Our favourite books of 2020 (so far)

Weather
From the author of Dept. of Speculation, a dazzling and deadpan new novel about hope and despair, fear and comfort as it plays out in these times of environmental and political turbulence.
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In the Dream House
In the Dream House is Carmen Maria Machado's engrossing and wildly innovative account of a relationship gone bad. Tracing the full arc of a harrowing experience with a charismatic but volatile woman, this is a bold dissection of...
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Throat
Throat is the explosive second poetry collection from award-winning Mununjali Yugambeh writer Ellen van Neerven.
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Indelicacy
A ghostly feminist fable, Amina Cain's Indelicacy is the story of a woman navigating between gender and class roles to empower herself and fulfill her dreams.
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The Animals in That Country
Out on the road, no one speaks, everything talks.
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Blueberries
A stimulating combination of memoir, essay, poetry, confession and critique, Blueberries is a powerful and revealing collection from a rising star in Australian creative non-fiction.
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A Couple of Things Before the End: Stories
This brilliant collection mixes the storytelling originality of George Saunders and Lydia Davis with a sensibility all its own, taking the reader on an extraordinary tour of old and new Australia - and into a very frightening...
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The Adversary
A story about sexuality, the ache of friendship and love, and sticky summers at the pool, this exhilarating debut novel captures the heartbeat of one transformative summer where alliances are made and broken.
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Smart Ovens for Lonely People
Conspiracies, memes, and therapies of various efficacy underpin this beguiling short-story collection from Elizabeth Tan.
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The Yellow House
A brilliant, haunting and unforgettable memoir of home and family, from a stunning new talent, set in a shotgun house in New Orleans.
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The Mother Fault
Mim's husband is missing. No one knows where Ben is, but everyone wants to find him - especially The Department. And they should know, the all-seeing government body has fitted the entire population with a universal tracking chip...
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The Better Liar
A stunning literary thriller from a talented debut author, Tanen Jones. If you loved Gone Girl or The Girls, you will love The Better Liar
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The Shapeless Unease
A poignant, urgent memoir about insomnia from the acclaimed author of The Western Wind.
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Actress
From the Booker-winning Irish author, a brilliant and moving novel about fame, sexual power, and a daughter's search to understand her mother's hidden truths.
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Will and Testament
A provocative bestseller from one of Norway's most highly-regarded novelists.
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Swimming in the Dark
Swimming in the Dark is an unforgettable debut about youth, love, and loss - and the sacrifices we make to live lives with meaning.
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Less
A scintillating satire of the American abroad, a rumination on time and the human heart, a bittersweet romance of chances lost, Less is the winner of the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
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Excellent Women
Mildred Lathbury is one of those excellent women who is often taken for granted. She is a godsend, capable of dealing with most of the stock situations of life - birth, marriage, death, the successful jumble...
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Ghost Wall
Teenage Silvie and her parents are living in a hut in Northumberland as an exercise in experimental archaeology. Her father is a difficult man, obsessed with imagining and enacting the harshness of Iron Age life. Haunting Silvie's...
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Nothing to See Here
A heartwarming and blisteringly funny tale of family, friendship and fire, from award-winning American writer Kevin Wilson.
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Ghost Bird
An intriguing and gripping young adult novel by the winner of the David Unaipon award.
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Please Don’t Hug Me
A funny-serious own-voices story about what happens when you stop trying to be the person other people expect you to be and give yourself a go.
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How to Grow a Family Tree
From the author of P is for Pearl comes a heart-warming book about family, friendship and what home can mean.
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Loner
A sharp and unlikely coming-of-age debut novel from Australia's Sally Rooney.
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The End of the World Is Bigger than Love
A breathtakingly original novel about love and destruction, from an award-winning Australian children's author.
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Landing with Wings
Miri's been on the move and now she's finding her feet, her freedom, her community and her home, treading lightly all the way.
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The Year the Maps Changed
One extraordinary year will change them all...
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Who Am I?
Am I my body? Am I my mind? Who am I? Take a trip into deepest inner space to answer one of life's biggest questions. This is a book for anyone who has ever paused to wonder exactly who is wondering.
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Your Birthday Was the BEST!
From the author of the best-selling MERMAID! and UNICORN! and one of the world's hottest new picture-book illustrators comes the story of a plucky young cockroach who gate-crashes a birthday party - with hilarious results.
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Cat Ladies
This witty picture book explores the loving bond between cats and their humans
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Azaria: A True History
A modern day fairy tale, cautionary and unforgettable. Essential reading for students of history and the law, young and old.
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Backyard Birds
What colourful birds are in our backyards? From laughing kookaburras and prancing mudlarks to dancing willy wagtails and hungry galahs, this picture book is a vibrant adventure discovering the native birds around us.
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I Can Be Anything
A pre-bedtime game of charades full of silliness and surprises that will delight kids and parents alike.
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