With spring’s imminent arrival, the prospect of longer and sunnier days may have you thinking about what to add to your seasonal TBR list. When it comes to updating your library with new tomes to sink your teeth into, Amazon’s Kindle bookstore deals section needs to be on your radar.
With savings of up to 90 per cent on thrillers, crime capers, memoirs and more, you can download titles for as little as 99p. From ‘romantasy’ reads like Rebecca Yarros’ Fourth Wing and SM Rein’s Dire Blood, to hot new releases from Roisin O’Donnell (Nesting) and Anne Tyler (Three Days In June), the deals section spans viral titles (think Heated Rivalry) and classics like Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go or Fyodor Dostoevsky’s Crime and Punishment.
Amazon’s Kindle dominate the e-reader market, but I was late to the party – only getting one last year. The convenience and portability of a Kindle quickly won me over (especially when travelling or on the commute), but what I hadn’t realised was how easy – and affordable – it is to curate an entire library at the touch of a button.
For March, Amazon has discounted everything from bestselling memoirs – including Jenette McCurdy’s I’m Glad My Mom Died and Michelle Zauner’s Crying in H Mart – to recent fiction from David Nichols (You Are Here), Emma Jane Unsworth (Slags) and Kiran Desai (The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny). Elsewhere, Jessica Knoll’s Ted Bundy-inspired novel, Bright Young Women, Rachel Cusk’s groundbreaking Outline trilogy and Nussaibah Younis’s witty novel Fundamentally, about ISIS brides in Iraq, are all equally worth downloading.
Among this month’s 99p titles is Madeline Cash’s Lost Lambs – my favourite debut of 2026 (so far). A darkly comedic story about three sisters and their obsession with a corrupt billionaire, the novel was released in February to acclaim. One of the buzziest debuts of the year, writer and actor Lena Dunham has called the author “a voice like no other”. Here’s everything you need to know – and how to read it for less than £1.
‘Lost Lambs’ by Madeline Cash, published by Doubleday
Garnering early praise from Lena Dunham and Megan Nolan, Madeline Cash’s novel Lost Lambs is among 2026’s buzziest debuts. Combining a comic and wry tone with quirky characters that would be right at home in a Wes Anderson movie, it lives up to the hype.
The slightly surrealist story follows the three Flynn daughters as they navigate the fallout of their parents opening up their marriage. The eldest, Abigail, is dating an older ex-solider nicknamed “war crimes Wes”; the middle-child, Louise, is accidentally entangled with a terrorist online; and the youngest, Harper, has been sent to a kids’ reform camp for sleuthing on the town’s corrupt citizens (and her own family).
But it’s a domestic comedy with darkness at its heart. Paul Alabaster, the elusive and evil local billionaire, is as corrupt as his critics say. And, thanks to Harper never knowing when to quit, the Flynn’s become embroiled in a corporate conspiracy caper. Exploring everything from grooming and religion to the online world and tech-bro culture, Cash’s novel is a wild ride – but, at its core, it’s about a family coming together against all odds. If you devoured Paul Murray’s family saga, The Bee Sting, you’ll love this similarly wacky and wonderful tale.
What to know
- Released: 5 February 2026
Discover more of the best new books to read in 2026, from David Szalay to Belle Burden
