Sarah, Head of Marketing & Digital
House this, guest that. At first glance, this stack leans domestic – but these stories unequivocally resist the mundane. A month full of queer love, struggle and community lies in the pages ahead. Sarah’s contemporary fiction picks include Emma Copley Eisenberg’s irresistibly charming road trip novel Housemates and Sarah Water’s equally tense and tender historical fiction The Paying Guests. Combining cultural history and intimate memoir, Jeremy Atherton Lin's Deep House by is a radical portrayal of outlaw love.
Michelle, Associate Producer
Michelle’s TBR list spans genre and the globe. The Midnight Timetable, a collection of unnerving short stories from Bora Chung is sure to start the month off with a bang. Contemporary fiction exploring the complexities of inherited histories and trauma emerge in Omar Musa’s first novel Fierceland and Florence Knapp’s debut sensation The Names. Perfect for long days at the beach, Kate Mildenhall’s wickedly funny new novel, The Hiding Place will enjoy prime real estate this summer. Rounding out the month with a touch of romance is Lily King’s bittersweet new release Heart the Lover.
Viv, Digital Marketing Coordinator
Featuring Siang Lu’s experimental epic Ghost Cities and Charlotte McConaghy’s psychological climate fiction Wild Dark Shore, two of Australian fiction’s brightest voices are on Viv’s horizon. Patricia Lockwood’s Booker Prize–shortlisted No One is Talking About This is essential reading for us all – but particularly for those with Digital in their job title. After a year of accolades (including a glowing endorsement from bona fide queen of pop, Dua Lipa), it would be rude to close out the year without a moment with the mind of Helen Garner.
Myranda, Digital Marketing Manager
Captured from where you’d rather be, Myranda’s TBR features modern classics across fiction and non-fiction. Reaching a fever pitch at the height of a European summer, Yael van der Wouden’s sapphic romance The Safekeep is perfect for the season. Hanya Yanagihara’s A Little Life traces the limits of friendship and human resilience – sending tissues. Finishing the year with big issues, Myranda has queued Angela Y. Davis’s seminal view of female struggles for liberation Women, Race & Class.