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90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin BooksRazor-sharp, pugnacious and blackly funny, Wang Xiaobo's essays established him as one of China's most popular - and subversive - writers. From...

90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin BooksMay I remember always when,Your glance in secrecy met mine,And in my face your love was likeA visibly reflected sign.May I remember...

A gripping family saga about three generations fractured by secrets, and the three strong women who must bring them into the light. Ruth, the widowed matriarch of a grown family,...

Best friendship blossoms into something more in this gorgeously written queer literary romance. Over the past five years, Mitra Esfahani has known two constants: her best friend Bea Ortega and...

In Deep History: Country and Sovereignty, edited by Jackie Huggins and Ann McGrath, leading historians and thinkers explore the First Nations histories of caring for places and people over millennia....

Cute and relaxing Halloween colouring book Rediscover the joy of colouring in with adorable illustrations from Australian artist Cherry Lam.Begin your new cosy, creative hobby!Unlock childlike joy with delightful Halloween...

Illustrated by Nicole Goux A compelling, propulsive YA graphic novel mystery from acclaimed Eisner Award–winning author of Laura Dean Keeps Breaking Up With Me, Mariko Tamaki, and Eisner-nominated illustrator Nicole GouxAt Wilberton...

Translated by Polly Barton This ground-breaking collection from Tomoka Shibasaki, author of the acclaimed novel Spring Garden, pushes the short story to a new level. In these stories of human connection...

A rediscovered classic - a Japanese cosy crime novel in translation set at the foot of Mount Fuji, first published in 1982, and now reissued for a 21st century readership...

Every Word Matters is an essential guide for writers who want to make a difference. Renowned for her insightful columns in the Guardian, Dr Ranjana Srivastava brings her signature clarity...

A dazzlingly eerie and bewitching novel. As the sun starts slowly disappearing, the residents of a remote town in the desert find themselves undergoing shocking transformations.In Five Poems Lake, a...

From the author of LONELY CASTLE IN THE MIRROR, the bestselling companion read to LOST SOULS MEET UNDER A FULL MOON, adored by fans, now in English for the first...

The South Korean bestselling phenomenon a compulsive story about friendship, freedom, and what we'll risk for the future of our dreams In Seoul, three women in their thirties meet while...

Reclaiming all that's rightfully ours 'You deserve to exist as your biggest, unapologetic and most whole self. You always have done.' Bestselling author Megan Jayne Crabbe lays bare all the...

'A wonderful debut by a talented and exciting young historian' Peter Frankopan 'Simultaneously capacious and personal...a masterful achievement' Tom Holland 'Elegant and powerful, Pepera's magnificent book elevates our understanding of Africa's...

"'The women in this house are the same,' she said. 'When we love, we love with all of ourselves.'" Mai is navigating life in 90s London as a first generation...

'Compulsively readable and utterly unique' JENNIFER LYNNE BARNES 'Totally obsessed'ADRIENNE YOUNG From the New York Times bestselling author of A Crane Among Wolves, The Red Palace is an atmospheric historical mystery perfect for fans of Courtney...

In this “skillfully penned tale of murder and cover-up that will keep readers enthralled until the powerful finish” (Fresh Fiction), family secrets and a serial killer from the past converge...

Hope. Justice. Vengeance. You won't want to miss this classic tale!Best-selling author Alexandre Dumas—who also wrote The Three Musketeers—tells this heartbreaking yet heroic tale of Edmond Dantes, who takes revenge on...

A fierce and blazing debut short story collection from Monika Radojevic, winner of the 2019 #Merky Books New Writers' Prize Across thirty striking tales, Monika Radojevic weaves together the surreal...

Combining vivid storytelling, astonishing imagination and careful research, this is the ultimate collection of African folklore, with 50 entertaining tales and commentary from noted folklorist Helen Nde, presented in a...

How to own the narrative of your life Get inspired, get motivated, and get ready to be the main character in your own epic narrative. 'Bianca Hunt is incredible, witty,...

A delightful new historical cosy crime mystery, perfect for fans of THE BENEVOLENT SOCIETY OF ILL-MANNERED LADIES, BRIDGERTON and THE THURSDAY MURDER CLUB A missing maid. A murder most foul....

From the authentic and original healing fiction author of TRAVELLING CAT CHRONICLES comes a 1.4-million-copy bestseller - set in a famously scenic railway line in Japan, following key emotional dramas...

Another gorgeous YA rom-com from Chinese Australian author Ann Liang. Leah Zhang has spent her whole life in LA — it’s all she’s ever known. But after accidentally wishing her...

