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Susan Perabo
In Why They Run the Way They Do, critically acclaimed author Susan Perabo illustrates the triumphs and tragedies of daily life. Perfectly distilled into moments of sharp humor and poignancy…
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Sara Lovestam
When a bullied teenager bonds with an 89-year-old jazz musician a beautiful friendship begins in a novel that celebrates the power of music across generations.
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Andrea Camilleri
Based on a true story, Camilleri’s gripping and richly imagined novel tells the story of a woman whose courage and political vision is tested at every step by misogyny and…
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Mel Campbell,Anthony Morris
A funny, warm, savvy, and genuine romcom
Patrick Cottrell
A darkly comic, barefaced and mesmerising exploration of grief, loss and identity by a sublimely talented young writer.
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Vivienne Kelly
Funny, tender and savage, The Starlings is a wonderfully entertaining novel about secrets and defeat, about heroism and love, about what it might mean to lose everything.
Lutz Seiler,Tess Lewis
The lyrical, bestselling 2014 German Book Prize winner.
Sarah Schmidt
‘Eerie and compelling’ Paula Hawkins - See What I Have Done is a haunting retelling of the infamous Lizzie Borden murders from a dazzling debut novelist
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Catherine McKinnon
An ambitious, remarkable and moving novel about who we are: our past, present and future, and our connection to this land.
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Brian Castro
Blindness and Rage is a novel told in 34 cantos, somewhat in the manner of Pushkin’s great Russian novel in verse, Eugene Onegin. Castro’s hero…..
David Vann
A portrait of the life of one of ancient mythology’s most fascinating and notorious women, Medea. It brings you aboard the ship Argo for its epic return journey across the…
Bonnie Etherington
Fresh, different and exquisitely written, this is an exciting debut novel ..
John Darnielle
From the author of the acclaimed Wolf in White Van comes a horror-infused thriller set in a tiny Midwestern town.
Peter Polites
A confronting and powerful novel from an exciting new voice - for lovers of Christos Tsiolkas (Loaded) and Luke Davies (Candy).
Lia Hills
A stunning literary debut that takes the reader into the mysteries and truths that lie at the heart of our country.
Krissy Kneen
From one of Australia’s most daring literary voices, An Uncertain Grace is a moving, insightful and imaginative exploration of gender and sexual politics.
Heather Taylor Johnson
Jean Harley Was Here is a touching and original exploration of love, relationships, and the ways in which we need each other.
Michael Sala
An extraordinary literary novel set in Newcastle in 1989, about the devastating fault lines that can run in families.
C.K. Stead
A striking new collection of accessible yet elegant stories from literary giant and master craftsman CK Stead.
Kayla Rae Whitaker
From age eighteen on, I had a partner, a kindred spirit. I had a friend. Someone bound and determined to keep me from the worst in myself.
Jane Rawson
From the Wreck tells the remarkable story of George Hills, who survived the sinking of the steamship Admella off the South Australian coast in 1859. Haunted by his memories and…
Ludmila Ulitskaya
The Big Green Tent is the kind of book for which the term Russian novel was invented. A sweeping saga, it tells the story of three school friends who meet…
Richard Russo
The great American master Richard Russo, at the very top of his game, returns to the characters who made Nobody’s Fool (1993) a contemporary classic.
Michel Houellebecq
Features a selection of poems chosen from four collections that shines a fresh light on Michel Houellebecq and emphasises the radical singularity of his work. Drawing on similar themes as…
Sara Flannery Murphy
Who will prevail - the woman or the ghost?
For five years Edie has worked for the Elysian Society, a secretive organisation that provides a very specialised service- its clients…
Gregoire Delacourt
From the author of Waterstones Book Club choice THE LIST OF MY DESIRES, a heart-breaking, heart-warming story about the value of a life.
Hilary Spiers
This is a great read. The sisters are wonderful characters filled with life, and the story has lots of quirky village characters. Hester and Harriet would be a perfect addition…
Goldie Goldbloom
In 1903, the artist Gwendolen Mary John travels from London to France with her companion Dorelia. Surviving on their wits and Gwen’s raw talent, the young women walk from Calais…
Katherine Pancol
Forty-something mother of two Josephine Cortes is at a crossroads. She has just moved to a posh new apartment in Paris after the success of the historical novel she ghostwrote…
Kyra Giorgi
In the dying days of the Russian Empire, a Scottish sound recordist disappears into the Caucasus mountains; a former hero of the Algerian resistance experiments with traditional Chinese medicine; a…
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Kathryn Heyman
… she is screaming, the way he wanted, the way he promised she would … World-famous freediver Storm Hisray hits Grace Cain like a bolt from the blue. Instantly smitten…
Lauren Sams
Georgie Henderson is having a bad year. As a new - working - mum, she strives to be Sheryl Sandberg at work and Martha Stewart at home. But she’s discovering…
Roxane Gay
A collection of stories of rare force and beauty, of hardscrabble lives, passionate loves, and quirky and vexed human connection from award-winning author and powerhouse talent Roxane Gay.
Glenna Thomson
Greer O'Reilly needs to start over. Her professional success belies private sadness and domestic overload. She’s torn between her career and motherhood. Her partner of twelve years has left her…
Libby Angel
A vivid and vibrant debut novel about the influence of family, the magic of storytelling and a mother-daughter relationship unlike any other.
Francis Spufford (author)
New York, a small town on the tip of Manhattan Island. 1746. One rainy evening, a charming young stranger fresh off the boat from England pitches up to a counting…