The latest fiction, non-fiction, paperbacks and classics
Looking for your next great read? Every week, Vintage publishes new books that inform, entertain and spark conversation, from award-winning fiction and thought-provoking nonfiction to beautifully produced classics.
This regularly updated guide brings together the latest releases from across the Vintage list, helping you discover standout new books from established authors and exciting emerging voices. Whether you’re searching for literary fiction, memoir, history, science, politics or culture, you’ll find the newest Vintage books to add to your reading list right here.
What are the best new books to read right now? This week's new Vintage books take us through time, across continents and into the extraordinary imaginations of some of literature's most celebrated writers.
Audrey Niffenegger returns to the world of
The Time Traveler's Wife with her long-awaited sequel,
Life Out of Order , while Timothy Garton Ash offers a fascinating, concise history of Europe in
Europe in 7½ Chapters . Nature lovers can discover the secret life of Britain's most recognisable seabird in Stephen Moss's beautifully illustrated
The Puffin .
Elsewhere, Joe Sacco and Chris Hedges document the experiences of displaced Palestinians in
Requiem for Gaza , and Lindsey Hilsum reflects on four decades of conflict reporting through the poetry that accompanied her.
Among the latest Vintage Classics are Mervyn Peake's gothic fantasy masterpiece
The Gormenghast Trilogy , W. Somerset Maugham's darkly compelling
Christmas Holiday , and a surprising collection revealing the more hopeful side of Franz Kafka.
New in fiction
More than twenty years after The Time Traveler's Wife captured readers' hearts, Audrey Niffenegger returns with a sweeping new love story about the daughter of Henry and Clare.
Alba DeTamble has inherited her father's extraordinary ability to travel through time, disappearing unpredictably into the past and future. But navigating the decades is only part of her problem: she's in love with two people. Zach lives firmly in the present, while Oliver shares her ability to move through time.
As Alba journeys between a troubled Chicago, a mysterious house and a future London transformed by flooding, she must confront what it means to build a life when nothing, not even time itself, is certain.
Ambitious, imaginative and deeply romantic, Life Out of Order explores the possibilities of love in an increasingly unpredictable world.
The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it. It is simply there, opening only when night falls.
Behind the spectacle of Le Cirque des Rêves, two young magicians are caught in a competition neither fully understands. Celia has been trained since childhood for a mysterious duel; Marco, an orphan raised by an illusionist, is her destined opponent. But when the two meet, rivalry gives way to an unexpected attraction – with consequences for everyone whose life has become entwined with the circus.
Published in a new 15th anniversary edition, Erin Morgenstern's bestselling fantasy is an atmospheric story of magic, imagination and impossible love, set within one of contemporary fiction's most memorable worlds.
New in non-fiction
What exactly is Europe, and how did it become the continent we know today?
In this brilliantly concise history, acclaimed historian Timothy Garton Ash draws on more than fifty years of studying and travelling across Europe to explore its extraordinary contradictions.
From ancient civilisations and revolutionary movements to football, food and the political divisions shaping today's headlines, Ash traces the forces that have united and divided the continent. Along the way, he considers how Europe's turbulent past continues to influence its uncertain future.
Packed with fascinating observations and historical insight, Europe in 7½ Chapters offers an accessible introduction to European history, politics and culture in a remarkably compact book.
With its colourful beak, distinctive black-and-white feathers and unmistakably comical appearance, the puffin is one of Britain's best-loved birds. But how much do we really know about its life?
In this beautifully illustrated natural history, acclaimed nature writer Stephen Moss follows the puffin through an entire year, from the first days of a newly hatched puffling to the remarkable journeys and rituals of adulthood.
Exploring everything from courtship and feeding habits to the bird's enduring place in literature and popular culture, Moss reveals the fascinating natural history behind this familiar seaside favourite.
Combining scientific insight with an infectious enthusiasm for the natural world, The Puffin is a charming addition to any nature lover's bookshelf.
