Maddox, Atlantic Books, CHF 19.90
Manifest – 7 Steps to
6 Living your Best Life
Whether you want to attract your soulmate,
find the perfect job or your dream home,
or simply discover more inner peace and
confidence, Manifest will teach you exactly
how to get there in just seven steps …
Healing Through Words
A guided tour on the journey back
to the self, a cathartic and mindful exploration
through writing.
Rupi Kaur, Simon & Schuster, CHF 29.90
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Writing Prompts: Gratitude
Rupi Kaur’s Writing Prompts:
Gratitude card deck is the ultimate guide
for self-discovery and reflection.
Rupi Kaur, Simon & Schuster, CHF 29.90
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Roxie Nafousi, Penguin Random House UK,
CHF 29.90
One Line a Day
A gorgeous new addition to the
bestselling One Line a Day series, this
five-year diary makes capturing memories
simple and fulfilling.
Chronicle Books, CHF 31.90
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Her book Mani fest mixes science and age-old wisdom, and
it has resonated with countless readers since its first publication
two years ago, topping the charts for weeks and
weeks, selling in over 52 countries and getting translated
into 39 languages. Nafousi’s manifestation consists of
seven fundamental steps that set their roots in removing all
fear and doubt and aligning our behaviour to our vision.
Readers are encouraged to embrace gratitude and turn envy
into inspiration. Ultimately, Nafousi says, we can learn
to trust that the universe will give us what we so desire.
Believing in the power of manifestation is more than
simply having a positive outlook on life. It’s committing
to habits that reflect our vision, treating ourselves
with kindness and conducting ourselves with gratitude.
This short but powerful read promises to unlock all
the secrets to manifesting the life you’ve always desired.
7 Healing Through Words by Rupi Kaur
We love a good system, a tried and tested step-by-step programme
to follow, but often the truth to breaking trauma
or finding love and success is already within ourselves.
This is what Healing Through Words aims to do by simply
encouraging its readers to explore the power of poetry.
Rupi Kaur changed the publishing industry when she
self-published Milk and Honey, her multi-million selling
collection of poetry, in 2014. She went on to publish
The Sun and her Flowers and Home Body, which have been
translated to over 43 languages, touching so many souls.
Now, Rupi passes the pen to her readers with this book of
guided poetry-writing exercises to dig deep within our
heartbreak or loss, to celebrate ourselves and find our selfconfidence.
The book is constructed as a gradual journey
inwards, consisting of exercises and journaling prompts.
One could call it a personal poetry workshop at a fraction
of the price!
8 Writing Prompts: Gratitude by
Rupi Kaur
Building on the route of self-exploration
and reflection, for those who like to journal
a bit more freely and loosely, Rupi Kaur has
released a series of writing prompt boxes,
each filled with decorated flashcards to draw
inspiration from. In her Writing Prompts:
Gratitude, we get 70 thought- provoking writing
prompts to inspire profound journaling
sessions. We’re invited to reflect on what
heartbreak has taught us, what emotions
move us, what rituals feed our soul.
And then there are simpler questions, like
describing a moment in our lives that felt
like a movie or thinking of the most precious
gift we’ve ever received. Each prompt
reconnects us to the theme of gratitude.
A big part of our
wellbeing depends
on the love we
give and receive.
This series of writing prompt boxes, including
Self-Love, Relationships and Balance, is
designed to empower you to write your own
story and build a deeper relationship with
yourself.
9 One Line a Day
Combining the introspectiveness of journaling
with the idea of atomic, tiny habits,
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comes One Line a Day. This is the perfect buy for those who struggle
with consistency in their journaling routine, for the jotters among
us who like to keep documentation short and sweet, or simply those
who want to be able to quickly look back on their memories spanning
five years. This journal has already sold over 2 million copies and
comes in many different colourways, making for a brilliant graduation,
newlyweds, or new parents gift as well as a personal buy that
feels more momentous and collectable.
