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This short novel is a valuable, eye-opening account of dementia, blurring the lines between one woman’s past and present

This excellent debut novel follows a weary son who clashes over his gender transition with his elderly mother, a supplement devotee hellbent on becoming an influencer

In The Bookbinder of Jericho, Pip Williams tells the stories of working-class women in World War I that are too often missing from the official historical archive.

Kath O'Connor's posthumous debut novel, Inheritance, is 'a little parable' for living in the moment, says her mentor and friend, the acclaimed author Inga Simpson.

This wry debut novel follows a young western Sydney woman who muddles between pleasing her Vietnamese family and finding contentment

The concept of death has preoccupied people for probably as long as people have existed. Nonetheless, we are are practised at avoiding, forgetting or suppressing the inevitability of our own death. We write about death in philosophy and medicine and sociology, and in fiction too. But typically, these writings locate…

The Dictionary of Lost Words will be adapted for TV, with two Australian production houses acquiring screen rights for the novel.

Each month, Guardian Australia editors and critics pick out the upcoming titles they’ve already devoured – or can’t wait to get their hands on

This compelling page-turner follows a therapist who delights in her clients’ crises – but the tension breaks when plausibility is stretched too far