Join Christian Kracht at Waterstones Edinburgh West End to discuss #Eurotrash, @waterstones.bsky.social's Fiction Book of the Month for November 💶 Details below! 📍 Waterstones Edinburgh West End 📅 Monday 17th Nov 🕖 7pm 🎟️ tinyurl.com/53wzddd2

Life at a bookstore in LA through the eyes of a cynical English bookseller - irascible and witty, #Service by John Tottenham is out today! 'Tottenham writes with a rare comic intensity' Colm Tóibín 'My favourite nihilistic romantic' Rachel Kushner serpentstail.com/work/service/

Serpent’s Tail has acquired Air by Swiss author Christian Kracht, the International Booker Prize-nominated author whose novel Eurotrash is Waterstones Book of the Month for November 2025 👇 #BookSky

'Beautifully written and thought-provoking, this stayed with me for a long time' A lovely review of #TheFerrymanAndHisWife by Frode Grytten in the @dailymail.co.uk last week! Read the full review here: tinyurl.com/mr29cyyt

We are over the moon that #Eurotrash by Christian Kracht is @waterstones.bsky.social's Fiction Book of the Month for November! Don't miss this darkly comic road trip adventure across Switzerland from one of Europe's most acclaimed writers. Get your copy here: tinyurl.com/EurotrashWaterstones

Strap yourself in for a road trip novel like no other... Christian Kracht's cult translated hit #Eurotrash (translator: Daniel Bowles) publishes in a new paperback edition today. Get your copy now: tinyurl.com/EurotrashWaterstones

#AllConsuming by Ruby Tandoh has been selected by Waterstones as a best food & drink book of 2025 🍽️ Are our appetites really our own? In her latest Sunday Times bestseller, star food writer Ruby Tandoh skewers modern appetites with her sharp prose. www.waterstones.com/blog/the-bes...

#Saraswati by Gurnaik Johal has been selected by Waterstones as a best fiction book of 2025 🌊 A holy river returns, seven lives change course. Saraswati is a masterpiece debut novel from one of the UK's most exciting young writers. www.waterstones.com/blog/the-bes...

'We're going to give this money away ... And you're going to help me do it' 💶 #Eurotrash by Christian Kracht is an unsettling, tragicomic tale of two people who cannot escape one another, with fans from Karl Ove Knausgaard to Nell Zink. Out this week: tinyurl.com/EurotrashWaterstones

'Astonishing and captivating' – Karl Ove Knausgaard A week today, we publish the new paperback edition of the International Booker Prize-longlisted #Eurotrash by Christian Kracht. Discover a darkly comic road trip novel like no other 🚗 tinyurl.com/EurotrashWaterstones

How would you spend your last day? And whom would you spend it with? Finished copies of #TheFerrymanAndHisWife by Frode Grytten have landed, who would like a copy? 🛶 tinyurl.com/4rsd4m3y

Have embarked on my first #Laszlokrasznahorkai, from @serpents-tail.bsky.social #Booker @thebookerprizes.com

🚨 25% OFF 🚨 @waterstones.bsky.social are offering 25% off on pre-orders of #Intelligence by beloved comedian Robert Newman when you order before 23.59 Friday 17th October with code OCTOBER25! 'Wonderfully feisty and beguiling' William Boyd www.waterstones.com/book/intelli...

László Krasznahorkai, born in Hungary in 1954, has written 14 novels and won multiple awards including the Nobel Prize in Literature for 2025 and the 2015 International Booker Prize. Discover his work here: serpentstail.com/contributor/...

Listen to the latest episode of BBC Radio 4's Front Row to hear the Booker shortlisted novelist Tibor Fischer discussing László Krasznahorkai, who has won the Nobel Prize in Literature for 2025.

'The Hungarian author’s work has a huge and haunting vision' Read about the winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature 2025, László Krasznahorkai, in the New Statesman.