10 Tiny Habits by BJ Fogg
Sometimes, looking after our health and wellbeing, or simply
ourselves in general, feels like a rather intimidating task. Whether
we want to build a new routine, increase our productivity, make
a diet change or work towards an aspiration, Tiny Habits by BJ Fogg
is the book to turn to. There’s a lot to unpack in this 300-page tome,
but it all boils down to batching change into as tiny chunks as possible,
so we can finally reach our overall goals.
We anchor our small new habits to a moment, like an existing
routine, and celebrate every microsuccess. The book also explores
how our motivation, abilities, prompts and emotions are deeply
linked to making lasting changes in our lives. It invites us to take the
shame away from failure and reframe our thinking around success.
You may feel like the new habits this book kickstarts in your life are
tiny, but we can assure you it’s all about the ripple effects!
11 The Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod
Speaking of tiny habits, Hal Elrod suggests in his book Miracle
Morning that the smallest change to get the biggest results in
your life is simply … getting up a little earlier. This book introduces
readers to the revolutionary S.A.V.E.R.S. method, a six-step morning
routine that can last as little as six minutes. It involves silence,
affirmations, visualisation, exercise, reading and journaling. These
simple repetitive actions have reportedly helped countless people
elevate their consciousness and wake up to their full potential, and
Elrod’s book has not only sold over 3 million copies and been translated
into 37 languages, but it has expanded into so much more:
a growing community, an app packed with personalised morning
routines, a film, and a podcast. This book has created a global phenomenon
of early risers. So, night owls, will you give this one a try?
12 Atomic Habits by James Clear
Possibly one of the most well-known books on the topics of
building habits is the uberpopular Atomic Habits by James Clear.
Clear has spent his life studying and specialising in habit formation
and, according to his study, change can be quite simple;
mathematical, even.
It all boils down to our systems – sometimes bad habits form just
because we don’t have a system that is working positively towards
our goals, because we let life get in the way, or even because our
goals are simply too big to tackle in a first instance. It’s the small
choices we make each day, the simplest behaviours that can impact
us the most, even when we feel we lack motivation or willpower.
Sprinkling throughout the book true stories from entrepreneurs,
doctors, Olympic gold medallists, award winners and even comedians,
Clear proves how making new habits and creating a failproof
system where the only goal is to get one per cent better each day will
transform our lives.
The Blue sisters have always
been exceptional. Until Nicky’s
unexpected death. A year later,
the remaining three reunite
in New York to stop the sale of
their childhood home and find
that it is only by returning to
each other that they can navigate
their grief – and learn to fall
in love with life again.
Blue Sisters
Coco Mellors, HarperCollins UK,
CHF 29.90
A joyful novel about a pair of
opposites, from #1 New York
Times bestseller Emily Henry.
Daphne always loved the way
Peter told their story. Until it
became the prologue to his love
story with Petra. Which is how
Daphne ends up rooming with
the only person who could ever
understand: Petra’s ex, Miles …
Funny Story
Emily Henry, Penguin Random House UK,
CHF 29.90
Introducing
Jess and Josh did not get along
in college, and that does not
change when they start working
at the same investment
bank. As they lunch, spar, and
pick each other’s brains, Jess
begins to see Josh differently.
Soon, their tempestuous friendship
turns into an electrifying
romance that shocks them both.
Everything’s Fine
Cecilia Rabess, PanMacmillan,
CHF 19.90
The New York Times bestselling
author of The Most Fun We Ever
Had (“wonderfully immersive …
deliciously absorbing” – NPR)
returns with another brilliantly
observed family drama in which
the enduring, hard-won affection
of a long marriage faces imminent
derailment from events
both past and present.
Same As It Ever Was
Claire Lombardo, Penguin Random
House US, CHF 26.90
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her Adirondack summer camp,
two worlds collide. – “Brilliant,
riveting, an epic mystery,
a family saga and a survival
guide … I loved this book.”
