Recent literary prize winners

Praiseworthy

Alexis Wright

Praiseworthy is an epic set in the north of Australia, told with the richness of language and scale of imagery for which Alexis Wright has become renowned.

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Orbital

Samantha Harvey

Life on our planet as you've never seen it before

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Parade

Rachel Cusk

A path-breaking novel of art, womanhood and violence, from the author of the Outline trilogy.

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Thanks for Having Me

Emma Darragh

The first fiction title from JOAN, consisting of interwoven stories about three generations of women in one family as they navigate girlhood, motherhood and selfhood, perfect for fans of Jennifer…

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Edenglassie

Melissa Lucashenko

The bestselling and multi-award-winning novel by the author of Too Much Lip

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Greek Lessons

Han Kang, Deborah Smith (trans.) & Emily Yae Won (trans)

A powerful novel of the saving grace of language and human connection, from the celebrated author of The Vegetarian

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Anam

Andre Dao

Anam is a novel about memory and inheritance, colonialism and belonging, home and exile.

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Close to the Subject: Selected Works

Daniel Browning

Chronicling his career since 2007, Close to the Subject presents a selection of pieces from Daniel Browning’s stellar career as a journalist, radio broadcaster, critic and interviewer.

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Donald Horne: A Life in the Lucky Country

Ryan Cropp

The fascinating biography of a brilliant man who captured the nation's imagination and boldly showed Australians who we were and how we could change

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The Cyprian

Amy Crutchfield

Powerful debut which interrogates the nature of love in its various forms

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The Shape of Dust

Lamisse Hamouda

The Shape of Dust is a haunting appraisal of the way Australia treats its citizens, both at home and abroad.

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First Year

Kristina Ross

For readers of Conversations with Friends by Sally Rooney, Sweetbitter by Stephanie Danler and Cleopatra and Frankenstein by Coco Mellors, First Year is a deeply intelligent and insightful exploration of…

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Wifedom: Mrs Orwell’s Invisible Life

Anna Funder

A blazing, genre-bending masterpeice from one of the most inventive writers of our time.

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Brotherless Night

V. V. Ganeshananthan

A searing, gripping novel about a young Tamil woman living through the Sri Lankan civil war

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Women & Children

Tony Birch

A powerful, personal novel about women, children and justice, from one of this country's most loved and clear-eyed writers.

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My Friends

Hisham Matar

An intensely moving novel about three friends living in political exile and the emotional homeland that deep friendships can provide - from the Booker-shortlisted, Pulitzer prize-winning author

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The Picnic

Matthew Longo

An extraordinarily dramatic reconstruction of the greatest border breach in Cold War history

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Enter Ghost

Isabella Hammad

A woman reeling from a disastrous love affair finds love and hope in Shakespeare and Palestine

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Night Watch

Jayne Anne Phillips

From one of our most accomplished novelists, a mesmerizing story about a mother and daughter seeking refuge in a mental asylum in the chaotic aftermath of the Civil War.

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Kairos

Jenny Erpenbeck, Michael Hofmann (trans.)

From an internationally acclaimed, multi award-winning author: this is a story of love and betrayal set in Berlin during the years before and after the fall of the Wall.

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Doppelganger

Naomi Klein

A wild ride into the uncanny mirror world of our polarised culture, from the international bestselling author of The Shock Doctrine

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Small Worlds

Caleb Azumah Nelson

An exhilarating and expansive new novel about fathers and sons, faith and friendship from Caleb Azumah Nelson, the no.1 bestselling, award-winning author of Open Water

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Flags on the Bayou

James Lee Burke

A novel set in Civil War-era Louisiana, as the South transforms and a brilliant cast of characters-enslaved and free women, plantation gentry, and battle-weary Confederate and Union soldiers-are caught in…

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The Will of the Many (Hierarchy, Book 1)

James Islington

At the elite Catenan Academy, a young fugitive uncovers layered mysteries and world-changing secrets in this new fantasy series by the internationally bestselling author of The Licanius Trilogy, James Islington.

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Life So Full of Promise

Ross McMullin

Life So Full of Promise, his second multi-biography about Australia’s lost generation of World War I, features a collection of interwoven stories set in that defining era.

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The Palestine Laboratory

Antony Loewenstein

Bestselling journalist Antony Loewenstein uncovers the widespread commercialisation and brutal deployment globally of Israel's occupation-enforcing technologies.

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The Sitter

Angela O'Keeffe

A highly original work narrated by Hortense Cezanne, the wife of the celebrated artist, as she witnesses an author in 2020 write a book about her life.