Translated by Ruth Martin A captivating, polyphonic novel of one family's flight from and return to Iran.1979. Behsad, a young communist revolutionary, fights with his friends for a new order...

Crazy Rich Asians meets Always Be My Maybe in this deliciously sugar-free rom-com from debut author Cynthia Timoti. She's salty, he's spice - there's no room for sugar in this...

An unreliable ethnic memoir A laugh-out-loud story of culture, family and surviving suburbia, from one of the most exciting new comic voices in Australia If you've ever had someone try...

A vital anthology exploring the intersections between caregiving and abolition Abolition has never been a proposal to simply tear things down. As Alexis Pauline Gumbs asks, “What if abolition is...

Evocative. Unsettling. Unafraid. Ritual is a ground-breaking new publication which centres and celebrates the diversity of contemporary Muslim-Australian identities and experiences through the timeless power of the written word. As...

In New York’s high-end restaurant scene one chef will do anything, and cook anything, to come out on top. Kash owes a lot of money. His restaurant, specialising in exotic...

A SPICY ROMANTASY STEEPED IN INDIAN MYTHOLOGY. Across the realms, celestial dancers known as apsaras are revered for their beauty, allure, and enchanting magic. But Meneka knows that is not...

For readers of Pachinko and Queenie, a funny, sexy, and heart-wrenching literary debut that explores exile, ambition, and hope across three generations of Palestinian American women. Arabella gets an unexpected...

In this darkly ironic novel, a dead man walks back through four generations of family estrangements to recover his lost identity.The journey will be long and difficult, one thousand miles....

Now, women forget all those things they don't want to remember and remember everything they don't want to forget. The dream is the truth. When, at sixteen, Janie is caught...

Home can be a building, it can be a person, it can be a place. In Sweet Home, 28 students from Ḏawurr Boarding House in Nhulunbuy have written heart-felt stories...

Translated by Anton Hur How do you write a poem? These startling and beautiful meditations on poetry offer a provocative new answerKick against words like you would kick back on...

A portrait of the artist as a young woman in a Berlin that can't escape its history - an electric debut novel about the daughter of Afghan refugees and her...

How to Build a Disability-Inclusive World An urgent and compelling investigation into unpacking your biases and building a disability-inclusive and accessible world In The Anti-Ableist Manifesto, founder of Diversability and...

Legendary Tales of Heaven, Earth, Humanity, and Beyond Step into the magical and rich world of Chinese mythology with tales of gods, goddesses, the Monkey King, the White Snake, and...

The Struggle for Democracy An uncompromising look at Nigeria’s crisis of democracy by a renowned essayist and critic In this groundbreaking work, the essayist and critic Adewale Maja-Pearce delivers a...

A NEW YORK TIMES TOP TEN BOOK OF 2024A GUARDIAN TOP FIVE TRANSLATED FICTION OF 2024A NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY TOP TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR From the visionary author of Sudden...

A cozy sapphic romantasy about a teen witch trying to keep her family’s apothecary up and running, with a little help from her ex-best friend—and first crush. “Brewed with Love...

A heart warming and irresistible novel about the rejuvenating power of pottery, for fans of Before The Coffee Gets Cold and What You Are Looking For Is In The Library....

A short-story collection with echoes of Tony Birch’s Shadowboxing and Nam Le’s The Boat, Ken Chan’s fictional accounts are hewn from fragmented childhood memories of life in an Chinese-Australian family in the...

A powerful new literary novel for fans of Open Water and Transcendent Kingdom ‘LOVE WAS A TIGHTROPE BETWEEN FREEDOM AND CONTROL. HE DIDN’T KNOW HOW OTHERS SEEMED TO WALK IT...

From bestselling author of The Book of Delights and award-winning poet Ross Gay, a fresh new volume of lyrical mini-essays celebrating the everyday that will inspire readers to rediscover the joys in...

THE CAPTIVATING, HEART-RENDING STORY OF TWO WOMEN IN 1800S CHINA 'Mesmerising. Jane Yang masterfully creates this 19th century lost world' THE TIMES 'This story of love, loss and betrayal will leave...

 'I laughed, I cried and then I laughed again' LENA DUNHAM'Smart and funny … reminds me of the best of Nora Ephron’ GUARDIAN Writer, actor, and director Desiree Akhavan shares...

13 Scary Stories of Fear and Power 13 SCARY STORIES. 13 AUTHORS OF COLOR. 13 TIMES WE SURVIVED... THE FIRST KILL. The White Guy Dies First includes thirteen scary stories...