Miranda Cowley Heller, #1 New
York Times bestselling author of
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Liz Moore, Penguin Random House US,
CHF 24.90
In this compelling and balanced
book, Mark Coeckelbergh
reveals the key risks posed by
AI for democracy. Across the
world, AI is used as a tool for
political manipulation and
totalitarian repression.
Is democracy in danger? And
can we do anything about it?
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Democracy and
What To Do About It
Mark Coeckelbergh, Wiley,
CHF 29.90
Wellness is a story of marriage,
middle age, our tech-obsessed
health culture, and the bonds
that keep people together. It follows
Jack and Elizabeth through
their years as college students,
unfulfilled career ambitions,
from the gritty 90s Chicago art
scene to a suburbia of detox diets
and home-renovation hysteria.
Wellness
Nathan Hill, PanMacmillan,
CHF 19.90
From the bestselling author
of The Cartographers comes
an inventive new novel about
a woman who wins the chance
to rewrite every mistake she has
ever made … and how far she
will go to find her elusive ‘happily
ever after.’ But there is a
twist: the reader gets to decide
what she does next to change
her fate.
All This & More
Peng Shepherd, Harper Collins US,
CHF 28.90
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What We Loved
Recommendations from our book experts.
Ella, Orell Füssli Wirz Aarau
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An absolutely thrilling romantasy
novel. Complex but compelling worldbuilding
meets amazing romance in a perfect
balance. Oraya is an effortlessly fierce and
unapologetic main character who is already
one of my all-time favourites. And who
doesn’t like a raging war between age old
Vampire houses ...? A must-read for fans
of the Maasverse and Fourth Wing.
The Serpent and the Wings of Night
Carissa Broadbent, Pan Macmillan, CHF 29.90
Maria, Orell Füssli Hauptbahnhof
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Zürich
This book is playful, strange, unique, and
dreamy. It will mess with your head and
slightly break your heart, but it will still
leave you feeling hopeful by the time
you finish reading it. Piranesi is the perfect
book for those who love magical realism
and exquisite storytelling.
Piranesi
Susanna Clarke, Bloomsbury, CHF 18.90
Kate, Orell Füssli Marktgasse
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Winterthur
This is a story about fame: when promising
young author Athena suddenly dies, June
steals her last manuscript. June spends the
next couple of weeks typing up and rewriting
it, and finally sells it to a publisher.
The book is a huge success and soon June
is the newest star. But she cannot shake
the feeling that Athena is watching her …
Yellowface
Rebecca F. Kuang, HarperCollins, CHF 19.90
Egzona, ZAP Brig
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Cleo is 24 and an art student. She lives
her life from day to day until at a New
Year’s Eve party she meets Frank – who is
charming, witty, and twenty years her senior.
Shortly after their first date, they decide
to get married. Soon after, their lives will
change forever. This book is so much
more than just a love story, and every single
page is worth reading.
Cleopatra and Frankenstein
Coco Mellors, HarperCollins, CHF 18.90
Viviane, Orell Füssli Pilatusmarkt
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Kriens
Eleanor Oliphant’s daily routines are well
organised. She always knows what she is
going to wear, what she is going to eat, and
how she is going to spend her weekend:
alone with two bottles of vodka. She does
not want to change a thing. But life happens
and, therefore, change is inevitable. What
a rollercoaster ride this book is – I was sad,
happy, and angry. I have never read anything
with a character like Eleanor before.
A great read. Not to be missed.
Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine
Gail Honeyman, HarperCollins, CHF 18.90
Gl ria, Orell Füssli Bellevue Zürich
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Relishing that her three grown-up
daughters are back home, Lara agrees to
tell them her past love story with the later
famous actor Peter Duke. Ann Patchett
weaves the threads of the story admirably
in a double timeline to gift us a tale about
young love and grown-up love, family and
friendship, longing and belonging. A real
treat.
Tom Lake
Ann Patchett, Bloomsbury, CHF 19.90
Andy, Orell Füssli Rösslitor
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St. Gallen
Dan Jones is one of the most renowned
experts on the Middle Ages. With Powers
and Thrones he made a name for himself
as a master of exciting historiography.
