6 books we're most looking forward to reading in 2015

From Jonathan Franzen to Judy Blume, some of our favourite authors have new books out in 2015 - here's our pick of the 6 we're most looking forward to reading

By Joanne FinneyPublished: 22 December 2014

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Anne Tyler – A Spool of Blue Thread (out on 10 feb)

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Anne Tyler is one of the most accomplished authors writing today. Her 20th novel, A Spool Of Blue thread, is about three generations of a family and their fights and falling-outs. A must-read.

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Kazuo Ishiguro – The Buried Giant (out on 3 march)

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A new novel from master storyteller Kazuo Ishiguro is always a treat. He's best-known for Remains Of The Day and the heart-breaking Never Let Me Go. We can’t wait to get our hands on this moving story about a couple looking for their long-lost son.

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Kate Atkinson - A God In Ruins (out on 5 May)

We cheered when we heard Kate Atkinson was writing a companion book to her brilliant Life After Life.
In A God in Ruins, Atkinson turns her focus on Ursula’s younger brother Teddy as he faces life's ups and downs.

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Judy Blume – In The Unlikely Event (out 2 June)

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When our favourite teenage writer announced last year she was writing a book for grown-ups in 2015 we were beside ourselves with excitement. It promises to be just as funny and insightful as her teen classics.

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Sarah Winman – A Year Of Marvellous Ways (out 18 June)

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When Gold Was A Rabbit, Sarah Winman’s debut, was one of those books that captured people’s hearts and went on to be a huge word-of-mouth-bestseller. Her much-anticipated second novel, A Year Of Marvellous Ways, is about a life-changing relationship between a 90-year-old woman and a young soldier.

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Jonathan Franzen – Purity (out September)

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Jonathan Franzen’s new novel Purity already looks set to be THE big book of the Autumn. All we know about it is that it is a ‘multigenerational American epic’, in the vein of The Corrections.

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