Read all about it! The 27 best new books to get lost in

Looking for some escapism and a new read? From Salman Rushdie’s tale of survival after being stabbed in 2022, to a collaborative novel set in lockdown, with contributions by everyone from Margaret Atwood to Celeste Ng, via a juicy campus drama from Such A Fun Age author Kiley Reid, these are just some of the bombshell literary launches of the year.

Some have just been released in hardback, others have finally been published in paperback, with a series of much-anticipated titles which haven’t yet been released. Here are the best in fiction and non-fiction.

Wandering Souls by Cecile Pin

In a poignant, sweeping narrative that oscillates between the world of the living and the dead, this haunting story tells the tale of Vietnamese children in the UK with an emphasis on heritage and hope.

Out now

Buy now £8.49, Waterstones

Come and Get It by Kiley Reid

This new hit tells of two rather different women forming an unlikely bond. Filled with razor-sharp wit, illicit behaviour and philosophical musings on our sense of self, it’s a