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Serpent's Tail's homepage currently highlights a mix of new fiction, nonfiction and reissued classics, alongside news about prize listings and a sample extract. If you want to know what the publisher is pushing right now, the "New releases" section is the place to start, while the news items at the top of the page cover awards attention and author activity.
New releases
The homepage lists the following titles under "New releases":
| Title | Author | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Snow Birds | Roisin Maguire | A winter story set in the world of Night Swimmers |
| The Wolf of Whindale | Jacob Kerr | A gothic tale of magic, cults and werewolves, for fans of Paul Kingsnorth, Andrew Michael Hurley and Alan Garner |
| Changing Gender | Susan Stryker | An exploration of gender and the self from the award-winning scholar and filmmaker |
| A Thought Without Collision | Adrian Duncan | A study of love and intellect from the award-winning Irish writer |
| Song for Another Home | Bora Lee Reed | A story of one family separated by the Korean War, for fans of Pachinko, Homegoing and Honey in the Wound |
| The Melancholy of Resistance | László Krasznahorkai | One of Krasznahorkai's novels, in a redesigned paperback |
| Herscht 07769 | László Krasznahorkai | A novel tackling fears of environmental disaster |
| Air | Christian Kracht | Speculative fiction blended with literary verve, for fans of Hari Kunzru and Solvej Balle |
| In the Dream House | Carmen Maria Machado | A memoir about domestic abuse |
| Her Body And Other Parties | Carmen Maria Machado | Machado's genre-bending debut story collection |
| The End of Everything | M. John Harrison | A satirical, unsettling post-apocalyptic adventure |
| Lush | Rochelle Dowden-Lord | A mysterious invitation to drink the oldest bottle of wine in the world |
| Offenses | Constance Debré | An insight into violence and punishment based on true events |
| I Am Agatha | Nancy Foley | A darkly funny debut about late-in-life queer relationships |
News and prize attention
The site's news items include:
- The End of Everything by M. John Harrison has been shortlisted for the Booker Prize, after previously appearing on the longlist.
- Air by Christian Kracht has an extract available to read on the site.
Other sections to browse
Beyond new releases, the homepage also points to Featured authors, Bestsellers and Classics, and Serpent's Tail Classics — useful if you want backlist titles or reissues rather than just the newest arrivals.
How to keep up
The page includes a newsletter sign-up, which is the most direct way to receive new release and news updates from Serpent's Tail as they are announced.