Dearly Departed - Chip Pons Paperback / softback Bingham PrizeShortlisted for the Gordon

Bingham PrizeShortlisted for the Gordon Burn Prize 2026A boy unearths a jar that holds an old curse

and infused with his characteristic humour

A glimpse into the lives of a group of outsiders in pre-war Japan

about an under-appreciated literary giantLUCINDA HAWKSLEY

Dubbed the Honeymoon Killer

Dearly Departed - Chip Pons Paperback / softback Bingham PrizeShortlisted for the GordonHope is a dangerous thing for gods. Even former ones. Hayden Harlow, once the mighty Hades, has spent centuries quietly resenting his fall from immortality. Stripped of his godhood by the allegedly irreversible Immortal Retirement Act, he now runs Harlow and Sons Funeral Home a front for his eternal sentencing among mortals, and a bleak reminder of the purpose he's lost. Still, he's determined to claw his way back if only the Fates at City Hall would