Now, with Essex Dogs, he has written a
novel that unfolds a thrilling, realistic
adventure set on the background of the
Hundred Years’ War.
Essex Dogs
Dan Jones, Head of Zeus, CHF 19.90
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In Personality and Power, Ian Kershaw
portrays twelve historical figures (among
them Lenin, Hitler, and Thatcher) who shaped
Europe in the 20th century. In a compelling
way, Kershaw examines how they rose to
power, how their personality determined
their style of power, how their power eventually
came to an end, and what legacy
they have left behind. Highly recommended!
Personality and Power
Ian Kershaw, Penguin Random House UK, CHF 24.90
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At 87, Florence Butterfield does not expect
any more surprises from life – until she
witnesses a frightening incident at her
residential home. Trying to reveal the truth
behind it makes her look back on her
own remarkable life. A beautifully written,
moving, and enchanting novel!
The Night in Question
Susan Fletcher, Transworld, CHF 27.90
Elena, Orell Füssli Kramhof Zürich
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What a debut! No wonder Yulin
Kuang is adapting Emily Henry's books
for the screen because she just gets it!
Gut-wrenching, emotional, witty, and sexy –
the perfect recipe for a good romance.
How to End a Love Story
Yulin Kuang , Hodder and Stoughton, CHF 18.90
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storytelling brilliance. Set against a backdrop
of desolate landscapes and enigmatic
characters, King masterfully weaves a tale
of redemption, obsession, and the eternal
quest for meaning.
The Dark Tower 1. The Gunslinger
Stephen King, Hodder and Stoughton, CHF 16.90
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Stories for Young and Old
Highly Anticipated
Discover the best YA reads of the summer! Whether you’re looking
to keep up with the latest book releases or simply on the hunt
for a captivating story that is sure to enthral, these are the crowd
pleasers on the tip of everyone’s tongue.
Text by Christine Modafferi
Are you a sucker for crime stories or would you rather lean into
the comfort of a swoon-worthy romance? The good news is, we’ve
got brilliant recommendations for both options. The bad news?
Well, you’re going to want to read them all. These are the authors
everyone is talking about on social media and in person. We’ve got
stories of lesbian love, jewellery heists, mysterious disappearances
(and reappearances) and characters escaping the doom and gloom
of London for some Italian sunshine.
12+
A Girl Can Dream
Emily Barr, Penguin Random
House UK, CHF 18.90
TikTok phenomenon Lex Croucher’s second
historical YA romance, following Gwen &
Art Are Not in Love, is everything we
love and more: a descendent of Robin Hood
as the main character, queer love and a
grumpy-sunshine trope. Clem and Mariel
are our brilliant love interests – and it all
starts out when Mariel kidnaps Clem.
But what is supposed to be a quick and easy
payback soon becomes more complicated
as the two are forced to stick together. As is
trademark with Croucher’s novels, this
one too has witty dialogue and true laugh-outloud
moments. This book may not be for
the faint of heart but sure is utter escapism.
Bestselling author of The One Memory of
Flora Banks is back with an enticing
dual- timeline thriller about a young girl,
her first love, the insidiousness of abusive
relationships, and the excitement of
exploring one’s sexuality. The story is set
in London, where our main character Hazel
meets a band singer called Freddie, who is
ten years her senior. But as time passes,
the relationship becomes more destructive.
And so with her stepbrother and best friend,
two years later, Hazel finds la bella vita
under the Venetian sun. Just as she finds
happiness, of course her past must return
to haunt her …
12+
Not for the Faint of Heart
Lex Croucher, Bloomsbury,
CHF 18.90
Release date: 15 August 2024
14+
The Reappearance
of Rachel Price
Holly Jackson,
Random House US,
CHF 15.90
If you loved One of Us Is Lying, this motherdaughter
con artist heist will be a welcome
surprise. Karen M. McManus is back with
an incredibly high-octane story about Kat
and Jamie, a daughter and her mother who
share a rather curious job: jewel thievery.
