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April 2025

THE PLACE OF SHELLS by Mai Ishizawa
Translated by Polly Barton
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CANNIBALS by Shinya Tanaka
Translated by Kalau Almony
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BEAST IN THE SHADOWS by Edogawa Rampo
Translated by Ian Hughes
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THERE'S A MONSTER BEHIND THE DOOR by Gaëlle Bélem
Translated by Karen Fleetwood and Laétetia Saint-Lourbert
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YOU MUST REMEMBER THIS by Sean Wilson
Not long before he died, I visited my grandfather in the high care facility he’d lived in for the better part of a year.
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ON THE CLOCK by Claire Baglin
Translated by Jordan Stump
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March 2025

UNIVERSALITY by Natasha Brown
Natasha Brown’s Assembly was hands down the best debut I’ve read in years.
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HUNCHBACK by Saou Ichikawa
Translated by Polly Barton
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THE UNWORTHY by Agustina Bazterrica
Translated by Sarah Moses
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INVISIBLE DOGS by Charles Boyle
Of the many, many awards out there, I think the Republic of Consciousness Prize might be one of my favourites.
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EUROTRASH by Christian Kracht
Translated by Daniel Bowles
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