Akuch Kuol Anyieth’s powerful memoir Unknown tells the story of how she defied the odds to survive displacement, poverty and violence. Louisa Lim takes us to the protest-riven streets of Hong Kong in Indelible City, and craft-loving readers will love travelling to a small city in Sardinia in Bianca Pitzorno’s vividly written historical novel.

 Meg Caddy’s Slipping the Noose picks up the story of a real-life pirate where history left off, and Karys McEwen’s charming debut novel is perfect for readers about to start secondary school.