But things get slightly complicated when
Jamie’s ex and his son show up on the job –
they’re grifters too. The story is narrated
by the two youngest characters, Kat and her
once stepbrother Liam, as their family’s
dark past rises to the surface and the plot
gets deadlier with every new page.
With the million-copy bestselling A Good
Girl’s Guide to Murder just about to release as
a miniseries, the queen of all things haunting
has a new YA thriller that will repeatedly
make your jaw drop and heart palpitate.
Our protagonist is a young woman named
Bel, who has spent most of her existence
questioning her mother’s disappearance –
and she is just about to get the answers
she has so longed for: as her family films
a documentary on this unsolved case,
her mother, Rachel Price, suddenly comes
back from the dead. This is a story of
intrigue, mystery and one’s search for the
truth, penned by a master of suspense.
14+
Such Charming Liars
Karen M. McManus, Random
House US, CHF 16.90
Release date: 30 July 2024
Negotiating the terrain of Kazuo
Ishiguro’s Klara andthe Sun
and Emily St. John Mandel’s Sea
of Tranquility, a brilliant,
haunting speculative novel that
sets out to answer the question:
what does it mean to be human
in a world where technology is
quickly catching up to biology?
Toward Eternity
Anton Hur, Harper Collins US,
CHF 26.90
Release date: 1 July 2024
When an external examiner
arrives to assess the students’
essays and coursework, he becomes
convinced that a student
was killed on the course and
that the others covered it up.
But is he right? And if so, who
is dead, why were they killed,
and who is the murderer?
The Examiner
Janice Hallett, Profile Books, CHF 31.90
Release date: 29 August 2024
From the #1 New York Times
bestselling author of Eleanor &
Park and Attachments comes
a bright, beaming power ballad
of a novel about a love so true
it refuses to be forgotten. Follow
best friends Shiloh and Cary
from their inseparable teen years
into adulthood as they figure
out how to finally make their
relationship right.
Slow Dance
Rainbow Rowell, Harper Collins US,
CHF 26.90
Release date: 1 July 2024
The world is at war. Those who
have developed the ability to
connect telepathically with
others are pawns in a dangerous
game of politics. Friends, neighbours,
family are quick to
turn on each other … Songlight
is an extraordinary debut
from a renowned screenwriter.
A cinematic masterpiece in
storytelling.
Songlight
Moira Buffini, Faber & Faber, CHF 18.90
Release date: 29 August 2024
#1 New York Times bestselling
author and TikTok sensation
Tessa Bailey returns with an
all-new sports rom-com about
a brawny, single dad who
falls head-over-hockey-stick for
his quirky live-in nanny.
The Au Pair Affair
Tessa Bailey, Harper Collins US,
CHF 24.90
Release date: 16 July 2024
When retired Maths teacher
Grace Winters is left a run-down
house on an island by a longlost
friend, curiosity gets the
better of her. She arrives in
Ibiza with no guidebook and no
plan. Filled with wonder and
wild adventure, this is a story
of hope and the lifechanging
power of a new beginning.
The Life Impossible
Matt Haig, Canongate, CHF 29.90
Release date: 29 August 2024
Theo and Kit have been childhood
friends, lovers and now
estranged exes. All that remains
is a voucher for a European tour.
Four years after breaking up,
it seems like a great idea to finally
use it. Solo. It is not until
they board the tour bus that they
discover they have both had
the exact same idea.
The Pairing
Casey McQuiston, PanMacmillan,
CHF 29.90
Release date: 6 August 2024
Aside from the fact that they are
brothers, Peter and Ivan seem
to have little in common. In the
early weeks after their father’s
death, a new interlude begins for
both of them – a period of
desire, despair and possibility –
a chance to find out how much
one life might hold inside itself
without breaking.
Intermezzo
Sally Rooney, Faber & Faber, CHF 28.90
Release date: 24 September 2024
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