FICTION: Moving, heartbreaking and devastatingly insightful, Together We Fall Apart is a story about running away and coming home.
FICTION: Maude Horton’s Glorious Revenge is a mysterious, transporting tale about the unbreakable bond of sisterhood, from the author of the critically acclaimed Moonlight and the Pearler's Daughter.
FICTION: In this sisterly PS, I Love You, an introverted young woman is saddled with fulfilling her late sister’s final wish: completing her bucket list while millions of people follow along online.
YA THRILLER: Fans of One of Us Is Lying and The Hazel Wood are cordially invited to spend one fateful night surviving an elite private school's epic masquerade ball in Jen Wilde's debut thriller, This Is the Way the World Ends.
MYSTERY: In a town simmering with divisions and a cast of unforgettable characters, Lowbridge is a heart-wrenching mystery about the girls who are lost, the ones who are mourned and those who are forgotten.
FICTION: A lonely windswept lighthouse island in Bass Strait hides a dangerous secret hundreds of years in the making.
FICTION: An unforgettable novel about growing up in public housing in Western Sydney.
FICTION: Before the woman went over the cliff, Pippa and Gabe were happy. They had the kind of marriage that everyone envies, as well as two sweet young daughters, a supportive family, and a picturesque cliff-side home - which would have been idyllic had the tall beachside cliffs not become so popular among those wishing to end their lives.
FICTION: Three women, drawn together by impossible circumstances, will discover that the greatest comfort can often be found in the mess.
CONTEMPORARY FICTION: The Theory of (Not Quite) Everything by Kara Gnodde is a tender, intelligent and uplifting novel about brothers and sisters, true love in all its forms, and how life is more than just a numbers game . . .
CONTEMPORARY FICTION: A singular, stirring, and compulsively readable debut novel, Shmutz explores what it means to be a fully realized sexual and spiritual being caught between the traditional and modern worlds.
CONTEMPORARY FICTION: The dazzling new state-of-the-nation novel from one of America's most significant contemporary writers and winner of the Women's Prize for May We Be Forgiven, which explores the makings of our political times.
GENERAL FICTION: A compassionate and surprisingly funny novel that is impossible to put down and even harder to forget, from the award-winning author of Islands.
YOUNG ADULT: Bestselling author David Levithan delivers a bold, fun story about taking action (whether it’s against book censors or killer alligators), being brave (in love and in adventure) and standing up for what’s right, no matter the circumstances.
GENERAL FICTION: the feel-good classic will be a major film, starring Leslie Manville, Isabelle Huppert, Jason Isaacs and Lucas Bravo.
SHORT STORIES: The Furphy Anthology 2021 contains an incredible eclectic mix of sixteen stories that show Australian storytelling is alive and kicking.
CRIME THRILLER: When art conservator JJ Jego spots a long-lost masterpiece through the window of a luxury apartment, she’s drawn into a dark web of intrigue, deception and murder.
YOUNG ADULT: A teenager breaks his father out of death row in a Balinese prison and goes on the run to find a way back to Australia.
FICTION: Utterly relatable, hilarious and heart-breakingly honest, this is a novel about friendship, finding happiness and living the life unexpected.
FANTASY: TJ Klune brings us a warm hug of a story about a man who spent his life at the office – and his afterlife building a home.