It’s difficult to believe we’re midway through the year already. Here are 10 books to add to the reading list for July − we hope they distract you from tax returns, the cold weather and the fear of how fast time flies! One of Australia’s finest poets will release her first collection since 2018’s remarkable Prime Minister’s Literary Award-winning . focuses on places, people, and the power of poetry.
Making use of a range of styles and emotional tones, this will be a must-read, whether you consider yourself a frequent reader of poetry or not. The writer made her mark with her bestselling debut , a coming-of-age that followed a former musical child prodigy taking up an internship with an orchestra in New York. Jessie Tu was received a Sydney Morning Herald Best Australian Young Novelist prize in 2021.
Her second novel, tells the story of a young academic and translator who heads to a conference in Taiwan. The latest in the popular series is edited by journalist Aarti Betigeri and explores the diversity of the Indian subcontinent challenging perceptions that there’s one “Indian Australian.” The anthology features contributors from both established and emerging writers, including Kishor Napier-Raman, Zoya Patel, Michelle Cahill, and Rakhee Ghelani.
Dubbed a “totally punk breakout novel,” Australian writer, filmmaker, and performer Jordan Prosser’s debut promises to be a hilarious and rollicking read. Set in an autocratic future, the story follows a bass pl.