Godwin: A Novel

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“In Joseph O’Neill’s Godwin, previously longlisted for the Booker, two half-brothers search for an African teenager they believe could be the next Lionel Messi.” Read more...

Notable Novels of Spring 2025

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Godwin: A Novel

by Joseph O’Neill

Recommendations from our site

Other books by Joseph O’Neill

Blood-Dark Track by Joseph O’Neill

Our most recommended books

The Rider by Tim Krabbé

Made to Stick by Chip Heath and Dan Heath

What Goes Around: A London Cycle Courier's Story by Emily Chappell

What Sticks by Rex Briggs and Gregg Stuart

Higher Calling: Road Cycling’s Obsession with the Mountains by Max Leonard

Up The Organization by Robert Townsend

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Blood-Dark Track
by Joseph O’Neill

The Rider
by Tim Krabbé

Made to Stick
by Chip Heath and Dan Heath

What Goes Around: A London Cycle Courier's Story
by Emily Chappell

What Sticks
by Rex Briggs and Gregg Stuart

Higher Calling: Road Cycling’s Obsession with the Mountains
by Max Leonard

Up The Organization
by Robert Townsend