A mysterious tale-within-a-tale of family secrets by the most prominent Syrian author working today.

In these five long stories the world breaks down in an endless cycle of hunger, desperation, violence and domination. A truly radical vision of a dysfunctional yet stubbornly hopeful world.

The last rock-and-roll novel: a dark valentine to small-town music scenes everywhere.

Jack West Jr is hunted by dark forces as he races across the globe to uncover the mysteries of the Three Secret Cities...

A murder in the remote bush in 1916 sparks a chain of events that will haunt a family for generations.

Drenched in rhythm and the vividness of pop lyrics, Earworm explores the complexities of filial and romantic love, connecting us to our universal communion with music.   

A prize-winning novel following a young woman uncovering the truth about her family's past in the Hungarian Holocaust.

The final collection of poetry from the world's greatest lyricist Leonard Cohen, introduced by his son Adam Cohen.     

An eerily entrancing page-turner, Foe churns with unease and suspense from the first words to its shocking finale. Perfect for fans of Humans, Westworld and Black Mirror, Foe is a book you will never forget.  

A powerful, darkly glittering novel about violence, love, faith, and loss, as a young Korean American woman at an elite American university is drawn into acts of domestic terrorism by a cult tied to North Korea.

From the "startlingly talented" (New York Times) author of Everything Matters!-a bold and timely novel about a grieving man dedicated to unmasking the role that lies and delusions play in our reactionary times

The definitive collection of stories - new and old - from Rick Bass.

A haunting coming-of-age novel from one of the Sydney Morning Herald's Best Young Novelists of the Year (2013), author of the acclaimed Beneath the Darkening Sky

Whose stories deserve to be told? And whose words should do the telling?

A dark, sexy noir about the intensity of female relationships-whether mother to daughter or friend to friend-that lies behind the hedgerows of beautifully manicured Los Angeles, from the New York Times bestselling author of...

A beautiful and affecting story about the fragility of family relationships and about the pervading effects of secrets we keep

The Distance Home is the story of a family - its secrets, betrayals, cruelties and kindnesses - and how our childhoods dictate the adults we become.

The Oblique Place is an exceptional literary journey, an achingly beautiful fusion of memories and history unlike any other.

Drawing on true events of Australia's worst industrial accident - a tragedy that still scars the city - The Bridge is a profoundly moving novel that examines class, guilt, and moral culpability. Yet it shows that even...

An offbeat and beguiling story of finding your own happiness.

From award-winning author Charlotte Grimshaw, this is a beautifully evocative, sensual portrayal of a woman's search for freedom and love

A haunting and deeply moving novel with a brilliant voice in the tradition of The Eye of the Sheep and Jasper Jones.

The second novel in a poetic, elemental yet modern Icelandic family saga spanning the whole of Iceland's 20th-century history, by the country's most distinguished and distinctive contemporary writer.

The bestselling author of The Party returns with a chilling new domestic drama

The first novel by the brilliant John Williams, author of Stoner

A spellbinding collection of short stories from the Man Booker Prize shortlisted author of History of Wolves.

A brilliantly written, gripping escape novel, written while the Nazis were in power and one of the only depictions of a concentration camp to be seen in the midst of the war. The Seventh Cross was an international bestseller in...

A thought-provoking collection of contemporary short stories from the winner of the Arthur C. Clarke award 2013.

From the award-winning and critically acclaimed author of The Other Side of the World comes a brilliant and provocative new novel about inheritance and self-destruction.

The international bestseller: A heartfelt, enriching novel about fate, loss and love

Spring is a deeply moving novel about family, our everyday lives, our joys and our struggles, beautifully illustrated by Anna Bjerger.

Wildly entertaining and darkly funny, How to Rule the World is set in the world of factual TV making, in which Baxter Stone is driven by desperation and a lust for revenge on the self-appointed kings of taste and commissioning.

Set in London of the 1660s and of the early twenty-first century, The Weight of Ink is a sophisticated work of historical fiction about women separated by centuries, and the choices and sacrifices they must make in order reconcile...

A genuine and compellingly portrayed family drama of a tough kid from rural Australia.

A Congolese refugee getting by in the Australian suburbs, Isa has a background that seems unimaginable in his new country - a childhood as a boy soldier. Now, Isa's a brilliant boxer, but his most difficult opponent isn't in the...

Based on interviews author Heather Morris conducted with Holocaust survivor and Auschwitz-Birkenau tattooist Ludwig (Lale) Sokolov, The Tattooist of Auschwitz is a heart-wrenching, illuminating, and unforgettable tale of hope and...

From a prize-winning and New York Times bestselling author, The Last Ballad is a moving tale of courage in the face of oppression, with the emotional power of Cold Mountain and The Secret Scripture.

The long-awaited new collection of short stories from Australia's master of the short-story genre.

A novel about a young Chinese woman whose graduate studies in chemistry go off track and lead her to discover the truths about her goals and desires.  

'Radiant, accomplished and exquisitely written, this is an outstanding collection.' Ryan O'Neill

Definitive collection of the short fiction of an Australian master-storyteller who is in a league of his own.

The searing sequel to Chris Kraus's bestselling cult classic I Love Dick.

With sea-salt authenticity, Belinda Castles sets the Bright family in the sprawling paradise of Bilgola Beach. But darkness is found both in the iconic setting as well as in the disturbing behaviour of one of the family.

Every mother is a woman with a past. An exquisite story about mothers, daughters and a life lived in the shadows.