Alphabetical Diaries by Sheila Heti
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Category: Literature
Sheila Heti kept a record of her thoughts over a ten-year period, then arranged the sentences from A to Z. In the vein of Joe Brainard's I Remember and Edouard Levé's Autoportrait, passionate and reflective, joyful and despairing, these are the alphabetical diaries.
Springtime by Michelle de Kretser
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Category: Literature
'Picking up her pace, Frances saw a woman in the leaf-hung depths of the garden. She wore a long pink dress and a wide hat, and her skin was a creamy white. There came upon Frances a sensation that sometimes overtook her when she was looking at a painting: space was foreshortened, time stood still.'..W ...Show more
Aliss at the Fire by Jon Fosse
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Category: Literature
A haunting exploration of love and loss by the Beckett of the twenty-first century (Le Monde). In her old house by the fjord, Signe lies on a bench and sees a vision of herself as she was more than twenty years earlier: standing by the window waiting for her husband Asle, on that terrible late November ...Show more
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society by Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows
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Category: Literature | Reading Level: very good
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - NOW A NETFLIX FILM - A remarkable tale of the island of Guernsey during the German Occupation, and of a society as extraordinary as its name. "Treat yourself to this book, please--I can't recommend it highly enough."--Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love "I wonde ...Show more
Carpentaria by Alexis Wright
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Category: Literature
Set in the precariously settled coastal town of Desperance, Carpentaria is the unforgettable portrait of the powerful Phantom family, leader of the Westend Pricklebush people, and its battles with old Joseph Midnight's renegade Eastend mob on the one hand, and the white officials of Uptown and the neigh ...Show more
Panthers and the Museum of Fire by Jen Craig
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Category: Literature
Panther & the Museum of Fire is a novella about walking, memory and writing. The narrator walks from Glebe to a central Sydney cafe to return a manuscript by a recently-dead writer. While she walks, the reader enters the narrator's entire world: life with family and neighbours, narrow misses with ca ...Show more
T by Alan Fyfe
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Category: Literature
*Shortlisted for the TAG Hungerford Manuscript Award 2018**Shortlisted for the International Chaffinch Press Manuscript Award (Ireland)*Chilling to read, cut with powerful energy and strong feeling.T or Timothy lives on the economic margins, both using and selling methamphetamine in Mandurah. When a fri ...Show more
Abominations - Selected Essays From a Career of Courting Self-Destruction by Lionel Shriver
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Category: Literature | Reading Level: very good
A masterful collection from one of the most acclaimed writers of our time. Abominations: Selected essays from a career of courting self-destruction showcases Lionel Shriver's relentlessly sceptical and deeply insightful thoughts on our contemporary era. Uniting essays from the Spectator, New York Times, ...Show more
Depth of Field by Kirsty Iltners
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Category: Literature
In photography, you don’t get to have it all. You are always making choices, always making sacrifices.To capture the light.Tom’s longest-standing commitment is his run-down house Mayfield, which hasn’t been the same since Adeline. He’s stuck in the past drowning his sorrows in too many bottles of wine a ...Show more
The Alchemist, 25th Anniversary: A Fable About Following Your Dream by Paulo Coelho
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Category: Literature | Reading Level: very good
An international bestseller Over 80 million copies sold worldwide A PBS Great American Read Top 100 pick A special 25th anniversary edition of the extraordinary international bestseller, including a new Foreword by Paulo Coelho. Combining magic, mysticism, wisdom and wonder into an inspiring tale of sel ...Show more
So Late in the Day by Claire Keegan
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Category: Literature | Reading Level: very good-near fine
An exquisite new short story from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Small Things Like These and Foster. 'A genuine once-in-a-generation writer.' - The Times 'Every word is the right word in the right place, and the effect is resonant and deeply moving.' - Hilary Mantel 'Claire Keegan makes her mome ...Show more
Crook Manifesto by Colson Whitehead
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Category: Literature
'Dazzling' New York Times'The compelling energy of a crime thriller and the sharp wit of social satire' Guardian'Whitehead's crime series is one of the most enjoyable streaks in recent fiction' Telegraph'This novel has it all' Mail on SundayA NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER: a powerful and hugely-entertaining ...Show more