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3 May 2024

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Wright wins 2024 Stella Prize for ‘Praiseworthy’

Alexis Wright has won the $60,000 Stella Prize for her fourth novel, Praiseworthy (Giramondo). Wright becomes the first author to win the Stella Prize twice, having previously won the 2018... Read more
 

Bestsellers

 

‘Funny Story’ debuts at number one x

Top 10 bestsellers Funny Story (Emily Henry, Viking) My Favourite Mistake (Marian Keyes, Michael Joseph) The Scarlet Shedder (Dog Man #12) (Dav Pilkey, Scholastic) Powerful (Lauren Roberts, S&S)* RecipeTin Eats:... Read more
 

Books in the media

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Books in the media this weekend, 4–5 May x

A round-up of the books being reviewed and mentioned in key media this coming weekend.  National The Saturday Paper Long Island (Colm Tóibín, Picador) The Rocks Remain (ed by Karen... Read more
 
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Unlocked reviews: New-release fiction

 

All the Beautiful Things You Love
Jonathan Seidler, Macmillan, May 2024, reviewed by Lisa Schuurman x

A romantic comedy told in reverse, All the Beautiful Things You Love charts Elly and Enzo’s relationship over 10 years, leading up to their divorce. But what happens to their... Read more
 
 

The Deed
Susannah Begbie, Hachette, May 2024, reviewed by Denise Jarrott x

Small-town cattle farmer Tom Edwards knows he is going to die—before he does, he pays a visit to the local solicitor to change the terms of his will. Upon his... Read more
 
 

Ghost Cities
Siang Lu, UQP, May 2024, reviewed by Anthea Yang x

Recently fired from his translating job at the Chinese Consulate in Sydney for lying about his translation skills and using Google Translate to do his job, Xiang Lu is a... Read more
 
 

Psykhe
Kate Forsyth, Vintage, May 2024, reviewed by Alexandra Ashburner-Hill  x

Kate Forsyth’s latest historical fiction, Psykhe, adds to her substantial body of work (The Crimson Thread, Bitter Greens) as it reimagines the Greek myth of Eros and Psyche. In the novel, Psykhe’s act... Read more
 
 

Safe Haven
Shankari Chandran, Ultimo, May 2024, reviewed by Sonia Nair x

Miles Franklin–winning author Shankari Chandran turns her focus to Australia’s inhumane practice of mandatory detention in her fourth novel, Safe Haven. As in Chai Time at Cinnamon Gardens, a focal... Read more
 
 

Saltblood
Francesca de Tores, Bloomsbury, May 2024, reviewed by Charlotte Callander x

Saltblood is an engrossing, deeply felt historical novel by Melbourne poet, author and academic Francesca de Tores (with previous works published as Francesca Haig), fictionalising the life of pirate Mary... Read more
 
 

To Sing of War
Catherine McKinnon, HarperCollins, May 2024, reviewed by Emma Pei Yin  x

From Miles Franklin–shortlisted author Catherine McKinnon (Storyland), To Sing of War confronts the interconnectedness that binds humanity. Against the backdrop of WWII, we find ourselves immersed in the jungles of... Read more
 
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