2022 Releases

Chinese history and mecha sci-fi combine in this dazzling YA retellingThe boys of Huaxia dream of the celebrity status that comes with piloting Chrysalises giant transforming robots that battle the...

A ground-breaking YA thriller about a Native American teen who must root out the corruption in her community. For fans of Angie Thomas and Tommy Orange.Eighteen-year-old Daunis's mixed heritage has...

Your family would kill to see you happy‘ARE YOU…DEAD?' OH MY GOD. I THINK HE IS.When Meddy Chan accidentally kills her blind date, she turns to her aunties for help....

Traduttore, traditore: An act of translation is always an act of betrayal. Oxford, 1836. The city of dreaming spires. It is the centre of all knowledge and progress in the...

A rich, dark urban fantasy debut following a teen witch who is given a horrifying task: sacrificing her first love to save her family’s magic. The problem is, she’s never...

Translated by Janet HongThis is not a murder story. It is the story of those left behind. Parasite meets The Good Son in this piercing psychological portrait of three women...

Meet Chloe. First-year student, ordinary, legging-wearing, girl next door...and psychopath out for revenge.Here is what we know about Chloe Sevre.She can be whoever you want her to be. A fun...

Stylish and open-hearted, this is a very different kind of love story, elevated and energised by being set in the world of creativity and video gamingThis is the story of...

SOME LEGACIES ARE MEANT TO BE BROKEN.The powerful sequel to the instant New York Times bestselling and award-winning Legendborn. Perfect for fans of Cassandra Clare, Leigh Bardugo, Sarah J. Maas...

A delightful, decadent romance, and a joyful celebration of Black excellence, from an award-winning author.It's the opportunity of a lifetime: Feyi is about to be given the chance to escape...

Get Out meets The Devil Wears Prada in this electric debut about the tension that unfurls when two young Black women meet against the starkly white backdrop of book publishing.Twenty-six-year-old...

The highly anticipated collection of poems from the award-winning writer Ocean VuongHow else do we return to ourselves but to foldThe page so it points to the good partIn this...

An instant New York Times bestseller and Tiktok sensation, Vaishnavi Patel's stunning debut Kaikeyi reimagines the life of the infamous queen from Indian epic the Ramayana...The only daughter of a...

WINNER 2022 NSW PREMIER'S LITERARY AWARD INDIGENOUS WRITER'S PRIZE2022 VICTORIAN PREMIER'S LITERARY AWARDS HIGHLY COMMENDEDGundagai, 1852. The powerful Murrumbidgee River surges through town leaving death and destruction in its wake....

A Black spirit memoirA raw exploration of identity that shatters boundaries and explodes the way we think about the idea of the self.In letters addressed to their friends, to members...

Even with a step-by-step plan, these fake fiancés might accidentally fall for each other in this hilarious, heartfeltromantic comedy from the author ofThe Marriage Game.Daisy Patel is a software engineer...

Sonora Reyes' debut YA novel is a knockout-a sharply funny and incredibly moving portrait of a queer Mexican American girl learning to celebrate who she is at her very core.Seventeen-year-old...

Two intrepid girls hunt for a legendary treasure on the deadly high seas in this YA remix of the classic adventure novel Treasure Island.1826. The sun is setting on the...

No secret is safe.Alice Sun has always felt invisible at her elite Beijing international boarding school, where she’s the only scholarship student in a sea of uber-wealthy classmates. But she...

Welcome to Cinnamon Gardens, a home for those who are lost and the stories they treasure.Cinnamon Gardens Nursing Home is nestled in the quiet suburb of Westgrove, Sydney – populated...

Deadly storms. An ancient curse. Will her sacrifice save them all?For generations, deadly storms have ravaged Mina's homeland. Her people believe the Sea God, once their protector, now curse them...

Something sinister waits within the trees . . .It’s been five years since Wendy and her two brothers went missing in the woods, but when the town’s children start to...

A revelatory treatise from the Women’s Prize-winning, Booker-shortlisted author of A Tale for the Time Being about how her face has shaped and been shaped by her life.What did your...

Clashing empires, forbidden romance, and a long-forgotten queen destined to save her people — New York Times bestselling author Tahereh Mafi’s first novel in this epic, romantic fantasy series inspired...

The Jasmine Throne has been hailed as a series opener that will 'undoubtedly reshape the landscape of epic fantasy for years to come' (Booklist, starred). Now, award-winning author Tasha Suri's...

