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Congratulations to Paul Lynch who is the fifth Irish writer to win The Booker Prize 2023 for Prophet Song.
Chair of the judges, Esi Edugyan said: '‘From that first knock at the door, Prophet Song forces us out of our complacency as we follow the terrifying plight of a woman seeking to protect her family in an Ireland descending into totalitarianism. We felt unsettled from the start, submerged in – and haunted by – the sustained claustrophobia of Lynch’s powerfully constructed world. He flinches from nothing, depicting the reality of state violence and displacement and offering no easy consolations.
Here the sentence is stretched to its limits – Lynch pulls off feats of language that are stunning to witness. He has the heart of a poet, using repetition and recurring motifs to create a visceral reading experience. This is a triumph of emotional storytelling, bracing and brave. With great vividness, Prophet Song captures the social and political anxieties of our current moment. Readers will find it soul-shattering and true, and will not soon forget its warnings.’
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.
Kim Kelly's novel was the Winner of the 2023 Finlay Lloyd 20/40 prize and is set in Sydney just over 100 years ago at Christmas in 1922. Lead character, Dotty Bluebrook does not share everyone else's hopes to revitalise the city's energy and is mourning the loss of a forbidden lover who went to fight in the war and hasn't been seen since. Clarinda is also in mourning with her brothers and father dead, so she and her mother are in poverty. To make ends meet she takes a job at the Ladies' Rest and Writing Room in an elegant department store. Dotty and Clarinda's lives then collide and hopefully turn their fortunes around.
Tania Blanchard's novel is about a woman with a dream and her quest to achieve that dream. Along the way she faces challenges and learns some important lessons.
Angourie Rice and Kate Rice's romance novel is a modern Pride and Prejudice. It is set in a small coastal town where a number of celebrities have just arrived and while Lydia is thrilled, Lily isn't, however first impressions can be wrong.
Sophie Beaumont's novel is an uplifting tale about two women who find themselves at The Paris Cooking School searching for inspiration in their lives. Everything changes for them that April...
Melissa Ashley's latest release is about Dorothea and her mother, 18th century illustrator-naturalist, Maria Sibylla Merian who travel to Suriname. The trip ends up changing their lives.
Michael Fitzgerald's latest novel is about a woman, Zelda Zonk, who lives in a Bondi apartment and battles the reality of who she is, and the way she is perceived by the world.
Charlotte Wood's story is her tenth and most personal novel yet. It's about a woman who leaves the city behind to return to her hometown which is deeply religious - however she is not and she is confronted with three challenges.
Steph Vizard's story is about the lengths that people will go to in order to succeed. Neighbours Will and Zoe pretend to be in a relationship but as they get deeper into their lies it's revealed that Zoe is keeping a secret.
Melanie Sward's debut is about an Indigenous boy called Andrew who grew up in Tasmania and only found joy in lighting fires, until one day he put two kids in hospital and was forced to flee...
Alli Parker's story is loosely based on how her grandparents met in post war Japan and embarked on a relationship that, at the time, was forbidden due to Australia's White Australia policy.
Bodies of Light
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The Expedition of Humphry Clinker
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The Voyage of the Forgotten
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Furies
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Ghosts from the Library
Lost Tales of Terror and the Supernatural...
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Mystery in the Making
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The Virgin of the Seven Daggers
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A Beginner's Guide to Japanese Haiku
Major Works by Japan's Best-Loved...
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NANGAMAY dream MANA gather DJURALI grow
First Nations Australia LGBTQIA+...
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Writers' & Artists' Poetry Writers' Handbook
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