'The 71-year-old has been compared to Kafka, Beckett and Melville for his long, serpentine paragraphs and mournful, dystopian themes' Catherine Taylor on László Krasznahorkai, following the Hungarian author's receipt of the Nobel Prize in Literature.

'Reads like Henry James having a fever dream' Who is László Krasznahorkai? Read all about the Nobel Prize in Literature winner for 2025 in this piece from The Times. www.thetimes.com/culture/book...

Congratulations to László Krasznahorkai, who has won the Nobel Prize in Literature 2025, with The Academy citing his 'compelling and visionary oeuvre'. His novels include #Satantango, #TheMelancholyofResistance and #Herscht07769, which we publish under our Tuskar Rock list.

The pit towns of Northalbion are seething with protest and unrest... and when townsfolk begin to turn up mauled, locals suspect the murderous and mythical Wolf of Whindale. #TheWolfOfWhindale by Jacob Kerr publishes today! Order your copy here: tinyurl.com/32smd45f

Discover thirteen delectably uncanny tales that push the boundaries of reality, friendship and magic, each world darker than the last... #FlowersFromTheVoid by Gianni Washington is out now in paperback 💀 serpentstail.com/work/flowers...

'Savage, furious, hilarious and melancholic all at once' #Service by John Tottenham has been picked by Suzi Feay in the FT as a best new debut novel, out this November. www.ft.com/content/422c...

In these 13 chilling stories a reaper readies herself for her new assignment, a girl with no shadow finds her soulmate and an African witch prepares for a showdown with a Salem coven... #FlowersFromTheVoid by Gianni Washington is out now in paperback 💀 serpentstail.com/work/flowers...

In these thirteen bone-chilling stories, nightmares are realised with gothic flair. Some fears never stay buried... #FlowersFromTheVoid by Gianni Washington is out today in paperback! The perfect read to get you in the mood for spooky season 💀 serpentstail.com/work/flowers...

We're exceedingly pleased to see our Serpent's Tail alumni Susan Choi and Katie Kitamura shortlisted for this year's @thebookerprizes.com! Discover where it all began with their brilliant backlist via the link below ✨

International Booker-longlistee #Eurotrash by Christian Kracht has been chosen as one of @waterstones.bsky.social's #PaperbacksOfTheYear ✨ Pre-order the cult translated hit here: tinyurl.com/EurotrashWSP...

'Gritty, bleak, nihilistic, yet darkly funny ... Service is perhaps the smartest book about working in a bookstore that I’ve ever read' John Tottenham's debut novel #Service recommended by Susan Coll for Lit Hub. Out this November. lithub.com/the-joy-of-r...

'Masterpiece... you might just have found your new favourite author' #TheCourseOfTheHeart by @mjohnharrison.bsky.social, reviewed in the Big Issue. This new edition of Harrison's cult novel, featuring an introduction by Julia Armfield, is out now. www.bigissue.com/culture/book...

'A polyphonic novel about contemporary India and the intersection of far-right politics and religion ... It’s a sumptuous, sweeping read' 🌊 @nikeshshukla.bsky.social is reading #Saraswati by Gurnaik Johal ✨ @thebristolcable.bsky.social

The Society of Authors (@societyofauthors.bsky.social) have noticed more cases of author impersonation online. If you’re following writers, agents and publishers, do remember to check that social media accounts are official. The SoA has plenty of advice here:

🎧 Lunchtime listening 🎧 Check out Gurnaik Johal discussing his debut novel #Saraswati on the Book Off! podcast, along with fellow debut novelist Xenobe Purvis.

🌊 UPCOMING SARASWATI EVENTS 🌊 Take a look at the thread below for upcoming events with #Saraswati author Gurnaik Johal 🧵

'Page-turning, surprising, full of unforgettable characters – as clever as its title suggests' We are delighted to announce the publication of beloved comedian Robert Newman's novel #Intelligence in March 2026. Expect love, secrets and wartime espionage. www.thebookseller.com/rights/serpe...

