Biography & Memoir
The Visiting Privilege
Joy Williams
These incomparable stories received rapturous reviews and appeared in multiple 'Books of the Year' lists – now in paperback
¡No Pasaran!
Pete Ayrton
International writing from the Spanish Civil War, from both behind and at the front line
All Grown Up
Jami Attenberg
An enthralling confession of a woman contending with the outside world's expectations of who she should be
Peace, Love & Potatoes
John Hegley
The latest collection from one of Britain's best-loved poets, now in paperback
The Cutaway
Christina Kovac
A taut debut thriller for fans of Ruth Ware, Val McDermid and Peter Swanson
The Hidden Keys
André Alexis
A slick, sophisticated mystery from the Giller Prize-winning author of Fifteen Dogs and Childhood
White Bicycles
Joe Boyd
Joe Boyd's classic memoir of the 60s music scene reissued as a Serpent's Tail Classic, with a new foreword by Hanif Kureishi
Before Night Falls
Reinaldo Arenas
The heartbreaking memoir of artistic, sexual and political freedom in Castro's Cuba, with a new foreword by Garth Greenwell
Broken River
J Robert Lennon
A stunning psychological literary thriller from 'a master of the dark arts' (Kelly Link)
Ready To Catch Him Should He Fall
Neil Bartlett
Neil Bartlett's groundbreaking debut novel, now available as a Serpent's Tail Classic, with a new introduction by the author
I Hate the Internet
Jarett Kobek
'The Internet was a wonderful invention. It was a computer network which people used to remind other people that they were awful pieces of shit….
Ninety-Nine Stories of God
Joy Williams
From 'the literary heir to Anton Chekov' (Washington Post) comes 'a treasure trove of bafflements and tiny masterpieces' (New York…
Torpor
Chris Kraus
The latest novel from the author of cult super-hit I Love Dick, now an Amazon Prime TV series starring Kathryn Hahn and Kevin Bacon
The Essex Serpent
Sarah Perry
The literary sensation and Waterstones Book of the Year: a thrilling and unforgettable historical novel of love and intrigue now out in paperback
The Mare
Mary Gaitskill
A profound, important novel about how love and family are shaped by place, race and class
African Psycho
Alain Mabanckou
Alain Mabanckou's uproarious, fleet-footed English-language debut, reissued as a Serpent's Tail Classic to coincide with the publication of…
All the Rivers
Dorit Rabinyan
A haunting love story between a young Israeli translator and a Palestinian painter
