Over three decades, two lives unfold in parallel, dealing with the big questions of desire, queerness, conformity and love.

In this fable-like novel, two sisters struggle to break free of their circumstances – but it doesn't quite deliver on its promising premise.

This witty novel exposes the underbelly of the art world and a complex portrait of queer identity.

A coming-of-age story that traverses faith, desire and double standards through the perspectives of three Australian Muslim university students.

The third novel from Aussie literary fave Kate Mildenhall takes us on an epic journey across time through the lives of four different women.

Lorrie Moore’s fourth novel is an ornate, interwoven meditation on mortality, where death is “kind of a spectrum.”

The masterful Han Kang continues to captivate readers with her profound exploration of language, connection and loss.

Good mothers are selfless. Artists are selfish. So what does this mean for a mother with artistic ambitions?

A ‘chic sad girl’ novel that dives into female suffering and objectification, with a protagonist who cannot feel pain.

Belcourt’s latest work explores the boundaries of his Cree identity from a community perspective.

Statovci explores the wars within and without in this dark, haunting novel of an illicit love affair.

A wickedly original debut about a woman on the edge: mysterious, compelling and with lashings of dark humour.

A struggling author is haunted by Leonard and Virginia Woolf as the 20th and 21st centuries collide.

Arnott’s third novel delves into the small but honest ways in which we fall captive to nature, love and responsibility.

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In this affecting and beautifully written novel, three sisters struggle to carve space for themselves in the world.

Hannan’s second novel is a tender ode to the ways in which we deal with grief, heartbreak, loss and love.

This witty, smart and thrumming novel explores the hunger and heartache of female friendship over two decades.

In the desperate, violent Glasgow of the Thatcher era, Young Mungo tells a story of love and casualties.

The trouble with Irish: a brilliant and haunting novel from a great new talent tackles art, love and colonialism.