We’re delighted to bring you a bunch of exciting new books to see you through to spring. This month, we explore the inner life of a rock visionary and hit a rocky start to the final year of primary school. We’re windswept at the edge of Van Diemen’s Land and on edge in rural New Zealand. We wrestle with friendship, connection and loneliness in a collection of stories, before slipping our dancing shoes on for a charming, feel-good romance. Read on for more, including details of how you could win a copy of each.
Faith, Hope and Carnage
by Nick Cave and Seán O’Hagan
A meditation on faith, art, music, freedom, grief and love.
PUBLISHED 20 SEPTEMBER 2022
An essential new novel that journeys to the dark heart of our colonial past.
‘An extraordinarily vivid imagining of one of the most significant encounters in Australian history.’ Amanda Lohrey, Miles Franklin Award-winning author of The Labyrinth
Winner of the 2021 Michael Gifkins Prize. A thrilling crime novel that unravels a series of mysterious child abductions in a small New Zealand town.
‘Paper Cage has all the sharp points of a great crime story and all the tragedy of ordinary lives hit hard. I couldn’t put it down.’ Gigi Fenster, award-winning author of A Good Winter
Bliss Montage
by Ling Ma
PUBLISHED 20 SEPTEMBER 2022
A wildly inventive collection of genre-bending and surreal short stories from the acclaimed author of Severance.
‘Fantastical and often brilliant…Enchanting, full of intelligence, dry humor, and an appealing self-awareness.’ Publishers Weekly
Dog Days: A Year with Olive and Mabel
by Andrew Cotter
NEW FORMAT
Join Andrew Cotter as he reveals what really happened after his superstar Labradors chewed up the internet and found it was quite tasty.
‘Cotter writes beautifully, with humour and heart…Any dog lover will adore this book.’ Weekly Times on Olive, Mabel & Me
Dancing Barefoot
by Alice Boyle
The winner of the 2021 Text Prize for Young Adult and Children’s Writing is a delightful feel-good romance about growing up queer and finding your place in the world.
‘I loved everything about Dancing Barefoot – its strong characters, its laugh-out-loud moments and its irresistible narrative voice that engaged me from the first page.’ Erin Gough
The Goodbye Year
by Emily Gale
Explores all the trickiness and confusion that comes at a new stage of life and living with uncertainty.
‘Timely and vivid, this brilliant book is a warm hug, a rustle of autumn leaves and the last day of term all rolled into one.’ Fiona Wood, author of How to Spell Catastrophe
It Sounded Better in My Head
by Nina Kenwood
NEW FORMAT
The big-hearted and bestselling romantic comedy that has everyone smitten. It Sounded Better in My Head now includes a sneak preview of Nina Kenwood’s forthcoming novel, Unnecessary Drama (published in October).
‘I am all-caps OBSESSED with this achingly insightful, utterly charming, beautiful heart-punch of a book. Instant favorite.’ Becky Albertalli, bestselling author of Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
For your chance to win one of our September new releases, visit our Facebook page and tell us which one you would like and why.
The competition is open to AU/NZ residents only. Entries close 23:59 AEST, Friday 2 September. Winners will be notified via Facebook (one book only per person).
