© Seagull Books Fans of Alan Bennett’s Keeping On Keeping On should pick up Christa Wolf’s One Day a Year: 2001–2011.
© Maclehose Press Avid readers of Rebecca Solnit should check out German author Judith Schalansky.
© V&Q Books If you loved Fleabag for the way it brought women and their relationships to the fore, we’d recommend checking out Lucy Fricke’s Daughters.
Cover © Oneworld Publications Did you love Mohsin Hamid’s Exit West – or were you put off by the novel’s magical realism? Either way, we recommend Olga Grjasnowa’s City of Jasmine.
Cover © Jonathan Cape With Erich Kästner’s Emil and the Detectives, enjoy a holiday adventure to rival Arthur Ransome’s Swallows and Amazons.
Cover © Vintage Whether you were a fan of Dave Eggers’ The Circle or were left wanting something more, try Juli Zeh’s dystopian novel The Method.
Cover © Pushkin Press Whether you fell in love with Mitteleuropa through Philip Pullman or are a fan of Marilyn Robinson’s essays, Stefan Zweig’s autobiography is a fascinating, revealing read.
Cover © MIT Press If you like Kate Briggs or Maggie Nelson, you might want to pick up Heike Geissler’s Seasonal Associate.
Cover © Other Press Looking for a summer read to follow on from Deborah Levy’s Hot Milk? Try All Russians Love Birch Trees, by Olga Grjasnowa.
Cover © SelfMadeHero If Marjane Satrapi‘s Persepolis whetted your appetite for graphic novels, add Arne Bellstorf’s Baby’s in Black to your TBR pile.
Cover © Serpent's Tail Fans of Sarah Waters will enjoy Angela Steidele’s Gentleman Jack.
Cover © Orenda Books If you can’t get enough of Christopher Brookmyre, take a moment to check out Simone Buchholz’s Blue Night.
Cover © Puffin Books Michael Ende’s Momo is the perfect read for fans of Terry Pratchett’s Tiffany Aching who aren’t quite old enough for Philip Pullman’s The Northern Lights.
Cover © Portobello Books If you’re a fan of Angela Carter’s off-kilter storytelling in Nights at the Circus, you might enjoy Yoko Tawada’s Memoirs of a Polar Bear.
Cover © Andersen Press Looking for a coming of age story to follow on from The Catcher in the Rye? Wolfgang Herrndorf’s Why We Took the Car bottles teen alienation for a road trip adventure.
Cover © Seagulls Books Fans of Rachel McCrum’s The First Blast to Awaken Women Degenerate might like to check out Ulrike Almut Sandig’s Thick of it.
Cover © Pushkin Press Readers of Ali Smith might enjoy losing themselves in this novel by Saša Stanišić.
Cover © Sandstone Press If John Le Carré’s Call for the Dead had you on the edge of your seat, you should investigate Volker Kutscher’s Babylon Berlin.
Cover © Chicken House Press Drawn in by Eva Ibbotson’s Journey to the River Sea? Check out Cornelia Funke’s The Thief Lord for more journeys to remarkable places.
Cover © Arc Publications Fans of Don Paterson's 40 Sonnets might want to check out Jan Wagner's poetry.
Cover © Portobello books If you like Kate Atkinson’s novel Life After Life, you might also enjoy Jenny Erpenbeck's The End of Days.
Cover © Serpent's Tail If you like Tove Jansson's short stories, you might also enjoy Judith Hermann's Letti Park.
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