THE FALCONER
By Dana Czapnik
This coming-of-age
novel is different to
anything you’ve ever
read. Set in 1993,
in New York, it
follows Lucy, a tough
17-year-old basketball
player as she
navigates love,
privilege and sexism.
The prose vibrates
with the energy of the
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EARTH
by Julia Phillips
When two girls
disappear in an
eastern peninsula of
Russia, local women
are worried sick.
But this book takes
the ‘missing girl’ trope
and turns it on its head
with each chapter
told by a different
one of these women
in the year following
the abduction.SAY SAY SAY
by Lila Savage
A relationship triangle
between Ella and
the couple for whom
she works as a carer
is at the heart of
this gripping story.
As Ella becomes
obsessed with the
couple’s enduring
love for each other,
she begins to question
her own relationship
and notions of gender,
love and compassion.INLAND
by Téa Obreht
From the author
ofThe Tiger’s Wife,
this highly anticipated
second novel
reimagines the myths
of the American West.
Set in Arizona in the
late 19th century,
Inlandis an epic story
of a frontierswoman’s
relationship with a
former outlaw, plus an
added twist of ghosts
and wild beasts.MY FRIEND
ANNA
by Rachel DeLoache
Our fascination with
scamming culture and
true crime converge in
this explosive memoir
about Anna Delvey,
the fake socialite
who deceived the
New York elite
and perpetrated
a $275,OOO scam.
Told by her best friend,
this is definitely one
for the beach.BLUEPRINT
by Theresia
Enzensberger
Bringing to life the
Bauhaus movement
(which is now in
its 1OOth year),
this book follows
student Luise as she
starts university in
192Os Germany.
Full of dreams, she
soon gets caught
up in a cult-like
spiritual group.TRICK MIRROR
by Jia Tolentino
A page-turning
holiday read, which
counts Zadie Smith
and Rebecca Solnit
as fans, this book
of essays dissects
cultural movements
including social
media, scams,
mind-altering drugs,
weddings and
reality TV, skilfully
blending the personal
with the critical.BABY
by Annaleese Jochems
It’s easy to see why
this dark comic thriller
has been compared
to works by queen of
the genre Patricia
Highsmith. Impatient
to start her life, the 21-
year-old protagonist
runs off with her yoga
instructor to live on
a boat called Baby,
where strange events
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