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Killing for Country: A Family Story

David Marr

A gripping reckoning with the bloody history of Australia's frontier wars

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A Day in the Life of Abed Salama

Nathan Thrall

A gripping, intimate story of one heartbreaking day in Palestine that reveals lives, loves, enmities, and histories in violent collision

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Master Slave Husband Wife

Ilyon Woo

The remarkable true story of Ellen and William Craft, who escaped slavery through daring, determination, and disguise, with Ellen passing as a wealthy, disabled white man and William posing as…

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King: The Life of Martin Luther King

Jonathan Eig

A major new biography of Martin Luther King by Jonathan Eig, author of Ali: A Life

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Liliana’s Invincible Summer

Cristina Rivera Garza

An astonishing work of creative non-fiction from one one of Mexico’s greatest contemporary writers, that reignites the brilliant spark of a young woman erased and illuminates an epidemic of femicide…

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Chinese Fish

Grace Yee

Chinese Fish is a family saga in miniature, spanning three generations.

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Blackouts

Justin Torres

An intimate, emotionally rich novel, in which two men - young and old - reckon with queer histories and their place within them, from the critically acclaimed author of We…

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Ladies Rest and Writing Room

Kim Kelly

Two young women, brought up to expect conventional lives, are thrown together in unexpected circumstances. Each has suffered a devastating loss that challenges their belief in life and themselves.

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Ravenous Girls

Rebecca Burton

Stories of family dysfunction often expose us to relentless failure. And while Ravenous Girls is about the tensions and growing distance between two sisters it is distinguished by its lithe…

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Cuddy

Benjamin Myers

The triumphant new novel from the Walter Scott Prize-winning author of The Gallows Pole and The Offing

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Time Shelter

Georgi Gospodinov, Angela Roder (trans.)

A brilliant, satirical skewering of our obsession with nostalgia and the past, written by a master of European literature.

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All That’s Left Unsaid

Tracey Lien

All That's Left Unsaid is both a study of the effects of inherited trauma and social discrimination, and a compulsively readable literary thriller that expertly holds the reader in its…

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Salonika Burning

Gail Jones

Four historical figures cross paths amidst the chaos of war in this immersive and beautifully written novel by award-winning Australian author Gail Jones, now available in paperback

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Septology

Jon Fosse, Damion Searls (trans.)

The celebrated Norwegian novelist’s magnum opus, shortlisted for the International Booker Prize, published in one volume for the first time.

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Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens

Shankari Chandran

Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens is about family and memory, community and race, but is ultimately a love letter to storytelling and how our stories shape who we are.

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Horse

Geraldine Brooks

From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of March and People of the Book comes a vivid and unique new novel for lovers of sweeping historical fiction and books about iconic racehorses…

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My Tongue Is My Own: A Life of Gwen Harwood

Ann-Marie Priest

The first biography of Gwen Harwood (1920-1995), one of Australia’s most significant and distinctive poets.

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Demon Copperhead

Barbara Kingsolver

Inspired by the unflinching truth-telling of David Copperfield, Kingsolver enlists Dickens’ anger and compassion, and above all, his faith in the transformative powers of a good story.

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Cold Enough for Snow

Jessica Au

Winner of the inaugural Novel Prize, an elegant and subtle exploration of the mysteries of our relationships to others.

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Wandering with Intent

Kim Mahood

To essay means to try, to endeavour, to attempt - and to risk failure. For Kim Mahood, it is both a form of writing and an approach to life.

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Limberlost

Robbie Arnott

The much-anticipated third novel by award-winning Australian author Robbie Arnott, Limberlost is a story of family and land, loss and hope, fate and the unknown, and love and kindness

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Recent literary prize winners

Praiseworthy

Orbital

Parade

Thanks for Having Me

Edenglassie

Greek Lessons

Anam

Close to the Subject: Selected Works

Donald Horne: A Life in the Lucky Country

The Cyprian

The Shape of Dust

First Year

Wifedom: Mrs Orwell’s Invisible Life

Brotherless Night

Women & Children

My Friends

The Picnic

Enter Ghost

Night Watch

Kairos

Doppelganger

Small Worlds

Flags on the Bayou

The Will of the Many (Hierarchy, Book 1)

Life So Full of Promise

The Palestine Laboratory

The Sitter

Killing for Country: A Family Story

A Day in the Life of Abed Salama

Master Slave Husband Wife

King: The Life of Martin Luther King

Liliana’s Invincible Summer

Chinese Fish

Blackouts

Ladies Rest and Writing Room

Ravenous Girls

Cuddy

Time Shelter

All That’s Left Unsaid

Salonika Burning

Septology

Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens

Horse

My Tongue Is My Own: A Life of Gwen Harwood

Demon Copperhead

Cold Enough for Snow

Wandering with Intent

Limberlost