The plot of Berji Kristin follows a community of migrants from rural Turkey as they create a home out of Flower Hill, a shanty town on the outskirts of a fast-expanding Istanbul. Show more

A thrillingly romantic tale of family feuds, inherited curses, forbidden love and heroic self-sacrifice from a prolific author - Charlotte M Yonge - who was born 200 years ago. Show more

A story spanning four generations in Germany, reflecting on racism and privilege and what family means to queer people, is the book championed by New Generation Thinker Tom Smith. Show more

From pulp fiction author to government adviser, Philip Wylie was a prolific writer who warned of nuclear threat, ecological disaster and created a superhuman superhero. Show more

Adventure, romance, and social commentary come together in the 1892 novel Iola Leroy about a mixed-race woman carving out a place for herself after the American Civil War. Show more