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The SHORTLIST for the 2025 Miles Franklin Literary Award has been announced. The Miles Franklin Literary Award celebrates novels of the highest literary merit that tell stories about Australian life, shining a light on some of the country’s most talented writers. The winner receives $60,000.
Kimberley Allsopp brings a charming and poignant story about a couple suffering a 17 year itch in their relationship.
It's a book about community, relationships, dogs and beer and AFL, and how to make ordinary life special.
Michael Thompson brings an uplifting and intriguing novel that asks: what would you do if you knew how long everyone around you had left to live?
Family GP Charlie Knight fears life is passing him by. He’s in his late thirties, and treading water as a family doctor in the same small town he grew up in. Just as he’s planning his escape, something changes. He develops a gift, an extraordinary insight for any doctor: a sense of exactly how many days his patients have left to live...
Emma Pei Yin's debut novel is an epic and emotional story of three spirited women – a mother, her daughter, their maid – during the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong.
1941. The wealthy Tang family has settled in Hong Kong after fleeing Shanghai. As the First Wife of the family, Mingzhu leads a glamorous but lonely existence – mothering the son of her husband's concubine, overseeing her daughter Qiang's education, and directing their household of servants, including her long-time confidante, Biyu. When the Japanese invade the island, the three women's paths wildly diverge.
Laura Elvery offers a highly original literary gem inspired by the life of Florence Nightingale, that is a blend of historical fiction, ghost story and romance.
Marnie is in her late 20s and a bit adrift when she is recruited by a major beauty label that has a reputation for being a bit of a cult.
In Chloe Elisabeth Wilson’s debut novel, a darkly funny thriller, as Marnie gets closer to Luna Peters, rytual cosmetica’s enigmatic founder, cracks begin to reveal the darkness behind the brand.
Holden Sheppard (Invisible Boys) brings us a story about Giacomo Brolo – Jack – who is a mess, works piecemeal construction gigs in remote WA, drinks himself to oblivion and is estranged from his family and friends.
When Jack returns to his hometown of Geraldton for a family wedding his past soon catches up with him. There's his deeply conservative Italian family, who would prefer he remained in the closet, an ex-girlfriend to face up to and the mystery of his first love, Xavier.
Continuing the story started with Brooklyn, Colm Tóibín takes us to Long Island, 20 years on, where Eilis is confronted by a life-changing situation that sends her back to Ireland looking for answers.
In Dominic Amerena’s I Want Everything, an ambitious young writer worms his way into the world of Brenda Shales, a reclusive cult author who disappeared after a mysterious plagiarism case. Brenda starts to open up but the writer begins to question her story. At the same time his own deceptions start to weigh heavily.
ABBEY'S BOOKSELLER PICK ----- Rose is divorced, has a young son and a job she enjoys in a café with a supportive boss who has taught her some practical budgeting skills. She's getting by, though her network is small and there are times when she feels quite isolated from the world. Then Ellie comes into her life serendipitously, and Rose rediscovers the joy of having a close friend to share ordinary pleasures with, to feel seen again. But really, is Ellie a good friend? Is everything she does for Rose, the best thing for her?
A finely written novel of quiet depth and seemingly simple observations, this is another thoughtful story from Hilde Hinton, a writer who sees that the ordinary life is never as ordinary as it looks. Highly recommended. Lindy
Booker-longlisted author, Colum McCann, delivers a darkly epic novel about connection, disconnection and destruction..
Anthony Fennell, a journalist, is in pursuit of a story buried at the bottom of the sea: the network of tiny fibre-optic tubes that carry the world’s information across the ocean floor – and what happens when they break.
ABBEY'S BOOKSELLER PICK ----- Sarah Clutton's Alfie is a rather precocious nine year old who has always believed his Mum Emilia saying they have no other family. But when she nearly dies from a burst appendix, she tells him they are going to Tasmania to stay with her mother, and he discovers that not only has she lied about his grandmother, but there are a slew of other relatives too. Alfie is extremely self-possessed, full of curiosity (and stray facts) and he sets out to discover who his father is – after all it's a small town and someone must know. Emilia has had many reasons to have stayed away from Beggars Rock, not least that she is blamed by the richest family in town for the death of their beloved son Julian.
With different timelines weaving the strands of the story together, this is a very readable and satisfying story of small towns and big lies – and even bigger truths. Lindy
Jessica Stanley writes about life as we live it, following Coralie's journey into love and dramatic social times.
Coralie grew up in Australia but needed to escape some ghosts. Adrift in London, she meets witty, sexy, generous Adam – and his charming four-year-old daughter. Falling in love is fun. And then?
Coralie yearns for children of her own, and to become a writer. But her trips back to Australia change her perspective. Ten years on, something essential is missing.
UQP - winners of the ABIA 2023 Small Publisher of the Year award for the third year running - have released their First Nations Classics series.
The first instalment features eight award-winning titles by Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander writers dating back to 1988. They feature new introductions from contemporary writers and the series covers a range of genres including memoirs, novels, short stories and poetry.
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