2022 Debuts

By Confessions of a Debut Novelist

2022 Debuts

Here you'll find the books discussed in the first season of Confessions of a Debut Novelist. Links to buy any of the books not available on Bookshop.org can be found in the show notes of the episode.

The Eternal Return of Clara Hart: Shortlisted for the 2023...

LOUISE FINCH

£8.99

£8.54

Bad Fruit

Ella King

£14.99

The Children of Gods and Fighting Men

Shauna Lawless

£20.00

The Yellow Kitchen

Margaux Vialleron

£14.99

£14.24

The Tick and the Tock of the Crocodile Clock

Kenny Boyle

£9.99

£9.49

Orpheus Builds A Girl

Heather Parry

£16.99

£16.14

Unravelling Alice

N.A. COOPER

£9.99

£9.49

Good Intentions

KASIM ALI

£14.99

£14.24

The Miraculous Sweetmakers: The Frost Fair

NATASHA HASTINGS and Alex T. Smith

£12.99

Pivot: A story of dropping the ball, picking it up again, and...

Laura Lexx

£16.99

£16.14

The Second Sight of Zachary Cloudesley: The spellbinding BBC...

Sean Lusk

£14.99

£14.24

No Country for Girls: The most original, high-octane thriller...

Emma Styles

£16.99

£16.14

The Poet: A propulsive novel of female empowerment,...

Louisa Reid

£14.99

£14.24

Housebreaking

Colleen Hubbard

£16.99

£16.14

Hive

APRIL DOYLE

£8.99

£8.54

Berlin: The dazzling, darkly funny debut that surprises at...

Bea Setton

£14.99

£14.24

These Impossible Things: An unforgettable story of love and...

SALMA EL-WARDANY

£14.99

£14.24

Duckling: A gripping, emotional, life-affirming story you’ll...

Eve Ainsworth

£9.99

£9.49

Ginger and Me

Elissa Soave

£14.99

Hope & Glory: 'A sweeping, rich tale' Bolu Babalola

Jendella Benson

£14.99

£14.24

Sister to a Star

Eloise Smith

£6.99

£6.64

Meredith, Alone: The hopeful and uplifting debut you'll never...

Claire Alexander

£14.99

£14.24

The Hollow Sea: The unforgettable and mesmerising debut...

Annie Kirby

£18.99

£18.04

Isaac and the Egg: an original story of love, loss and...

Bobby Palmer

£14.99

£14.24

Small!: Sunday Times Best Books 2022

Hannah Moffatt and Rory Walker

£6.99

£6.64

What Time is Love?: The captivating and gorgeously romantic...

Holly Williams

£14.99

£14.24

The Butterfly Assassin

FINN LONGMAN

£8.99

£8.54

The Pharmacist: The most gripping and unforgettable debut

Rachelle Atalla

£16.99

£16.14

To Fill a Yellow House

SUSSIE ANIE

£16.99

£16.14

What a Shame: 'Intelligent, moving and darkly comic' The...

ABIGAIL BERGSTROM

£16.99

£16.14

The Extraordinary Adventures of Alice Tonks: Longlisted for...

Emily Kenny

£7.99

£7.59

Tiepolo Blue: 'The best novel I have read for ages' Stephen Fry

James Cahill

£14.99

£14.24

That Green Eyed Girl: Be transported to mid-century New York...

Julie Owen Moylan

£14.99

£14.24

Deadly Cure: A heart-stopping thriller of betrayal, secrets...

Mahi Cheshire

£7.99

£7.59

The Quiet Whispers Never Stop

Olivia Fitzsimons

£16.99

£16.14

Single Bald Female

Laura (Editorial Director) Price

£14.99

£14.24

The Breakneck Point

T. Orr Munro

£14.99

Hush: The heartbreaking and life-affirming debut novel which...

KATE MAXWELL

£16.99

£16.14

After Everything You Did: An absolutely addictive crime thriller

Stephanie Sowden

£14.99

£14.24

Regrets of the Dying: Stories and Wisdom That Remind Us How...

Georgina Scull

£16.99

£16.14

Wet Paint: The achingly poignant and darkly funny reader...

Chloe Ashby

£14.99

Nobody But Us: A chilling and unputdownable revenge thriller...

Laure Van Rensburg

£12.99

£12.34

Ember

Catherine Yardley

£12.99

£12.34

The Seawomen: the highly acclaimed feminist novel about love...

Chloe Timms

£16.99

£16.14

Wild and Wicked Things: The Instant Sunday Times Bestseller...

Francesca May

£12.99

£12.34

Lessons in Chemistry: The multi-million-copy bestseller

Bonnie Garmus

£16.99

£16.14

The Flames: A gripping historical novel set in 1900s Vienna,...

Sophie Haydock

£16.99

£16.14

The Stranding: SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA FIRST NOVEL AWARD

Kate Sawyer

£9.99

£9.49

The Shadow Glass

Josh Winning

£8.99

£8.54

Yinka, Where is Your Huzband?: ‘A big hearted story about...

Lizzie Damilola Blackburn

£14.99

This Fragile Earth

Susannah Wise

£9.99

£9.49

Peach Blossom Spring: A glorious, sweeping debut about...

Melissa Fu

£16.99

£16.14

Hourglass: A 'beautiful, funny, profound' (New Statesman)...

Keiran Goddard

£12.99

£12.34

All That We Are: Uncovering the Hidden Truths Behind Our...

GABRIELLA BRAUN

£16.99

£16.14

Moonlight and the Pearler's Daughter

Lizzie Pook

£14.99

£14.24

Hear No Evil: Shortlisted for the CWA Historical Dagger 2023

Sarah Smith

£16.99

£16.14

The Maid

Nita Prose

£14.99

Wahala: Three friends, three 'perfect' lives. Here Comes Trouble

Nikki May

£14.99

£14.24

All the White Spaces

Ally Wilkes

£8.99

£8.54

Just Another Liar

Mandy Byatt

£8.99

£8.54

Her Perfect Twin: Skilfully plotted, full of twists and...

Sarah Bonner

£8.99

£8.54

The Secrets Act

Alison Weatherby

£7.99

£7.59