Books by Emma Cline
“Emma Cline’s Switzy—already longlisted for this year’s Booker Prize—has been hailed as a ‘profoundly moving’ exploration of memory loss and death. In it, a corporate executive flies in a private plane across the Atlantic towards his death, which is scheduled to take place in a death with dignity facility before his mind deteriorates so much that he becomes unable to consent.” Read more...
Cal Flyn, Five Books Editor
“Set at the end of a long hot summer on Long Island, we follow a manipulative 20-something as she infiltrates the social circles of the American elite. Cline is an able storyteller and a master narrator of the inner lives of amoral young women. Another hazy, intriguing tale from the author of The Girls, her bestselling 2016 novel of cult-motivated murders in 1960s California.” Read more...
Cal Flyn, Five Books Editor
Interviews where books by Emma Cline were recommended
Notable Novels of Summer 2023, recommended by Cal Flyn
New novels are piling up ready for summer 2023—but which of them should go straight to the top of your reading list? Five Books deputy editor Cal Flyn offers a round-up of some of the most notable fiction titles of the season, including eagerly anticipated novels from Emma Cline and Naoise Dolan, plus a fictionalised account of the making of a blockbuster movie by Tom Hanks.
Notable Novels of Fall 2026, recommended by Cal Flyn
As summer winds up, it’s time to plan our next season of reading. We asked Five Books deputy editor Cal Flyn to offer a round-up of the notable new novels of fall 2026—including new writing from Marlon James and Emily St. John Mandel—to help you find a book to curl up with come autumn.
New Literary Fiction
Keep up to date with the best new releases in literary fiction here on Five Books. Our deputy editor, Cal Flyn, an award-winning author herself, writes seasonal round-ups of the best new novels from ‘literary’ writers: from buzzed-about debuts to critics’ darlings, new work from the globally recognised greats and beloved sleeper hits from writers’ writers. We love it all here at Five Books.
