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A washed-up author will stop at nothing to claw her way back to relevancy — even if it means appropriating a young gay man's tragic story. Dark, funny, and deeply uncomfortable, Fruit Fly is a sharp commentary on who gets to tell queer stories and what it costs when the wrong people do. Josh Silver's adult debut.

1988, Kingston, Jamaica. Eight gay men gather to rehearse a play. One night a mob savagely attacks them, killing one. As the survivors heal, they must face the hatred the violence laid bare — some try to ignore it, others seek retribution, some disappear completely. From Booker Prize-winning author Marlon James, shortlisted again for the 2026 Booker Prize. Harrowing, hilarious, and unapologetically queer.

Martha has built the perfect life — devoted wife, loving stepmother, her past unknown to everyone around her. Then she develops a mysterious illness. Then she discovers she's pregnant. Which should be impossible. Dark, campy, and stomach-turning in the best way, Carrying blends body horror with dark comedy to ask what we'll do to hold onto the lives we've made. A debut from Samantha Josephs, longlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize.