Welcome to Pages May reading list. A selection covetously read and recommended by our readership.

The below list includes a gorgeous hustler on the precipice of survival, talismanic mechanical horses, a tender love letter to humanity, a dystopian ‘love’ story, a subversive thriller and a detailed account of the persistent erasure of diverse voices.

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August Blue by Deborah Levy

The Guest by Emma Cline

Greek Lessons by Han Kang

Owlish by Dorothy Tse

Birnam Wood by Elenor Catton

Yellowface by R.F Kuang

Selected by the Editor.

The Late Americans by Brandon Taylor