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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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Domenico Starnone, Oonagh Stransky (trans.)
The extraordinary novel that confirmed Domenico Starnone as one of the greatest writers in modern Italian literature
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Paul Murray
Irresistibly funny, wise and thought-provoking, The Bee Sting is a tour de force about family, fortune, and the struggle to be a good person when the world is falling apart.
Martha Wells
A compelling fantasy adventure from the author of Murderbot. One part Tomb Raider, one part Dune, all parts classic Martha Wells.
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Magda Szabo
Korean edition of [The Door] by Szabo Magda. One of The New York Times Book Review’s 10 Best Books of 2015. The novel concerns the developing relationship between a young…
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Molly Schmidt
Introducing an exciting new voice in Australian fiction, Molly Schmidt, winner of the 2022 City of Fremantle Hungerford Award. Salt River Road is a compelling coming-of-age novel about grief and…
Rebecca Solnit (Y)
Roses, pleasure, and politics: a fresh take on Orwell as an avid gardener, whose political writing was grounded in his passion for the natural world.
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Yomi Adegoke
From award-winning journalist and bestselling co-author of Slay in Your Lane, Yomi Adegoke, comes The List, a sensational, page-turning debut novel about secrets, lies and our lives online.
Shirley Jackson
Shirley Jackson’s masterpiece - the deliciously dark and funny story of Merricat, tomboy teenager, beloved sister - and possible mass murderer.
John le Carre
Alex Leamas is tired. It’s the 1960s, he’s been out in the cold for years, spying in the shadow of the Berlin Wall for his British masters. He has seen…
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Wallace Stegner
A novel of the friendships and woes of two couples, which tells the story of their lives in lyrical, evocative prose by one of the finest American writers of the…
George Orwell
When the downtrodden animals of Manor Farm overthrow their master Mr Jones and take over the farm themselves, they imagine it is the beginning of a life of freedom and…
Rebecca F. Kuang
A darkly funny literary thriller from the New York Times bestselling author R.F. Kuang
Mieko Kanai
In this intoxicating stream-of-consciousness novel, Mieko Kanai tackles the existential traps of motherhood, marriage, and domestic captivity
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Susanna Clarke
From the New York Times bestselling author of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, an intoxicating, hypnotic new novel set in a dreamlike alternative reality.
Adam Kay
The often hilarious, at times horrifying and occasionally heartbreaking diaries of a former junior doctor, and the story of why he decided to hang up his stethoscope.
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Stephanie Bishop
From award-winning Stephanie Bishop comes a dark and compulsive novel about writing and desire
Halle Butler
Like a dark and twisted mash up of Lena Dunham’s Girls and Ricky Gervais’s The Office – this is “a dark comedy of female rage” (Catherine Lacey) and a biting…
Stephanie LaCava
A stylish and raw exploration of bodies, trauma and 1960s cinema
Mona Awad
From the critically acclaimed author of Bunny, a darkly funny novel about a theater professor suffering chronic pain, who in the process of staging a troubled production of Shakespeare’s most…
A darkly funny, gothic novel about a lonely graduate student drawn into a clique of rich girls at a New England university.
Lillian Fishman
A provocative debut exploring sex and sexuality as a twentysomething New Yorker pursues a sexual freedom that follows no lines other than her own desire.
Eliza Clark
BOY PARTS is the incendiary debut novel from Eliza Clark, a pitch-black comedy both shocking and hilarious, fearlessly exploring the taboo regions of sexuality and gender roles in the twenty-first…
Melissa Broder
A scathingly funny, wildly erotic and fiercely imaginative story about food, sex and god from the Women’s Prize longlisted author of The Pisces
Ottessa Moshfegh
It’s the year 2000 in a city aglitter with wealth and possibility; what could be so terribly wrong?
"This special collector's edition collects books three and four in the Hilda graphic novel series, ... which inspired the award winning Hilda animated series on Netflix. If you like plucky…
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Iasmin Omar Ata
In this coming-of-age graphic novel with a fantastical twist, Nayra Mansour, a Muslim American girl, is helped on her journey to selfhood by a djinn.
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Lorena Alvarez
Every night, tiny stars appear out of the darkness in little Sandy’s bedroom. She catches them and creates wonderful creatures to play with until she falls asleep, and in the…
Rii Abrego,Joe Whitt
A delightful flower-scented tale of community and harmony with nature. –K. O'Neill, creator of The Tea Dragon Society series The gentle world of The Sprite and the Gardener is now…
Bree Paulsen
Bree Paulsen’s brave little protagonist, Garlic, is back in this charmingly illustrated standalone companion to Garlic and the Vampire, serving up another tale of friendship, magic, and self-discovery.
An enchanting, farm-fresh debut graphic novel starring an unusual heroine who is braver than she realizes.
Tim Probert
Fearing for the Pig Wizard’s safety, Bea and Cad set out across Irpa to find him, while danger fights its way out of the shadows and into the light.
