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Han Kang, e. yaewon (trans.), Paige Aniyah Morris (trans.)
Like a long winter's dream, this new novel by Han Kang takes us on a journey from contemporary South Korea into its painful history
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Diana Reid
A gripping tale of unravelling memories and moral ambiguities, Signs of Damage wrestles with the difference between understanding other people, and trying to explain them.
Rebecca Yarros
Get ready for the breathtaking follow-up to global phenomenons Fourth Wing and Iron Flame from the no. 1 Sunday Times and New York Times bestselling author Rebecca Yarros.
Fiona Hardy
A fresh, unique and tense Aussie story of two best female friends who aren't afraid to get their hands dirty for pay day.
Ocean Vuong
A masterful story of friendship and how much we’re willing to risk to possess one of life’s most treasured mercies: a second chance
Kate Grenville
What does it mean to be on land taken from others?
Torrey Peters
Trans life past, present and future is explored in this kaleidoscopic follow-up to the Women's Prize-nominated Detransition, Baby
Dervla McTiernan
Every grave has a story ... The much-anticipated new novel in the Cormac Reilly series, from the no.1 bestselling author of The Ruin and What Happened to Nina.
David Szalay
From Booker-shortlisted author David Szalay, comes a propulsive, hypnotic novel about a man who is unravelled by a series of events beyond his grasp.
Michael Connelly
#1 New York Times bestselling author Michael Connelly introduces a new cop relentlessly following his mission in the seemingly idyllic setting of Catalina island.
Guy Mirabella
A jaw-droppingly beautiful documentation of a lifetime of eating, Pranzo is Guy Mirabella’s triumphant return to food writing. Filled with family memories and stories, astounding visuals and Italian food to…
Anne Tyler
An imperfect mother of the bride attempts to navigate her daughter's wedding in this funny, touching, hopeful gem of a novel
Curtis Sittenfeld
Dazzling new story collection from the prize-nominated Sunday Times bestselling author of Romantic Comedy, American Wife and You Think It, I'll Say It
Omar Sakr, Safdar Ahmed (illus.)
An extraordinary collaboration by an award-winning duo - poet Omar Sakr and visual artist Safdar Ahmed - that bears witness to the genocide in Gaza
Emma Holten
Invisible Women meets Doughnut Economics: An international bestseller from an exciting new voice in the feminist space
Taylor Jenkins Reid
The new novel by the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and Daisy Jones & The Six
Geraldine Brooks
A heartrending and beautiful memoir of sudden loss and a journey toward peace, from the bestselling, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Horse
Cheon Seon-ran, Chi-Young Kim (trans.)
From a massive rising star in the world of Korean female sci-fi comes the gripping, heartrending tale of how two sisters train a worn-out racehorse to run the slowest race…
Eimear McBride
An intense story of passion, jealousy and family from the trailblazing, award-winning Eimear McBride.
Marina Wright
Simple solutions to overcome the impact of chronic stress on your body and mind
Oliver Sacks, Kate Edgar (ed.)
Sensitively selected and introduced by Kate Edgar, Sacks’s longtime editor, the letters trace the arc of a remarkable life and reveal an often surprising portrait of Sacks as he wrestles…
Karen Russell
An exceptional novel set in the 1930s Dust Bowl about magic, memory and land; above all, a reckoning with America's wilfully forgotten history
Luke Horton
Once they were just them. Now they're forty-something and there's kids. Whose time is this?
Andrea Goldsmith
In The Buried Life Andrea Goldsmith brilliantly dissects the conflicts and complexities of contemporary life in a story of love and friendship, faith and fundamentalism, subtly underscored by the power…
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
A publishing event ten years in the making — a searing, exquisite new novel by the best-selling and award-winning author of Americanah and We Should All Be Feminists — the…
Ronni Salt
Set deep in the heart of rural Australia during the era of Gough Whitlam, pub brawls and flared jeans, Gunnawah is a compulsive crime thriller of corruption, guns and drugs…
Clem Bastow, Jo Case
An expansive anthology of creative non-fiction, memoir, graphic storytelling and more from a stellar line-up of Autistic gender-diverse and women writers
Rachel Seiffert
1945. Dead of night and dead of winter; war brings a stranger to the door; a family is tricked into a act of compassion and danger.
Omar El Akkad
From award-winning novelist and journalist Omar El Akkad, an urgent and necessary reckoning with what it means to live in the West today.
Shankari Chandran
A breathtaking thriller from the Miles Franklin Award-winning author of Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens
Jack Fairweather
A gripping, definitive account of one man's battle to reckon with the horror of the Holocaust, by Jack Fairweather, the bestselling, Costa prize-winning author of The Volunteer
Catherine Jinks
Beloved author Catherine Jinks weaves a thrilling tale involving online stalking, right wing conspiracy theorists and a remote homestead in rural NSW.
Robert Macfarlane
From the celebrated writer and observer Robert Macfarlane comes this brilliant, perspective-shifting new book - which answers a resounding yes to the question of its title
Vincent Fantauzzo
The incredible true story of how a street-fighting petty criminal, who was kicked out of school at fourteen, became one of Australia's most celebrated and successful portrait artists.
Brenda Niall
Joan Lindsay’s Picnic at Hanging Rock has captivated and perplexed generations. But the woman behind the novel is as much an enigma as the disappearance of the fictitious schoolgirls and…
Hiromi Kawakami, Asa Yoneda (trans.)
An inventive and immersive novel about a future in which humans are nearing extinction - from the bestselling author of Strange Weather in Tokyo.
Laura McCluskey
A gripping and atmospheric debut crime thriller set on an isolated Scottish island ... where outsiders are not welcome.
Charlotte McConaghy
From the New York Times bestselling author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves, a novel about a family living alone on a remote island, when a mysterious woman…
John Boyne
From internationally bestselling author John Boyne, a contemplative story about one man trying to move forward from the trauma of his youth to become a better father to his son.
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Victoria Vivente
A fun and super accessible personal finance title for total newbies, from financial coach and money expert, Victoria Vivente.
Eowyn Ivey
Where there is wonder, there is love - an unforgettable novel of the beauty and terror of the Alaskan wilderness, from the author of the million-copy international bestseller, The Snow…
Amal El-Mohtar
Follow the river Liss to the small town of Thistleford, on the edge of Faerie, and meet two sisters who cannot be separated, even in death.
Andrew Darby
In The Ancients Andrew Darby goes on a journey to find the world's oldest surviving trees in wild Tasmania. He tells of their exploitation and loss to fire even as…
Mizuki Tsujimura, Yuki Tejima (trans.)
Five troubled characters seek the chance of a reunion with a person - now dead - who once changed their lives in this moving Japanese magical realist mystery novel
Ann Dombroski
After the Great Storm is a novel imbued with both darkness and light, sadness and joy; its characters refuse to give up on love regardless of the cost. Ultimately it…
Colum McCann
A darkly epic novel about connection, disconnection and destruction from the New York Times-bestselling, National Book Award-winning, Booker Prize-longlisted author of Let the Great World Spin
Junko Takase, Morgan Giles (trans.)
The power dynamics of the office are never more obvious than when it comes to food: mandatory lunches with the boss, the colleague who tries to curry favour with home-baked…
Alison Pouliot
A visual love letter, in Funga Obscura ecologist Alison Pouliot brings guides us through the forrest to share stunning photographs and writing on fungi across Australia and the globe.