Always Home, Always Homesick

Name: Always Home, Always Homesick
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Hannah Kent

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Picador
30 April 2026

Autobiography: literary; Memoirs; Travel writing; Biography - Australian

WINNER 2026 INDIE BOOK AWARDS FOR NON-FICTION

'In my brief breath of life, might I find a way to fit light to paper?'

In a land of ethereal beauty, within a culture soaked in myth, a young woman discovers the story that will change her life.

In 2003, seventeen-year-old Australian exchange student Hannah Kent arrives at Keflavík Airport in the middle of the Icelandic winter.

That night she sleeps off her jet lag and bewilderment in the National Archives of Iceland, unaware that, years later, she will return to the same building to write Burial Rites, the haunting story of Agnes Magnúsdóttir, the last woman executed in Iceland. The novel will go on to launch the author's stellar literary career and capture the hearts of readers across the globe.

Always Home, Always Homesick is Hannah Kent's exquisite love letter to a land that has forged a nation of storytellers, her ode to the transcendent power of creativity, and her invitation to us all to join her in the realms of mystery, spirit and wonder.

By: Hannah Kent
Imprint: Picador
Country of Publication: Australia
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 270g
ISBN: 9781761903212
ISBN 10: 1761903217
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 30 April 2026
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Hannah Kent's first novel, the multi-award-winning international bestseller, Burial Rites, was translated into over 30 languages and is being adapted for film. Her novels The Good People and Devotion have been translated into multiple languages, shortlisted for numerous awards and are being adapted for film. Her original feature film, Run Rabbit Run, was directed by Daina Reid and starred Sarah Snook. Hannah is also the co-founder of Kill Your Darlings, and has written for The New York Times, The Saturday Paper, The Guardian, The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald, Meanjin, Qantas Magazine and LitHub. She lives and works on Peramangk and Kaurna country.