In spring 2025, acclaimed comics journalist Joe Sacco and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Chris Hedges travelled to Cairo to speak with Palestinian families who had recently escaped Gaza.
Drawing on interviews with 29 families, Requiem for Gaza documents their experiences of violence, displacement and devastating personal loss.
Combining Sacco's distinctive illustrated journalism with Hedges's prose, the book preserves the testimonies of people whose homes, communities and lives have been destroyed. Through their stories, it records not only the horrors of war but also the resilience and humanity of those living through it.
An urgent work of investigative journalism, Requiem for Gaza offers an intimate account of the human consequences of the destruction of Gaza.
New in paperback
For almost four decades, award-winning journalist Lindsey Hilsum has reported from some of the world's most dangerous conflict zones. Throughout those years, she has carried something unexpected alongside her reporting equipment: a book of poetry.
In I Brought the War with Me , Hilsum brings together poems from across centuries and cultures, pairing each with a personal memory from her extraordinary career.
From the front lines of Ukraine to other places devastated by conflict, she explores how poetry has helped her understand and articulate experiences that can otherwise seem beyond words.
Part memoir, part poetry anthology, this deeply affecting collection offers an unusual perspective on war reporting and the enduring power of literature.
New in classics
A mysterious inheritance, a remote mountain town and the possibility of an undiscovered fortune set the stage for this classic adventure thriller from Hammond Innes.
When a young man inherits his grandfather's seemingly worthless land in the Canadian Rockies, he discovers that the old man was convinced it concealed valuable oil reserves.
Determined to prove his grandfather right, he travels into the unforgiving wilderness, where powerful enemies, dangerous terrain and mounting pressure threaten his chances of success.
Combining breathtaking landscapes with an atmosphere of mounting suspense, Campbell's Kingdom is an old-fashioned adventure story at its most compelling, with an introduction by bestselling thriller writer Andy McNab.
Forget cosy Christmas celebrations. W. Somerset Maugham's Christmas Holiday takes readers into the darker corners of Paris for a festive story unlike any other.
Twenty-three-year-old Charlie Mason has everything going for him: a comfortable upbringing, an excellent education and a promising future. When he travels to Paris to spend Christmas with an old friend, he anticipates a holiday filled with excitement and romance.
Instead, his encounters with the city's troubled inhabitants expose him to a world of suffering, moral complexity and human desperation far removed from his sheltered existence.
A compelling coming-of-age novel about innocence and disillusionment, Christmas Holiday reveals Maugham's gift for exploring the uncomfortable truths beneath respectable society.
Enter Gormenghast, a vast, decaying castle where ancient rituals govern every aspect of life and eccentric inhabitants inhabit its endless corridors, towers and forgotten rooms.
At the centre of Mervyn Peake's extraordinary gothic fantasy is Titus Groan, the seventy-seventh Earl of Gormenghast, born into a world of suffocating traditions and elaborate ceremonies.
As Titus grows older, he becomes increasingly determined to escape the expectations placed upon him. But within the castle walls, dangerous ambitions, manipulation and murder threaten to overturn the established order.
Richly imagined, darkly funny and unlike almost anything else in fantasy literature, The Gormenghast Trilogy is a masterpiece of gothic world-building and literary invention.
Franz Kafka might not be the first writer who comes to mind when you're looking for a little encouragement. But behind the literary reputation for anxiety, alienation and existential dread lies a surprisingly hopeful voice.
In The Sunny Side of Franz Kafka , Maria Moreira brings together a collection of the writer's most uplifting, humorous and unexpectedly comforting observations.
Drawn from Kafka's letters to friends, family and lovers, these reflections reveal a man capable of finding beauty in everyday experiences, offering gentle wisdom on everything from relationships and work to rest and happiness.
An intimate and illuminating introduction to a different side of one of literature's most fascinating figures, this collection offers something both longtime Kafka admirers and curious newcomers can appreciate.
