ALEX JENNINGS

White Teeth is still one of the most talked-about fictional debuts of recent years. Meet the Joneses and the Iqbals, two families brought together by friendship, tangled histories and the London suburb of Willesden Green... White Teeth deals with - among many other things - friendship, love, war, three cultures and three families over three generations, one brown mouse, and the tricky way the past has of coming back and biting you on the ankle.

WINNER OF THE 2023 COMPTON CROOK AWARDSHORTLISTED FOR THE 2023 WORLD FANTASY AWARD FOR BEST NOVELSHORTLISTED FOR THE LOCUS AWARD FOR BEST FIRST NOVELWild, witty, and profound. . . a cosmic storm of talent Victor LaVallePut on your dancing shoes and step into New Orleans as youve never seen it before in this vibrant and imaginative debut.Nola is a city of wonders. An alternate New Orleans made of music and magic, where spirits dance the night away and Wise Women help keep the order. To those from Away, Nola might seem strange. To failed magician Perilous Graves, its simply home. Then the rhythm of the city stutters. Nine songs of power have escaped from the magical piano that maintains the citys beat, and without them, Nola will fail. Unwilling to watch his home be destroyed, Perry will sacrifice everything to save it. But a storm is brewing and even if they capture the songs, Nolas time might be coming to an end. Praise for The Ballad of Perilous Graves: A hallucinatory wonder of a debut Walter MosleyGripping and inventive fantasyGuardianAn enchanting, energetic, wild ride of a story set to a staccato melody. The electric prose leaps off the page in a riot of colours and soundsLeslye PenelopeA wild, dark and joyful love song to New Orleans, the power of stories, and hope in the face of destructionH. G. ParryI ached to live in their world. A stunning debut that is sure to become a classicElizabeth Hand Alex Jennings writes with an energy and a profusion of imagination and vividness that carries you off. Brilliant! Katherine Addison A beautiful song full of magic and rhythm, darkness and delight. A profoundly gorgeous debutChristina Henry