What London’s Reading Now: Emma Dabiri, Kazuo Ishiguro and Torrey Peters top the list
Katie Law
What White People Can Do Next: From Allyship to Coalition by Emma Dabiri (Penguin, £8)
From the Irish Nigerian author of Don’t Touch My Hair comes this essay which challenges the whole genre of anti-racism books that have become the new darlings of the publishing industry. Putting black squares on your website just doesn’t cut it. Buy it here
Klara and the Sun by Kazuo Ishiguro (Faber, £20)
Klara, an artificial friend - ie a robot - to young Josie, is curious to learn more about the strange world around her, including the complex emotions of humans. Set in an imaginary futuristic city somewhere in the US, the Nobel Prize winner’s seventh novel packs a devastating emotional punch with gentle determination. Buy it here