Ruby Tandoh in conversation with Olivia Sudjic about ALL CONSUMING, her brilliant new book about contemporary food culture, out tomorrow from @serpents-tail.bsky.social Order your signed copy here: www.londonreviewbookshop.co.uk/stock/all-co...

☕️Come and have a coffee Gurnaik Johal and me as we discuss his novel SARASWATI @serpents-tail.bsky.social A village in India and then the world debate the return of a holy river We discuss rivers, idea of reclamation and writing tips and tricks 👂Listen here: linktr.ee/ripplingpagesp…

#TheCourseOfTheHeart, @mjohnharrison.bsky.social cult novel reissued with a brand new introduction by Julia Armfield, is out now. serpentstail.com/work/the-cou...

'There’s plenty of terror and metaphysical transcendence ... M John Harrison unpicks the very notion of escapism' #TheCourseOfTheHeart by @mjohnharrison.bsky.social reviewed in the Observer. Available now with a new introduction by Julia Armfield. observer.co.uk/culture/book...

#TheCourseOfTheHeart by @mjohnharrison.bsky.social is included in the Daily Mail's roundup of the best literary fiction. www.dailymail.co.uk/home/books/a...

'Viral strawberries and endless queues: how TikTok took over food reviews' 🍓 Check out this brilliant extract of #AllConsuming by Ruby Tandoh in @observeruk.bsky.social Read the piece here: tinyurl.com/yc5u9esn

'Viral strawberries and endless queues: how TikTok took over food reviews' 🍓 Check out this brilliant extract of #AllConsuming by Ruby Tandoh in @ObserverUK! Read the piece here: tinyurl.com/yc5u9esn

VALENCIA is a July bestseller @pagesofhackney.bsky.social ! 25 years later! Books have their own lifespans and destinies. So thrilled that @serpents-tail.bsky.social has brought it to the UK!

Slowly but surely Ruby Tandoh's #AllConsumingBook is dragging me out of one of the biggest reading slumps I've experienced and actually making me believe in the enjoyment of books again 🩷💚❤️ Thank you @serpents-tail.bsky.social for the early copy!

'Johal found himself wondering: “What if this ancient holy river was brought back in a time of water scarcity?”' A fascinating Esquire India interview with #Saraswati author Gurnaik Johal, including his reading list 🌊📚

'This prize-winning take on a biblical tale set in 1800s Newfoundland is grim, but has energy, empathy – and a wickedly colourful way with words' A brilliant @theguardian.com review for Michael Crummey's #TheAdversary.

The wonderful Libreria Bookshop are hosting a climate fiction event next month featuring #Saraswati author Gurnaik Johal, alongside Sam Fisher and Daisy Hildyard. Get your free tickets below! 📍 Libreria 📅 Weds 10th Sept 🕖 7pm 🎟️ tinyurl.com/4vws4rrm

M John Harrison recommends some reads, from the apocalyptic doomscapes of JG Ballard to an overlooked 1950s novel, Love for Lydia. His celebrated cult novel #TheCourseOfTheHeart is joining the Serpent's Tail classics list, out tomorrow. www.thetimes.com/culture/book... @mjohnharrison.bsky.social

We're so proud to have two Serpent's Tail alumni on the @thebookerprizes.com longlist! Congratulations to Susan Choi and Katie Kitamura 🎉 Read our news story below. serpentstail.com/2025/08/04/s...

Bubble tea, fast food, hype queues, Viennetta, cult cookbooks, wellness elixirs and lobster 🦞🧋🍦 Want to dig in? Pre-order #AllConsuming by Ruby Tandoh with Waterstones for 25% off from now until 23:59 31st July, using code SUMMER25 🍽️

#Saraswati author Gurnaik Johal on the books of his life for @theguardian.com 📚

POWER. GRIEVANCE. RETRIBUTION. Discover the internationally prize-winning, bestselling novel of exploitation and corruption on the North American frontier. #TheAdversary by Michael Crummey publishes today. tinyurl.com/TheAdversaryPB