These are the books you should read. This is the canon.Joan Anim-Addo, Deirdre Osborne and Kadija Sesay have curated a decolonized reading list that celebrates the wide and diverse experiences...

Opposites attract in this laugh-out-loud romantic comedy about a free-spirited lawyer who is determined tofind the perfect match forthe grumpy bachelor at her cousin's wedding.After a devastating break-up, celebrity-obsessed lawyer...

Sisters, beware the 'Wasteman of Whitewell' . . . As host of radio show Brown Sugar, Kiki Banjo's mission is to protect her listeners from heartbreak. Which puts Whitewell College's...

‘And then there is a scream. Ragged and terrified. A beat of silence even after it stops, until we all seem to realise that the Reading Room Rules no longer...

From the acclaimed author of Severancecomes a story collection that is breathtaking in its imaginative featWhat happens when fantasy tears through the screen of the everyday to wake us up?...

A wry and insightful portrait of contemporary life, this is the much-anticipated follow-up to the award-winning novel Chemistry.Joan is a thirty-something ICU doctor at a busy New York City hospital....

1970s Mexico City: while student protests and political unrest consume the city, Maite seeks escape from her humdrum life in the stories of passion and danger filling the latest issue...

They vow to make it a day to remember…The laugh-out-loud new novel from the bestselling author of Dial A For Aunties, winner of the Comedy Women In Print Prize 2021It’s...

The year is 1927, and Shanghai teeters on the edge of revolution.The heartstopping follow up to These Violent Delights, an imaginative, alluring retelling of Romeo and Juliet set in 1920s...

A captivating debut fantasy inspired by the legend of the Chinese moon goddess.THERE ARE MANY LEGENDS ABOUT MY MOTHER…Raised far away on the moon, Xingyin was unaware she was being...

THE INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrida Liu had fed and changed her toddler Harriet. She had a work deadline - an article to finish, a job hanging by a thread,...

THE THING IS . . . WHO DIDN'T HAVE ANYTHING TO GAIN BY HAVING A CLOSE RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM? ALL THAT MONEY? HE DREW US ALL IN LIKE BEES TO...

The Cruel Prince meets A Curse So Dark and Lonely in this epic reimagining of “The Sleeping Beauty” that follows a teen girl on a quest to wake a sleeping...

They claim they saw nothing. She knows they’re lying.1996 – Cabramatta, Sydney‘Just let him go.’Those are words Ky Tran will forever regret. The words she spoke when her parents called...

SOON TO BE A MAJOR BBC TV SERIESThree friends. Three 'perfect' lives. Here comes TroubleRonke wants Happily Ever After and 2.2. kids. She's dating Kayode and wants him to be...

Sharp and funny, brilliant and prescient: a new collection of short stories that offer a dazzling insight into the subjects of race, grief, apology, and American history.Danielle Evans is widely...

From the New York Times bestselling author of Mexican Gothic comes a sweeping romance rich with love and betrayal, with more than a dash of magic.They are the Beautiful Ones,...

A compelling epic fantasy, a female-focused reimagining of a Chinese classic, Strike the Zither is the first book in a duology by Joan He, New York Times-bestselling author of The...

Get ready to fall in love in this hilarious romcom about a girl who begins a fake relationship with the famous actor in her class, perfect for fans of Meg...

A FINANCIAL TIMES AND SPECTATOR BOOK OF THE YEARTo Doctor Menka's horror, some cunning entrepreneur has decided to sell body parts from his hospital for use in ritualistic practices. Already...

Poet Omar Sakr's debut novel is a fierce and fantastic force that illuminates the bonds that bind families together as well as what can break them.An estranged father. An abused...

A 2022 PULITZER PRIZE FINALISTAn epic tale of love and liberation, set in seventeenth-century colonial BrazilFrom plantation to plantation, Almeyda, a young slave girl, hears whispers, rumours of Palmares, a...

‘Hustlers’ meets Big Little Lies in the heist of the summer…Meet Ava: rule-abiding lawyer who has ticked all of life’s boxes. She’s married to a successful surgeon and has just...

An unforgettable debut novel about first love, family obligation and finding your way.In the wake of first heartbreak, Nur somehow meets his perfect woman. Yasmina is bright, beautiful and, what’s...

Translated by Megan McDowellA damaged father battles to save his son from the sinister cult he is destined to serve, in this emotionally powerful, thrillingly paced gothic road trip, from...